Magnus Kastner has been appointed as CEO at Endemol Shine Germany, the German subsidiary of global content producer and distributor Endemol Shine Group.
Dr Michael Rombach to become ZDF production director
Dr Michael Rombach will become the new production director of German public broadcaster ZDF on January 1, 2019.
SRG Switzerland to show FIFA World Cup 2018 in Ultra HD
Swiss public broadcaster SRG will transmit the FIFA Football World Cup 2018 on its channels live in Ultra HD. This was confirmed to Broadband TV News by an SRG spokesman.
Sky Deutschland to show FIFA World Cup 2018 in Ultra HD
Sky Deutschland has secured the exclusive Ultra HD broadcast rights to 25 matches of the 2018 FIFA Football World Cup in Russia.
Sky Deutschland could show FIFA World Cup in Ultra HD
German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland seems to be gearing up to broadcast selected matches of the 2018 FIFA World Football Championship in Ultra HD quality.
Wolfram Winter joins Pictures in a Frame
Professor Wolfram Winter, former head of communications and corporate spokesman of German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland, has acquired a 15% stake in German movie production company Pictures in a Frame.
German Bundesliga to enable virtual advertising
German football league Bundesliga will make virtual advertising opportunities available for international live broadcasts of first and second division matches from the coming season.
Pixellot and Red Bull Media House stream Beach Volleyball Major Series
Red Bull Media House is using Pixellot’s automatic production technology to stream live matches from the Beach Volleyball Major Series 2018 in Ft. Lauderdale until March 4, 2018 when the world’s best players will collect their total prize money of $600,000.
MX1 transmits AFP news feeds to broadcasters
Global new agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) has selected the end-to-end, cloud-based content delivery service provided by MX1, the technical services subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES, to securely transmit news feeds to broadcasters and publishers around the world.
Beta Film and ZDF set up joint venture with Game of Thrones producer
Jan Mojto’s production company Beta Film and ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of German public broadcaster ZDF, have confirmed the launch of a new joint venture for scripted series.