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Sky Deutschland and DAZN acquire Bundesliga rights, Amazon left empty-handed

June 22, 2020 15.55 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland has secured most of the domestic broadcasting rights to live Bundesliga football matches from the 2021/22 season onwards.

Filed Under: Finance, Top Story Tagged With: Amazon, ARD, Axel Springer, Bundesliga, Christian Seifert, DAZN, DFL, Discovery, Eurosport, ProSiebenSat.1, Rights, Sat.1, Sky Deutschland, Sport1, ZDF Edited: June 23, 2020 09:22

ARD to drop SD satellite distribution in 2021 [UPDATE]

February 12, 2020 21.49 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcaster ARD will cease the satellite distribution of its TV channels in SD resolution on Astra (19.2° East) in January 2021.

Filed Under: Channels, Distribution, DTH, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, Technology Tagged With: ARD, ARD-alpha, Astra, Das Erste, Diveo, Freenet TV, HD+, KEF, M7 group, Media Broadcast, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, One, ProSieben, ProSiebenSat.1, RTL, Sat.1, SD switch-off, SES, tagesschau24 Edited: February 13, 2020 21:16

Sat.1 continues to show DTM races

November 20, 2019 12.59 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German commercial TV channel Sat.1 will continue to broadcast the races of motorsport series DTM live and exclusively.

Filed Under: Channels, Newsline Tagged With: 7Sports, DTM, ITR, ProSiebenSat.1, Sat.1 Edited: November 20, 2019 13:00

Advertising breach: Germany bans Amazon production

January 21, 2019 20.53 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The fourth episode of the eighth season of the series Pastewka on Amazon Prime Video violates the prohibition of surreptitious advertising in the federal German broadcast law, according to Bavarian media authority BLM.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms, Production, Regulation/Legal, Streaming Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon Instant Video Germany, Amazon Prime Video, BLM, Pastewka, Sat.1, surreptitious advertising Edited: January 21, 2019 20:55

EXCLUSIVE: ProSiebenSat.1 to launch UHD service on July 22 [Update]

July 16, 2018 10.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German commercial broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 will launch its Ultra HD (UHD) service on July 22, 2018 with a special edition of science programme Galileo.

Filed Under: Channels, Connected TV, Distribution, DTH, Editor's Choice, HbbTV, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms, Production, Satellite, Streaming, Top Story, Ultra HD Tagged With: Astra, Galileo, HD+, kabel eins, Nicole Agudo Berbel, ProSiebenSat.1, Sat.1, UHD1 Edited: November 23, 2018 09:21

Sat.1 to show DTM live from 2018

December 7, 2017 10.01 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The live coverage of German motorsports series DTM will move from ARD to Sat.1: The German commercial channel will show all races live and exclusive from 2018.

Filed Under: Channels, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: Achim Kostron, ARD, Audi, BMW, DTM, Hockenheimring, Mercedes, Sat.1 Edited: December 7, 2017 11:47

ProSiebenSat.1 offers free TV live-streams

August 29, 2016 16.36 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German commercial TV channels Sat.1 and ProSieben have commenced offering free live-streams of their programmes through their own TV apps for smartphones and tablets.

Filed Under: Channels, Mobile TV, Newsline, Platforms, Second Screen, Streaming Tagged With: 7TV, live-stream, ProSieben, ProSiebenSat.1, Sat.1, smartphone, tablet, TV app Edited: August 29, 2016 16:36

Sat.1 and kabel eins to show Copa América 2016

May 9, 2016 12.35 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German commercial broadcasters Sat.1 and kabel eins will show the games of South-American football tournament Copa América live and exclusive for the first time in the channels’ history.

Filed Under: Channels, Newsline Tagged With: Copa América, free-to-air, kabel eins, Live, Sat.1 Edited: May 9, 2016 12:35

ARD/ZDF sublicense UEFA Euro 2016 rights to ProSiebenSat.1

December 18, 2015 11.49 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German commercial broadcaster Sat.1 will for the first time in its history show games of a UEFA European Football Championship live.

Filed Under: Channels, Newsline Tagged With: 2016, ARD, European Football Championship, Rights, Sat.1, UEFA, ZDF Edited: December 19, 2015 19:55

Sat.1 launches fighting sports streaming portal

October 20, 2015 10.07 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German commercial general interest channel Sat.1 has launched a subscription-based streaming portal for fighting sports fans.

Filed Under: Newsline, OTT, Platforms, Second Screen, Streaming Tagged With: internet, ran Fighting, Sat.1, sports, streaming, UFC Edited: October 20, 2015 10:07

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