German commercial broadcaster RTL has acquired the exclusive free-to-air TV rights for the Formula One for the next three seasons.
MTV drops encryption in Germany
MTV has become a free-to-air, unencrypted TV channel in Germany and Austria again with immediate effect.
MTV goes free-to-air in Germany again
MTV will be offered as an unencrypted free-to-air channel in Germany and Austria again from January 2018.
Teleclub to launch free-to-air sports channel
Swiss pay-TV broadcaster Teleclub will launch a free-to-air sports channel in July 2017.
RTL Deutschland secures NBC Universal movies
German broadcast group Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland has extended its contract with NBC Universal International Distribution, thereby securing the free-to-air TV rights for future movies and TV series as well as library titles.
N24 Doku to launch in September
German news channel N24 will launch its spin-off channel N24 Doku on September 17, 2016.
Tele 5 takes Stingray Karaoke FTA in Germany
German commercial channel Tele 5 has teamed up with Canadian media group Stingray to start the first karaoke show on German free-to-air TV.
ProSiebenSat.1 to launch FTA docu channel in September
German media company ProSiebenSat.1 will launch free-to-air documentary channel kabel eins Doku on September 22, 2016.
Sky D turns Sky Sport News HD into FTA channel
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will make its sports news channel Sky Sport News HD available as a free-to-air service.
Sat.1 and kabel eins to show Copa América 2016
German commercial broadcasters Sat.1 and kabel eins will show the games of South-American football tournament Copa América live and exclusive for the first time in the channels’ history.