Germany’s national football association Deutsche Fußball-Liga (DFL) has announced the tender for the allocation of the national TV rights covering the games of the first and second division Bundesliga and […]
NOS secures Olympic Games with Discovery deal
Discovery Communications has announced a TV and multi-platform broadcast agreement with public broadcaster NOS in the Netherlands.
German court ruling threatens Apple’s video services
Apple has lost the German court case against Swiss conditional access provider Kudelski regarding video streaming patent rights.
46% of Germans ready to drop cable & satellite for OTT
Almost every second German (46%) could imagine replacing TV reception via cable, satellite or DTT by internet-delivered over-the-top television (OTT) – an increase by 60% compared with last year.
ProSiebenSat.1 unveils Germany’s first FTA documentary channel
German media company ProSiebenSat.1 wants to launch the first free-to-air, ad-supported documentary channel in the domestic TV market.
SES adds another five million homes
SES now reaches 317 million homes across the globe including 156 million in Europe, where satellite remains the dominant means of reception.
MovieSwap aims to swap and stream DVDs
The French start-up MovieSwap promises to legally unlock the trove of 25 billion DVDs that have been sold worldwide in a new streaming service.
Sky Q gateway heading to Italy
Sky will launch its Sky Q home gateway during 2017, chief executive Andrea Zappia has confirmed.
TV d’Orange to leave Eutelsat satellites
In a move to “optimise its infrastructure” TV d’Orange will be leaving the Eutelsat 5WA (AB3) and Eutelsat Hotbird satellites in the period starting May, 2016 and ending in December […]
German cartel office approves Tele Columbus/United Internet deal
The federal German anti-trust authority Bundeskartellamt has given the green light to internet service provider United Internet to acquire further shares in cable operator Tele Columbus, a cartel office spokesman […]