The Ukrainian parliament Verkhovna Rada is considering a bill on taxing foreign electronic communication services.
Amazon launches ‘free’ live TV package in Germany
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.
Sky Deutschland and DAZN acquire Bundesliga rights, Amazon left empty-handed
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.
Servus TV secures UEFA Champions League rights in Austria
The UEFA Champions League can be seen on free-TV again in Austria from the 2021/22 season.
EBU: Make Google, Amazon and Facebook more transparent and accountable
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).
DFL initiates tender for German Bundesliga rights
German football association DFL has invited interested parties to take part in the tender of the media rights to the matches of the first and second division Bundesliga, the Supercup […]
Amazon Prime reaches 150m members
The march of Amazon into the TV space is continuing with the parcels-to-screen company announcing a doubling of the number of hours of original content watched.
Netzkino launches SVOD service on Amazon
German video-on-demand provider Netzkino is now also offering a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service on Amazon in addition to its free, advertising-financed service.
German Bundesliga selects AWS for personalised coverage
Germany’s domestic football league Bundesliga has chosen Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its technology provider to deliver more in-depth insight into live broadcasts of Bundesliga games and a personalised viewing […]
Amazon: “We don’t have to make money with the Champions League”
Amazon has underlined that the acquisition of the live rights of the UEFA Champions League is based on a mixed calculation.