German public broadcaster ARD has modernised the design and functionality of its catch-up TV portal ARD Mediathek.
Deutsche Welle and TVP expand partnership
German international service Deutsche Welle (DW) and Polish public broadcaster TVP will expand their partnership following a co-operation agreement signed between DW director general Peter Limbourg and TVP president Juliusz […]
Obermann to leave Ziggo in September
René Obermann, the former head of German telco Deutsche Telekom, will leave his CEO post at Ziggo in September 2014 at the latest, reports German news magazine Focus with reference […]
ProSiebenSat.1 to enable CI+ recordings at HD+
German commercial TV group ProSiebenSat.1 will enable viewers receiving the HD versions of its free-to-air channels on DTH satellite platform HD+ through a CI+ module to record its programmes from […]
ANGA COM 2014: Media Broadcast to expand multithek
German technical service provider Media Broadcast wants to add new TV channels, subscription offerings and video-on-demand (VOD) services to its HbbTV-based TV companion service multithek.
Welt der Wunder TV to launch Swiss channel
German science channel Welt der Wunder TV wants to set up a sister service for Switzerland.
Unitymedia VOD to offer BBC series
German cable operator Unitymedia will offer its customers in federal states North-Rhine Westphalia and Hessen series from BBC Worldwide on its video-on-demand (VOD) service in future.
ANGA COM 2014: German players not afraid of Netflix
The German media industry remains relaxed following the announcement of the launch of global video-on-demand (VOD) market leader Netflix in Germany at the end of the year.
Tele Columbus acquires GBS cable networks
German cable operator Tele Columbus has taken over all cable network assets from cable company Gesellschaft für Breitbandkabel- und Satellitenkommunikationstechnik (GBS) in federal state North-Rhine Westphalia.
Unitymedia Kabel BW to open Horizon TV for 3G
German cable operator Unitymedia Kabel BW will offer its customers in federal states North-Rhine Westphalia, Hessen and Baden-Württemberg the possibility to receive public TV channels ARD and ZDF as live-streams […]