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Amazon, Discovery, TELE System join HbbTV Association

February 3, 2021 11.38 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

Membership of the HbbTV Association has reached 77 following the announcement that Amazon, Discovery and TELE System Digital have become members of the industry body.

Filed Under: Channels, Newsline Tagged With: Amazon, ARD, Discovery, HbbTV Association Edited: February 4, 2021 13:22

47% of US broadband households subscribe to Amazon Prime Video

December 11, 2020 12.15 Europe/London By Julian Clover

New research from Parks Associates has revealed 47% of US broadband households subscribe to Amazon Prime Video, making it second only to Netflix in terms of take-up of among subscription-based OTT video services in the US.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Amazon, Parks Associates Edited: December 11, 2020 12:15

German good!movies Channel goes beyond Amazon

November 20, 2020 22.59 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German video-on-demand (VOD) service good!movies Channel is now also available as a stand-alone service outside of Amazon.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Streaming, SVOD Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon Prime Video Channels, Arsenal, Camino, good!movies Channel, Kinostar, Kool, Matthias Mücke, Michael Rösch, Neue Visionen, Real Fiction, Zorro Edited: November 20, 2020 23:03

Amazon could broadcast Champions League in Italy

October 15, 2020 12.46 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Amazon is on the verge of securing one of the rights packages to the Champions League in History.

Filed Under: Channels, Editor's Choice, Newsline Tagged With: Amazon, Champions League Edited: October 16, 2020 13:15

Stuart Cleary joins Zattoo as CCO for TV platform business

October 13, 2020 08.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Stuart Cleary has joined Zattoo as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for the company’s TV platform business.

Filed Under: Newsline, OTT, People, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Akamai Technologies, Amazon, Amazon Prime Video Channels, Stuart Cleary, TV-as-a-service, Zattoo Edited: October 13, 2020 08:14

Ukraine eyes tax on Amazon, Facebook and Netflix

October 7, 2020 12.33 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

The Ukrainian parliament Verkhovna Rada is considering a bill on taxing foreign electronic communication services.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline Tagged With: Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, Ukraine Edited: October 8, 2020 13:11

Amazon launches ‘free’ live TV package in Germany

July 16, 2020 09.49 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Amazon has launched a live TV package for the customers of its subscription service Amazon Prime in Germany which, unlike other linear TV channels, is offered without extra charge.

Filed Under: Channels, Distribution, Editor's Choice, Newsline, OTT, Platforms, Streaming, Top Story Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon Prime, Amazon Prime Video, ARD, live-stream, ZDF Edited: July 17, 2020 13:13

Sky Deutschland and DAZN acquire Bundesliga rights, Amazon left empty-handed

June 22, 2020 15.55 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland has secured most of the domestic broadcasting rights to live Bundesliga football matches from the 2021/22 season onwards.

Filed Under: Finance, Top Story Tagged With: Amazon, ARD, Axel Springer, Bundesliga, Christian Seifert, DAZN, DFL, Discovery, Eurosport, ProSiebenSat.1, Rights, Sat.1, Sky Deutschland, Sport1, ZDF Edited: June 23, 2020 09:22

Servus TV secures UEFA Champions League rights in Austria

May 14, 2020 22.11 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The UEFA Champions League can be seen on free-TV again in Austria from the 2021/22 season.

Filed Under: Channels, Finance, Newsline Tagged With: Amazon, DAZN, Ferdinand Wegscheider, Servus TV, Sky, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa Conference League, UEFA Europa League, ZDF Edited: May 14, 2020 22:11

EBU: Make Google, Amazon and Facebook more transparent and accountable

February 28, 2020 10.41 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Global digital giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook are increasingly becoming “powerful gatekeepers” to what we watch and hear, according to Noel Curran, DG of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

Filed Under: Channels, Editor's Choice, Newsline Tagged With: Amazon, EBU, Facebook, Google, Noel Curran Edited: March 2, 2020 12:44

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