Kabel Deutschland is launching RTL’s on-demand and catchup TV NOW service on its network.
RTL Deutschland to launch Geo Television
The RTL Group will launch Geo Television, a new pay channel in Germany in cooperation with publisher Gruner + Jahr in 2014.
RTL Deutschland launches Clipfish Comedy on HbbTV
RTL Deutschland has expanded its HbbTV offer with the launch of a Clipfish Comedy channel.
Magine signs RTL Deutschland deal
Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will be making six of its channels available to German viewers via Magine, the new online-based TV delivery platform.
Zattoo adds RTL channels to linear OTT
At mid-year, all six channels from Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will be streamed live on the internet platform Zattoo.
RTL Deutschland to charge for aps
RTL Deutschland has launched apps for RTL II Now and Vox Now with a monthly subscription fee.
RTL Deutschland channels join Zattoo
Following an agreement between Swiss-based live streaming service Zattoo and the RTL Deutschland media group, six RTL channels will be added to the line-up.
German RTL to end DTT broadcasts
RTL Deutschland has decided to terminate its current DVB-T distribution in the country. This will affect terrestrial distribution of RTL, Vox, Super RTL and RTL II and, for Berlin only, n-tv.
€55m fine for ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL Deutschland
The German cartel commission Bundeskartellamt has slapped fines totalling €55 million on the country’s two major private broadcasters, ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL Deutschland, because of an illegal agreement between the two parties about encryption of their TV signals.
German Hulu dealt fatal blow
Plans by RTL and ProSiebenSat.1 to create a joint online portal, dubbed the German Hulu, have been all but buried after a regional court in Düsseldorf backed an earlier judgment at federal level.