German commercial TV broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 will continue to hold the exclusive free-to-air TV rights on the movies and series of Warner Bros. for the next years following the renewal of its rights agreement with the Hollywood studio.
maxdome buys Disney VOD package
German video-on-demand (VOD) provider maxdome has secured an extensive rights package from Hollywood studio Walt Disney Pictures.
Watchever secures CBS series
Vivendi’s subscription video-on-demand service Watchever has renewed its content deal with CBS Studios International for several years enabling its German customers to access several hundred series episodes from the US studio.
Sky D to show all new HBO series at US debut
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will not only show selected, but all new series from US broadcaster HBO in parallel with their US debut on its on-demand services Sky Go, Sky Online and Sky Anytime in the original English-language version from now on.
ProSiebenSat.1 secures sitcoms from NBC Universal
German commercial TV group ProSiebenSat.1 has purchased a TV series package from NBC Universal.
ProSiebenSat.1 produces internet-only series
German commercial TV group ProSiebenSat.1 has commenced production of a series to be shown exclusively on its video-on-demand portal MyVideo.
ProSiebensat.1 buys 20th Century Fox package
The movies and series produced by 20th Century Fox will continue to shown by ProSiebenSat.1’s channels following a new multi-year contract the German TV group signed with the Hollywood Studio.
Netflix to double original productions
Reed Hastings, head of subscription video-on-demand service Netflix, has said it will strongly increase its original productions.
Clipfish secures BBC Worldwide series
Clipfish, the video portal operated by German media group RTL, has commenced offering several TV series from BBC Worldwide.
ProSiebenSat.1 secures CBS series package
German commercial TV group ProSiebenSat.1 has extended its collaboration with CBS Studios International.