German commercial broadcast group Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland has launched its new video portal: RTL Next offers news and entertainment, customised for access on smartphones, tablets and latops.
Vivendi relaunches German SVOD service Watchever
French media company Vivendi wants to counter competition from Amazon Instant Prime, Netflix, maxdome and other players in the German subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) market through a relaunch of its SVOD […]
UPC Austria opens Horizon Go for mobile network
Austrian cable operator UPC Austria has commenced offering its customers the possibility to use mobile TV app Horizon Go outside the reach of their Wi-Fi home network.
ProSiebenSat.1 to launch Ultra HD music channel
German media company ProSiebenSat.1 will launch a music TV channel in Ultra HD resolution in October 2015.
Second screen gains importance in German TV households
The new forms of media consumption are becoming increasingly popular in Germany with more than half (56%) of Germans watching TV programmes and videos on smartphones, tablets or laptops.
Tele Columbus selects Espial for new TV platform
German cable operator Tele Columbus has selected multimedia solutions from Canadian video infrastructure provider Espial for its new video service and interactive TV platform expected to launch at the end […]
2nd screen first for CTC Media
CTC Media has launched what is the first channel-wide second screen app in both Russia and Europe.
BBV selects ABOX42-powered Zattoo IPTV service
Only weeks after German cable operator association Deutsche Netzmarketing GmbH (DNMG) confirmed cooperation with Swiss IPTV solutions provider Zattoo and ABOX42.
German Bundesliga plans international football app
Germany’s national football league Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) wants to launch its own app for smartphones and tablets during the forthcoming Bundesliga season.
Sky Deutschland takes Sky Go to Sony devices
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland has expanded the reach of Sky Go by making the mobile service available on smartphones and tablets from Sony.