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ZDF Studios launches Biene Maja & Friends and Dibidoo & Friends channels on Prime Video

March 26, 2026 09.46 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

ZDF Studios is expanding its preschool presence on Amazon Prime Video with the launch of two new add‑on channels built around some of its most recognisable children’s brands.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Amazon Prime Video, Biene Maja & Friends, Dibidoo & Friends, KiKANiNCHEN, Studio 100, Studio 100 International, Tim Gerhartz, ZDF Studio Edited: 26 March 2026 09:47

Prime Video secures Leonine Studios film slate in multi-year deal

March 18, 2026 10.27 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Amazon Prime Video has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Leonine Studios, securing exclusive and non-exclusive streaming rights to a broad package of films in Germany and Austria.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Amazon Prime Video, Andreas Hartmann, Fred Kogel, Leonine Studios, Mediawan Edited: 18 March 2026 10:28

Amazon rebrands ad-free Prime Video tier as Ultra in new price increase

March 16, 2026 11.56 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Amazon is increasing the price of its ad-free Prime Video option in the United States and rebranding the tier as Prime Video Ultra.

Filed Under: Newsline, Streaming, Top Story Tagged With: Amazon Prime Video Edited: 16 March 2026 11:57

Spiegel TV steps up FAST distribution across streaming platforms

March 3, 2026 11.09 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German producer Spiegel TV is accelerating the rollout of its FAST Channels on streaming platforms, increasing its footprint to a total of eleven distribution partners.

Filed Under: FAST Channels, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: Amazon Prime Video, Joyn, Kay Siering, LG Channels, MagentaTV, Philips, Pluto TV, Rakuten TV, Samsung TV Plus, Spiegel TV, Titan OS, Whale TV, Xiaomi, Zattoo Edited: 3 March 2026 11:09

Rakuten TV rolls out FAST Channels on Amazon Prime Video in Europe

March 2, 2026 10.24 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Rakuten TV is launching multiple FAST Channels on Amazon Prime Video across Germany, Spain and Italy.

Filed Under: FAST Channels, Newsline, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: 21 Jump Street, Alarm für Cobra 11, Alerta Cobra, All Romance, Amazon Prime Video, MWC 2026, Planet Action, Rakuten TV, Rakuten TV Enterprise, Rakuten TV Romance, Sidharth Jayant Edited: 2 March 2026 10:26

Studio 100 to launch Maya the Bee & Friends channel on Amazon Prime Video

January 21, 2026 10.04 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Studio 100 International is set to launch a new family-focused channel, Maya the Bee & Friends, on Amazon Prime Video in Germany and Austria in spring 2026.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Amazon Prime Video, Maya the Bee, Studio 100 International, ZDF Studios Edited: 21 January 2026 10:04

Prime Video adds M6+ in France and RTVE live channels in Spain

January 14, 2026 13.11 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Amazon Prime Video has struck two new broadcast partnerships in Europe, giving Prime members free access to M6’s streaming service M6+ in France and RTVE’s linear channels in Spain from […]

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Streaming, Top Story Tagged With: Amazon Prime Video, M6, RTVE Edited: 16 January 2026 14:02

Warner Bros. Discovery launches HBO Max in eight new markets

January 13, 2026 10.17 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Warner Bros. Discovery has launched HBO Max in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein, as well as Italy, Greece and Israel, expanding its streaming service to more than 100 countries […]

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Streaming, Top Story Tagged With: Amazon Prime Video, Eurosport, HBO Max, Olympic Winter Games, RTL, Sunrise, Swisscom, waipu.tv, Warner Bros. Discovery Edited: 14 January 2026 13:16

AGF: Streaming surges as linear TV still anchors major moments in 2025

January 8, 2026 16.24 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Video consumption in Germany continued to fragment in 2025, with streaming viewing rising by 21% year on year, while linear television remained the dominant destination for live, news-led and event […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: AGF, AGF Videoforschung, Amazon Prime Video, ARD, Audience Measurement, Germany, Joy, Kerstin Niederauer-Kopf, ProSiebenSat.1, RTL Deutschland, ZDF Edited: 8 January 2026 16:24

German court rules against Amazon over Prime Video advertising

December 18, 2025 13.08 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

A German court has ruled that Amazon was not entitled to introduce advertising into films and series on Amazon Prime Video without the explicit consent of existing customers, following a […]

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Streaming, Top Story Tagged With: advertising, Amazon Prime Video, Ramona Pop, vzbv Edited: 23 December 2025 11:18

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