The new forms of media consumption are becoming increasingly popular in Germany with more than half (56%) of Germans watching TV programmes and videos on smartphones, tablets or laptops.
The Weather Channel to launch in Germany
German media group Burda wants to create a German version of The Weather Channel in collaboration with the US company.
Sky Deutschland launches sports news service for smartphones
German sports fans can now directly receive sports news from pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland as short messages on their smartphones.
Global consumer electronics market to grow in 2015
The worldwide market for consumer electronics will grow by 1.5% this year, according to German industry association gfu Consumer & Home Electronics.
Magine TV launches on Windows Phone
Internet TV platform Magine TV is now also available on smartphones with operating system Windows Phone in Germany.
German CE industry expects strong Q4 sales
The consumer electronics (CE) industry expects to increase its turnover in Germany in this year’s Christmas sales period by 2.3% to more than €8.5 billion compared with 2013, according to […]
Vodafone to add Netflix in Germany
Vodafone Deutschland will offer subscription video-on-demand service Netflix to its customers from November 12, 2014.
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.
Germans embrace TV sets despite mobile boom
The TV set stays indispensable for the majority of Germans.
ARD revamps catch-up TV service
German public broadcaster ARD has modernised the design and functionality of its catch-up TV portal ARD Mediathek.