German media company ProSiebenSat.1 will end its long-standing practice of acquiring US licensed content through long-term output deals with Hollywood studios.
Katharina Frömsdorf new CEO of Joyn
Katharina Frömsdorf will become CEO of Seven.One Entertainment Group’s streaming platform Joyn as of November 1, 2023 as part of a strategic realignment of the German media company.
wedotv launches FAST Channels on Joyn
AVOD und FAST Channel provider wedotv is now also distributing its FAST Channels wedo movies, wedo sports and wedo big stories on German streaming platform Joyn.
ProSiebenSat.1 to cut 400 jobs
ProSiebenSat.1 wants to cut around fulltime 400 jobs in Germany this year.
Austria: ProSiebenSat.1 replaces Zappn with Joyn
ProSiebenSat.1 is transforming its Austrian streaming service Zappn into Joyn, which will become the media company’s central, unified streaming brand.
Joyn launches 16 FAST Channels
German streaming service Joyn is now offering 16 FAST Channels covering selected genres, films and series.
Joyn closes US series channel Primetime
German streaming service Joyn has shut down its US series channel Primetime.
ProSiebenSat.1 takes control of Joyn, Discovery exits joint venture
ProSiebenSat.1 Group has acquired the outstanding 50% of the shares in the streaming platform Joyn from Warner Bros. Discovery for an undisclosed fee.
Constanze Gilles new General Manager DTC at Zattoo
Constanze Gilles joins TV streaming provider Zattoo as General Manager Direct-to-Consumer (DTC).
Discovery+ to launch in summer via Sky Deutschland
Discovery plans to launch its streaming service Discovery+ in Germany and Austria in summer 2022.