M7 Group has created a central head-end in Hilversum for the delivery of linear TV channels as IP streams through fibre-optic networks to network operators.
Christof Wahl to leave ProSiebenSat.1
Christof Wahl (53), Chief Operating Officer of ProSiebenSat.1, will leave the German media company on July 31, 2018.
M7 launches smart TV app on Samsung TVs
M7 Group has integrated its M7 smart TV app into Samsung Smart TVs built from 2016 onwards.
Starz brings Starzplay to the UK, Germany, Austria
US pay-TV channel Starz is making its video-on-demand (VOD) service Starzplay available to viewers in the UK, Germany and Austria.
Netflix most popular streaming service in Switzerland
Netflix is the most used subscription streaming service in Switzerland.
DAZN secretly operates linear TV channel in Germany
Sports portal DAZN (“Da Zone”) operates a linear TV channel on the cable network of wilhelm.tel, but, curiously, neither the North German cable operator nor DAZN actively advertise the offer.
Sky Deutschland offers all Sky channels via Sky Go
German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland is expanding its Sky Go app for smartphones and tablets with a wide range of linear TV channels.
New channels and VOD on Freenet TV Connect
German platform operator Media Broadcast has expanded the hybrid service Freenet TV Connect accompanying DVB-T2 platform Freenet TV with new channels and a video-on-demand (VOD) offering.
Freenet launches VOD service in Germany
German media company Freenet Group is entering the competitive video-on-demand (VOD) market.
Austrian regulator blocks ORF YouTube channel
Austrian media authority KommAustria has rejected plans by public broadcaster ORF to set up its own YouTube channel.