Germans are consuming an increasing amount of audio and audio-visual media content.
German media industry to achieve record revenue in 2018
The turnover with audio-visual media content will increase by 6.2% to €12.44 billion in Germany this year.
Pay-TV remains on growth course in Germany
The number of pay-TV subscribers in Germany rose from 7.5 million (2016) to 7.7 million in 2017 and in Germany, Austria and Switzerland from 8.4 million to 8.7 million.
German digital cable quota rises to 77%
The number of digital cable households in Germany currently amounts to 77.1%.
German media authorities push for 2018 analogue cable TV switch-off
The German media authorities have called for analogue switch-off on the country’s cable networks in 2018 at the latest.
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.
ANGA aims for analogue cable TV switch-off by the end of 2018
The association of German cable operators (ANGA) expects the requirements for the termination of analogue TV distribution on German cable networks to be met by the end of 2018 at the latest.
Jens Schulte-Bockum to stay Vodafone Deutschland CEO
Jens Schulte-Bockum will continue to head Vodafone Deutschland until March 31, 2018 as the telco’s supervisory board has extended the CEO’s contract by three years at its latest assembly in Düsseldorf.