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Watch4 adds documentaries to AVOD service

February 2, 2022 10.29 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

The advertising-financed video-on-demand (AVOD) portal Watch4 has added a variety of documentaries to its service.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Streaming Tagged With: documentaries, Philipp Rotermund, Video Solutions AG, Watch4 Edited: 2 February 2022 10:29

N24 Doku to launch in September

July 20, 2016 20.26 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German news channel N24 will launch its spin-off channel N24 Doku on September 17, 2016.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: BLM, documentaries, free-to-air, N24, N24 Doku Edited: 20 July 2016 20:28

ProSiebenSat.1 to launch FTA docu channel in September

July 13, 2016 23.12 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media company ProSiebenSat.1 will launch free-to-air documentary channel kabel eins Doku on September 22, 2016.

Filed Under: Cable, IPTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, TV Tagged With: documentaries, free-to-air, kabel eins Doku, ProSiebenSat.1 Edited: 13 July 2016 23:12

N24 to launch FTA documentary channel

June 10, 2016 08.01 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German commercial news broadcaster N24 will launch a documentary channel in autumn 2016.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: documentaries, kabel eins Doku, N24, N24 Doku Edited: 10 June 2016 08:01

ProSiebenSat.1 unveils Germany’s first FTA documentary channel

March 15, 2016 22.27 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media company ProSiebenSat.1 wants to launch the first free-to-air, ad-supported documentary channel in the domestic TV market.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story, TV Tagged With: documentaries, free-to-air, Germany, Katja Hofem, ProSiebenSat.1 Edited: 17 March 2016 10:09

ZDFinfo secures BBC documentaries

June 15, 2015 10.36 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcaster ZDF has acquired a rights package from UK-based licence company BBC Worldwide containing around 160 hours of BBC documentaries focusing on history and science for its thematic […]

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: BBC, BBC Worldwide, documentaries, ZDF, ZDFinfo Edited: 15 June 2015 10:36

ProSieben Maxx renews BBC Worldwide deal

February 16, 2015 09.23 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

ProSieben Maxx will continue its collaboration with BBC Worldwide with the German commercial free-to-air channel showing 420 hours of programmes from BBC Worldwide from 2015.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: BBC Earth, BBC Worldwide, documentaries, Germany, ProSieben Maxx Edited: 16 February 2015 09:26

Swiss 3 Plus Group to launch new TV channel

July 13, 2014 22.55 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss commercial TV broadcaster 3 Plus Group will launch its third channel on September 11, 2014.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: 3 Plus Group, 4+, 5+, Central & East Europe, documentaries, Dominik Kaiser, series, Switzerland Edited: 14 July 2014 13:04

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