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Paid streaming video on the rise in Germany

June 19, 2018 09.42 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Two out of five internet users in Germany (37%) stream films and series on paid video-on-demand portals such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Sky Ticket or maxdome.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Platforms, Research, Streaming Tagged With: Amazon Prime Video, BITKOM, films, Maxdome, Netflix, series, Sky Ticket, streaming Edited: 19 June 2018 09:42

Pantaflix adds TV series to VOD line-up

December 5, 2017 10.18 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German video-on-demand (VOD) service Pantaflix has added TV series to its portfolio.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Pantaflix, series, Stefan Langefeld, Tatort Edited: 5 December 2017 10:18

RTL gears up for Ultra HD/HDR in Germany [UPDATE]

November 30, 2017 21.12 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German commercial broadcaster RTL will screen a German free-to-air TV series completely in Ultra HD/HDR for the first time.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Platforms, Production, Satellite, Satellite, Tech, TV, Ultra HD Tagged With: Android TV, Astra, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, Philips, RTL, series, Sony, TV Now, UFA Fiction, UHD1 by HD+ Edited: 18 January 2018 10:19

Dogan Group launches European VOD service

June 19, 2017 10.48 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Turkey’s largest media company Dogan Group has made its video-on-demand (VOD) service BluTV available outside Turkey, targeting the around 4 million Turks or people of Turkish origin in Germany and Europe.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: BluTV, BluTV Arabic, Dogan, movies, series, VOD Edited: 19 June 2017 10:48

ProSiebenSat.1 secures 20th Century Fox package

May 23, 2017 14.13 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

ProSiebenSat.1 can continue to show movies and series from 20th Century Fox on its free-to-air and pay-TV channels and on video-on-demand service maxdome.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: 20th Century Fox, Maxdome, movies, ProSiebenSat.1, series Edited: 23 May 2017 14:13

Netflix reaches 5 million customers in Germany

April 30, 2017 21.20 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Netflix has won around 5 million customers two and a half years after its launch in Germany.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms, Research Tagged With: Amazon, customers, Germany, Goldmedia, Maxdome, Netflix, series, Sky Go Edited: 3 May 2017 07:51

RTL secures Viacom series for Clipfish

November 14, 2016 12.23 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German broadcast group Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland has acquired the video-on-demand (VOD) rights of six series from US media company Viacom for its video portal Clipfish.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Clipfish, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, series, Viacom Edited: 14 November 2016 12:23

German VOD users prefer series

October 21, 2016 09.37 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Series are the most used content on paid-for video-on-demand (VOD) services in Germany.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms, Research Tagged With: Germany, Goldmedia, series, VOD Edited: 21 October 2016 09:37

RTL Deutschland secures NBC Universal movies

October 19, 2016 20.51 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German broadcast group Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland has extended its contract with NBC Universal International Distribution, thereby securing the free-to-air TV rights for future movies and TV series as well as library titles.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: free-to-air, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, movies, NBC Universal International Distribution, Rights, series Edited: 19 October 2016 22:53

A quarter of German internet users hit by geoblocking

July 1, 2016 11.01 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Almost a quarter (23%) of internet users in Germany wanted to watch videos on the net which turned out to be inaccessible due to geoblocking.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Regulation, Streaming, Video, Web TV Tagged With: BITKOM, geoblocking, Germany, movies, series, VPN Edited: 4 July 2016 09:03

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