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Mainstream Media and ZDF Studios extend content partnership

January 12, 2026 10.05 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media company Mainstream Media and ZDF Studios have extended their long-standing partnership, signing a new multi-year agreement that will continue to supply pay-TV channels Heimatkanal and Romance TV with […]

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: Heimatkanal, Mainstream Media, Romance TV, Tim Gerhartz, Tim Werner, ZDF Studios Edited: 13 January 2026 13:14

Mainstream Media joins o2 TV Telefónica with all channels

September 26, 2024 22.06 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German broadcaster Mainstream Media is offering its entire TV portfolio on o2 Telefónica’s new German streaming platform o2 TV.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Streaming, TV Tagged With: Filmgold, GoldStar TV, Heimatkanal, Mainstream Media, Markus von Böhlen, o2 Telefónica, O2 TV, Romance TV, Starke Frauen, Tim Werner, World of Freesport Edited: 26 September 2024 22:06

Mainstream Media selects Dubformer AI to cut localisation costs

April 30, 2024 21.38 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German broadcaster Mainstream Media has completed 240 minutes of voiceover by leveraging Dubformer’s AI technology.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: Amazon Freevee, Anton Dvorkovich, Dubformer, Filmgold, GoldStar TV, Heimatkanal, Mainstream Media, Romance TV, Starke Frauen, Tim Werner, World of Freesports, Yoram Chertok Edited: 30 April 2024 22:22

Heimatkanal joins Vodafone cable network

February 6, 2024 15.33 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German pay-TV channel Heimatkanal will launch on the cable network of Vodafone Deutschland on February 7, 2024.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: Heimatkanal, Mainstream Media, Romance TV, Sky Deutschland, Sky Q, Tim Werner, Vodafone, Vodafone Premium Edited: 6 February 2024 15:33

Romance TV and Heimatkanal remain on Sky

December 18, 2023 10.28 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German pay-TV channels Romance TV and Heimatkanal will remain available on the Sky Deutschland platform in Germany and Austria, both linear and on demand via Sky Q, Sky Go and […]

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: Filmgold, Heimatkanal, Mainstream Media, Romance TV, Sky Deutschland, Sky Media, Starke Frauen, World of Freesports Edited: 18 December 2023 10:28

YouTube Primetime Channels launches in Germany

June 5, 2023 09.29 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

YouTube is rolling out its pay-TV service YouTube Primetime Channels in Germany.

Filed Under: Distribution, Editor's Choice, FAST Channels, Newsline, Platforms, Streaming, SVOD, TV Tagged With: Andreas Briese, ARD Plus, Bergblick TV, Crime + Investigation Play, eSports1, European League of Football, Fernsehen mit Herz, GoldStar TV, Heimatkanal, History Play, Jukebox, Motorvision TV, Paramount+, Romance TV, Sport1, Sportdigital Fußball, Waidwerk, World of Freesports, YouTube, YouTube Primetime Channels Edited: 6 June 2023 13:00

Tim Werner new CEO of Mainstream Media

September 30, 2019 12.02 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Tim Werner will become the new CEO of German media company Mainstream Media on October 1, 2019.

Filed Under: Newsline, People, Platforms, TV Tagged With: GoldStar TV, Gottfried Zmeck, Heimatkanal, Horst Kümmel, Mainstream Media, Romance TV, Tim Werner Edited: 30 September 2019 12:02

Mainstream Media launches live TV app

September 24, 2019 23.44 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media company Mainstream Media now offers its three pay-TV channels Romance TV, Heimatkanal and GoldStar TV not only on classic TV platforms, but also via its own app.

Filed Under: Distribution, Mobile TV, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: app, Fernsehen mit Herz, GoldStar TV, Heimatkanal, Mainstream Media, Romance TV, Sky Ticket, TV stick Edited: 24 September 2019 23:49

HD Austria adds four pay-TV channels [UPDATE]

January 15, 2019 09.44 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Austrian DTH satellite platform HD Austria offers its customers four new channels: BonGusto, Heimatkanal, Playboy TV and Romance TV.

Filed Under: DTH, Newsline, OTT, Platforms, Satellite, TV Tagged With: BonGusto, HD Austria, Heimatkanal, Playboy TV, Romance TV Edited: 28 February 2019 09:55

‘Fernsehen mit Herz’ launches on Amazon Prime Video Channels

December 12, 2018 11.40 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German TV broadcaster Mainstream Media is now also offering its pay-TV package Fernsehen mit Herz on Amazon Prime Video Channels.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Platforms, Streaming, TV Tagged With: Amazon Prime, Amazon Prime Video Channels, Fernsehen mit Herz, GoldStar TV, Heimatkanal, Mainstream Media, Romance TV Edited: 12 December 2018 11:40

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