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KiKA, the children’s channel jointly operated by German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF, is now bundling its on-demand content in a catch-up TV service.
Moritz Pohl to drive RTL’s VOD business
Moritz Pohl will become head of video-on-demand content (VOD) at RTL interactive, a company part of German commercial broadcast group Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, from October 1, 2018.
Media Broadcast to complete Freenet TV rollout in autumn
German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast will make its DVB-T2 platform Freenet TV available in seven additional metropolitan areas by autumn 2018.
ZDF to approach Cartel Office on OTT platform prospects
German public broadcaster ZDF wants to approach the Federal Cartel Office to find out whether the conditions for a joint OTT platform of the public broadcasters or a platform together with other broadcasters have changed.
FRK takes anti-trust action against ARD/ZDF in carriage fee row
German cable operator association FRK wants to achieve that small and medium-sized cable operators receive carriage fees from public broadcasters ARD and ZDF just like the two largest players Vodafone and Unitymedia.
ARD/ZDF pay Vodafone €100m in carriage fees
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF are paying Vodafone €100 million in carriage fees as part of the recently reached settlement regarding a new contract for the cable distribution of their channels, ending a long-standing legal dispute.
Unitymedia receives €31m from ARD carriage fee settlement
The recent settlement of the long-standing carriage fee dispute with public broadcaster ARD pours €31.2 million into the pockets of German cable operator Unitymedia.
Sky Deutschland keeps DFB Cup rights
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will show all matches of German football tournament DFB Cup live for another three years.
ARD and ZDF defend Facebook presence
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF see Facebook as an important information and communication platform and reject the demand by cable operator association FRK to leave the social media network in view of the latest data scandal and the unclear exploitation of user data.
German FRK calls for ARD and ZDF to leave Facebook
German cable operator association FRK calls for public broadcasters ARD and ZDF to immediately withdraw from Facebook.
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