Germany’s national football association Deutsche Fußball-Liga (DFL) has summoned an immediate meeting with Eurosport following the repeated problems during its Bundesliga live transmissions on OTT service Eurosport Player.
Media Broadcast picks Divitel and Keepixo for Freenet TV Connect
Dutch video systems integrator Divitel has designed a streaming head-end featuring Keepixo encoders for Media Broadcast, the operator of German DVB-T2 platform Freenet TV.
YouTube Kids launches in Germany
Google has rolled out the children’s and family version of its video portal YouTube in Germany and Austria.
Amazon Channels adds Sport1 US and EDGEsport
Amazon has extended the sports offer on its OTT platform Amazon Channels in Germany and Austria with the addition of Sport1 US and EDGEsport.
Quickline attacks UPC and Swisscom with free OTT service
Swiss cable operator group Quickline wants to not only reach the 400,000 households within its footprint, but the whole Swiss population from September 2017.
New VOD service for animal lovers
Tierwelt live, a new video-on-demand-service (VOD) covering nature, animals and habitat, has launched in Germany.
ProSiebenSat.1 and Line launch ‘Broadcast your life’ app
German media company ProSiebenSat.1 and Japanese mobile messenger and mobile live broadcasting solutions provider Line Corporation have jointly launched a new mobile live streaming platform in Germany.
Fox Networks to launch FOX+ in Germany
Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa will launch its video-on-demand service FOX+ in Germany on October 4, 2017.
Sport1 US and Motorvision TV join Magine TV
Internet TV platform Magine TV has added pay-TV channels Sport1 US HD and Motorvision TV to its German line-up.
UFA launches SVOD service
German movie and TV production company UFA has launched a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service at the occasion of its 100-year anniversary.