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Ofcom reprimands Amazon after PG rated Diary of a Wimpy Kid replaced by 15 title

December 15, 2025 12.14 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Ofcom has found Amazon Prime Video in breach of its UK on-demand rules after a customer renting Diary of a Wimpy Kid (rated PG by the British Board of Film […]

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Streaming Tagged With: Amazon, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Ofcom Edited: 19 December 2025 13:09

Synamedia ContentArmor to protect content for Pathé Home

August 26, 2025 08.24 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

Synamedia has announced that Pathé has chosen Synamedia ContentArmor forensic watermarking to protect premium content on its D2C streaming service, Pathé Home.

Filed Under: Conditional Access/Security, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Streaming Tagged With: ContentArmor, France, Pathé Home, Synamedia Edited: 26 August 2025 08:24

ZDF revamps its Mediathek streaming platform

March 10, 2025 21.42 Europe/London By Robert Briel

German public broadcaster ZDF is completely overhauling its Mediathek streaming platform and website in order to compete better and attract a younger vaudience.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Streaming Tagged With: Germany, Mediathek, ZDF Edited: 12 March 2025 12:36

German TV, radio and streaming revenues to rise to €16bn in 2024

October 23, 2024 09.20 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Total revenues from audio and audiovisual media in Germany are expected to increase by 4.3% to a total of €16.0 billion in 2024 (2023: €15.3 billion).

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Radio, Streaming, SVOD, TV Tagged With: Vaunet Edited: 28 October 2024 14:15

wedotv signs content deals with Fox, ZDF, One Gate, Icon

October 17, 2024 08.15 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

Doubling down on content for its AVOD and FAST Channels, wedotv, the free streaming sports and entertainment network, has closed several licensing deals with leading studios and distributors, including a […]

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Chris Sharp, Fox Entertainment Global, OneGate, Studio Hamburg, wedotv, wedotv big stories, wedotv movies, ZDF Studios Edited: 18 October 2024 13:26

DF1 to take wedotv sports feed of SailGP live event coverage

June 24, 2024 09.47 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

AVOD and FAST Channel operator wedotv has struck a deal with Germany free-TV channel DF1 to carry coverage of the SailGP events from its FAST Channel wedotv sports.

Filed Under: FAST Channels, Newsline, On Demand/VOD Tagged With: 52 Super Series, Asian Tour of Golf, DF1, MotoGP, Philipp Rotermund, SailGP, wedotv, wedotv sports Edited: 24 June 2024 09:47

Canal+ strengthens presence in German-speaking countries

May 13, 2024 09.00 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

Canal+ Group is expanding its activities in German-speaking countries.

Filed Under: Anga Special, Editor's Choice, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms, TV Tagged With: Apple TV, Canal+ Group, Ciné+, Fatih Yildiz, HBO, M7 Deutschland, Marco Hellberg, Myriam Rakib, Paramount+, Paul Wilson, SVOD Edited: 14 May 2024 15:57

wedotv launches telenovela channel wedo amor

February 28, 2024 22.55 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

AVOD and FAST Channel provider wedotv is launching a telenovela channel in March 2024.

Filed Under: Distribution, FAST Channels, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms Tagged With: Allen Media Group, Big Media Holdings, Chris Sharp, Comcast Xfinity, Galaxy 19, intelsat, Local Now, Philipp Rotermund, RCTV International, Sling Freestream, wedo amor, wedo big stories, wedotv Edited: 28 February 2024 22:57

1&1 launches VOD service with Zattoo and Rakuten TV

December 4, 2023 23.08 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German telecommunications provider 1&1 has partnered with Swiss TV-as-a-Service provider Zattoo and streaming platform Rakuten TV to launch its own video-on-demand (VOD) service 1&1 Cinema.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: 1&1, Jörg Meyer, Jorge del Puerto, Rakuten.tv, Zattoo Edited: 4 December 2023 23:14

One-fifth of Czech SVOD logins involve shared access

November 29, 2023 09.23 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

At least one SVOD service is accessed multiple times a month by 43% of Czechs aged 15-69.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms Edited: 29 November 2023 09:23

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