The management board and supervisory board of German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland have recommended its shareholders not to accept the offer by UK sister company BSkyB to acquire their stakes.
HBO to stay with Sky in Germany
German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland has renewed its exclusive partnership with HBO ahead of time by several years, thereby securing the first-run TV rights for all series and movies of […]
Sky D secures EHF Champions League
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland has acquired the exclusive live broadcasting rights of the EHF Handball Champions League in Germany and Austria.
BSkyB prices bonds for Sky Europe
BSkyB has priced the equivalent of £3.25 billion in Euro and US dollar denominated bonds.
Sky D expands Snap to Google Chromecast
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland has made its subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) portal Snap available on multimedia stick Google Chromecast.
Sky Deutschland secures Formula E rights
German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland has acquired the exclusive Formula E broadcasting rights and will show all races of the new FIA championship which features cars powered exclusively by electric […]
Sky Deutschland to expand HD line-up
German subscription broadcaster Sky Deutschland will extend its HD offering by the three channels Sky Cinema+1 HD, Sky Cinema+24 HD and RTL Crime HD on September 25, 2014.
Sky D attacks Netflix with €3.99 VOD service
With an aggressive move, Sky Deutschland gears up for the competition with Netflix: The German pay-TV broadcaster has reduced the monthly subscription price of its video-on-demand (VOD) service Snap from […]
Deutsche Telekom to reshuffle Entertain
Germany’s national telco Deutsche Telekom will restructure the music package of its domestic IPTV platform Entertain, a Telekom spokesman confirmed to Broadband TV News.
MTV HD Germany to leave Sky for HD+
US media company Viacom International Media Networks Northern Europe is changing the distribution strategy of the HD version of its music and youth channel MTV in Germany.