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Streaming study: ARD/ZDF services outpace private rivals

October 1, 2025 11.30 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Germany’s public broadcasters have taken the lead over commercial streaming rivals, according to the latest ARD/ZDF media usage study.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Research Tagged With: 3sat, Amazon Prime Video, ARD, Arte, Facebook, Florian Hager, Florian Kumb, Instagram, podcasts, TikTok, YouTube, ZDF Edited: 2 October 2025 13:09

AI, local content, short videos and AI drive online video growth in Germany

July 1, 2025 11.20 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Germany’s online video market continues to expand rapidly across all platforms, with artificial intelligence (AI), short-form content and local journalism emerging as dominant forces shaping its development.

Filed Under: Newsline, Research Tagged With: AI, BLM, Facebook, Goldmedia, Google, Instagram, LFK, Meta, Online Video Monitor 2025, Thorsten Schmiege, TikTok, Wolfgang Kreißig, X, YouTube Edited: 1 July 2025 11:20

TVN Warner Bros. Discovery scores record Facebook and Instagram figures

August 8, 2022 12.57 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Poland’s TVN Warner Bros. Discovery had a total of almost 12 million subscribers on Facebook and Instagram in the first half of this year.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline Tagged With: Facebook, Instagram, Poland, TVN Warner Bros. Discovery Edited: 8 August 2022 12:57

Türk Telekom to work with Facebook

September 24, 2021 10.18 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Türk Telekom has started to offer Facebook and Instagram advertising services to SME customers.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Facebook, Instagram, Türk Telekom, Turkey Edited: 24 September 2021 10:18

Amazon Prime breakthrough for Russian content

February 27, 2020 10.26 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

The Gazprom Media-owned TV channel Pyatnitsa has sold Amazon Prime Video the rights to what will be the first-ever Russian reality show to appear on the platform.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline, Streaming Tagged With: Amazon Prime Video, Gazprom Media, Instagram, Pyatnitsa, Russia Edited: 27 February 2020 10:26

Ampere Analysis: The unstoppable rise of ‘made for social’ video content

November 26, 2019 10.10 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

Ampere Analysis has conducted extensive research into the strategies of the digital studios – the creators of ‘made-for-social’ video.

Filed Under: Newsline, Research Tagged With: Ampere Analysis, Instagram, Snapchat Edited: 26 November 2019 23:36

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