Vestel is rolling out a Twitch app across all of its smart TV ranges.
ProSiebenSat.1 teams up with Facebook
Facebook will offer its users a wide-ranging catalogue of videos from German media group ProSiebenSat.1 on its video platform Facebook Watch.
Austrian regulator blocks ORF YouTube channel
Austrian media authority KommAustria has rejected plans by public broadcaster ORF to set up its own YouTube channel.
ARD and ZDF defend Facebook presence
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF see Facebook as an important information and communication platform and reject the demand by cable operator association FRK to leave the social media network in view of the latest data scandal and the unclear exploitation of user data.
German FRK calls for ARD and ZDF to leave Facebook
German cable operator association FRK calls for public broadcasters ARD and ZDF to immediately withdraw from Facebook.
Jana Eisenstein to join ProSiebenSat.1
Jana Eisenstein will become Executive Vice President of the advertising platform solutions department of German media company ProSiebenSat.1 from January 1, 2018.
RTL selects Wochit for social video production
German commercial broadcast group Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland has chosen Israeli video solutions provider Wochit as its social video production partner.
Bloomberg to debut Twitter-based network
Bloomberg Media and Twitter are to create a 24/7 breaking news network that will put Bloomberg content into the social media network.
Motorvision TV joins OTT service TV.de
German car and motor sport channel Motorvision TV is now available on German OTT platform TV.de operated by social TV provider Couchfunk.
ProSiebenSat.1, TF1 and Mediaset join forces
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has founded a digital media alliance with its European counterparts TF1 Group (France) and Mediaset (Italy).