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Discovery takes over German FTA channel Tele 5

July 3, 2020 13.15 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Discovery Deutschland has agreed to acquire free-to-air (FTA) channel Tele 5 from German media company Leonine.

Filed Under: Finance, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Discovery Deutschland, Leonine, takeover, Tele 5 Edited: 3 July 2020 13:45

Leonine to offer SVOD services independently

April 23, 2020 10.46 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media company Leonine will in future offer its subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services Home of Horror, Filmtastic and Arthouse Cnma not only on Amazon Prime Video Channels, but also on […]

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Amazon Prime Video Channels, Android, Arthouse CNMA, Filmtastic, Home of Horror, iOS, Leonine Edited: 23 April 2020 10:48

Filmtastic launches on Zattoo in Germany

December 12, 2019 11.06 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Filmtastic, the video-on-demand service operated by German media group Leonine, is now also available on Zattoo.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Danny Humphreys, Filmtastic, Leonine, Zattoo Edited: 12 December 2019 22:00

Bernd Wendeln new COO of Your Family Entertainment

December 3, 2019 21.21 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media company Your Family Entertainment (YFE) strengthens its leadership team with Bernd Wendeln.

Filed Under: Newsline, People, TV Tagged With: Bernd Wendeln, Leonine, ProSiebenSat.1, Stefan Piëch, Tele München Group, YFE, Your Family Entertainment Edited: 3 December 2019 21:22

Leonine acquires W&B TV from Endemol Shine

November 15, 2019 10.56 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Leonine, the new German media group assembled by US financial investor KKR, will acquire W&B TV from Endemol Shine Group, Quirin Berg and Max Wiedemann.

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, Production Tagged With: Endemol Shine Group, Fred Kogel, KKR, Leonine, Max Wiedemann, Quirin Berg, W&B TV, Wiedemann & Berg Film Edited: 15 November 2019 22:49

KKR calls new German media group Leonine

September 20, 2019 08.44 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The new German media group assembled by US financial investor KKR through the acquisition of Tele München Group, Universum Film, i&u TV and Wiedemann & Berg Film will be branded […]

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, Production, Top Story Tagged With: Arthouse CNMA, Bernhard zu Castell, Concorde, Filmtastic, Fred Kogel, Home of Horror, i&u TV, Joachim Scheuenpflug, KKR, Leonine, Markus Frerker, Odeon Film, RTL II, Tele 5, Tele München Group, TM Internatinal, Universum Film, Wiedemann & Berg Film Edited: 30 September 2019 09:45

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