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.
Zattoo enables cross-border TV streaming
Zattoo customers can now use the internet TV service in other EU countries following the new EU regulation enabling cross-border content portability.
Magine TV streams ProSiebenSat.1 channels in HD
Marking a breakthrough in the German OTT market, the free-to-air channels of one of the two large commercial TV groups are now available in HD quality through the open internet.
Vodafone Deutschland to offer zero rating service
After Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone Deutschland will offer its mobile network customers the possibility to use selected apps without reducing the high-speed data volume included in the tariffs.
DFL selects Nagra to fight illegal Bundesliga streaming
German football association Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) has selected Swiss content protection solutions provider Nagra as a partner in its fight against illegal content sharing of live Bundesliga matches over the internet.
DFL takes action in Eurosport’s Bundesliga streaming mishaps
Germany’s national football association Deutsche Fußball-Liga (DFL) has summoned an immediate meeting with Eurosport following the repeated problems during its Bundesliga live transmissions on OTT service Eurosport Player.
German police close illegal Sky streaming sites
A 25-year old computer scientist from Cologne has been arrested as the main offender in the case of the illegal distribution of Sky Deutschland’s channels over the internet.
Sky Deutschland adds ZDF and Arte to Roku streaming box
Owners of the Sky Online TV Box can now access the catch-up TV portals from German public broadcaster ZDF and European cultural channel Arte directly on their TV set.
1.8 million users stream Euro 2016 on Zattoo
The UEFA Euro 2016 provided Zattoo with a new user record: A total of 1.8 million viewers watched the games on the OTT platform, more than 800,000 of them in Germany.
ProSiebenSat.1 revamps MyVideo
German media company ProSiebenSat.1 redesigns its free streaming video portal MyVideo.