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DMC acquires Plazamedia from Sport1, merges with RT1.TV

July 10, 2025 10.45 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media group Sport1 Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Highlight Communications, has sold its subsidiary Plazamedia to sports production company DMC Production.

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, Production Tagged With: DMC Production, DMC Production Germany, Highlight Communications, Holger Enßlin, Jens Friedrichs, Paul Henriksen Heitmann, Plazamedia, Robin Seckler, rt1.media group, RT1.TV, RT1.TV mobile.production, Sport1 Media Edited: 11 July 2025 14:30

Matthias Reichert new Managing Director of Sport1

February 21, 2025 13.37 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German broadcaster Sport1 has appointed Matthias Reichert as its new Managing Director.

Filed Under: Newsline, People, TV Tagged With: Acunmedya, Ebru Atasav Tahranc?, Magic Sports Media, Matthias Kirschenhofer, Matthias Reichert, Plazamedia, Sport1, Sport1 Medien, Sport1 Ventures Edited: 21 February 2025 13:39

Plazamedia and Deutsche Telekom team up for Euro 2024

June 11, 2024 13.50 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Deutsche Telekom and Plazamedia will continue their cooperation for production and playout services over the next four years.

Filed Under: Newsline, Production, Tech, TV Tagged With: Arnim Butzen, Bundesliga, Deutsche Telekom, Euro 2024, Jens Friedrichs, MagentaSport, MagentaTV, Plazamedia Edited: 11 June 2024 13:50

Olaf Schröder to stay CEO of Constantin Medien

February 16, 2018 11.28 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The supervisory board of Constantin Medien has extended the contract with CEO Olaf Schröder for three years until December 31, 2021.

Filed Under: Newsline, People, Platforms, TV Tagged With: Constantin Medien, Olaf Schröder, Plazamedia, Sport1, Sport1 Media Edited: 16 February 2018 11:28

Constantin Medien drops plans to sell Sport1

September 29, 2017 22.29 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media company Constantin Medien will not sell its sports broadcaster Sport1 and advertising sales arm Sport1 Media.

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: Axel Springer, Constantin Medien, Freenet, Plazamedia, Sky Deutschland, Sport1, Sport1 Media Edited: 29 September 2017 22:29

Constantin Medien considers sale of Sport1 [Analysis]

June 17, 2017 22.29 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media company Constantin Medien is considering selling all shares in sports TV broadcaster Sport1 and advertising sales agency Sport1 Media held by its wholly-owned subsidiary Constantin Sport Holding.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Axel Springer, Constantin Medien, Plazamedia, Sky Deutschland, Sport1, Sport1 US Edited: 29 September 2017 21:52

Tata Communications and Constantin Medien create media hub in Germany

November 9, 2016 09.27 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Indian telecommunications provider Tata Communications and German media company Constantin Medien have joined forces to create a new media hub in Germany.

Filed Under: Distribution, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Tech, Telco Tagged With: Constantin Medien, Plazamedia, Tata Communications Edited: 10 November 2016 09:36

Perform Group selects Plazamedia and Babcock for German OTT service

August 10, 2016 22.13 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

UK-based media company Perform Group has chosen German sports production company Plazamedia and UK-based broadcast service provider Babcock to support its new German OTT sports platform DAZN.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Multiscreen, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Babcock, Constantin Medien, DAZN, Perform Group, Plazamedia Edited: 10 August 2016 22:13

Fred Kogel to head Constantin Medien

December 14, 2015 20.40 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Fred Kogel will become the new CEO of German media company Constantin Medien on January 1, 2016.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, People Tagged With: Bernhard Burgener, Constantin Film, Constantin Medien, Fred Kogel, Highlight Communications, Olaf Schröder, Plazamedia, Sport1 Edited: 16 December 2015 12:10

Sky D fires back at Constantin Medien

May 19, 2014 10.16 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland considers the cancellation of the agreement with German media company Constantin Medien to be invalid and wants to stick with the planned complete take-over of […]

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: Constantin Medien, contract, Plazamedia, Sky Deutschland, Sport1 Edited: 19 May 2014 10:16

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