The audiovisual media market in Germany will achieve revenues of more than €11 billion this year for the first time.
VOD revenues grow in Germany
The total turnover of video-on-demand (VOD) services is expected to rise to €717 million in Germany this year – an increase by 24% compared with 2015 (€579 million).
ARD/ZDF sublicense UEFA Euro 2016 rights to ProSiebenSat.1
German commercial broadcaster Sat.1 will for the first time in its history show games of a UEFA European Football Championship live.
Austria to switch off analogue cable-TV in 2016
Analogue cable TV distribution will be terminated in Austria by September 2016.
ARD/ZDF secure EHF Euro 2016 & 2018 rights
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have acquired the exclusive domestic free-to-air TV rights for the European Men’s Handball Championships 2016 in Poland and 2018 in Croatia.