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Interest in premium subscription content rises in Germany

March 3, 2020 22.33 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

2019 was a defining year for the German TV and video market, with mass market resistance to premium digital video finally falling away and paving the way for this month’s launch of Disney+.

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, Research Tagged With: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, David Sidebottom, Disney, FOX, Futuresource Consulting, Joyn Plus+, KKR, Netflix, Tele München, Universum Film Edited: March 5, 2020 12:52

KKR calls new German media group Leonine

September 20, 2019 08.44 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The new German media group assembled by US financial investor KKR through the acquisition of Tele München Group, Universum Film, i&u TV and Wiedemann & Berg Film will be branded Leonine.

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, Production, Top Story Tagged With: Arthouse CNMA, Bernhard zu Castell, Concorde, Filmtastic, Fred Kogel, Home of Horror, i&u TV, Joachim Scheuenpflug, KKR, Leonine, Markus Frerker, Odeon Film, RTL II, Tele 5, Tele München Group, TM Internatinal, Universum Film, Wiedemann & Berg Film Edited: September 30, 2019 09:45

Bernhard zu Castell to head distribution of new German media group

July 30, 2019 09.14 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Bernhard zu Castell will become Chief Distribution Officer (CDO) of the newly founded German media group emerging from Tele München Group, Universum Film, i&u TV and Wiedemann & Berg Film.

Filed Under: Newsline, People, Platforms, Production Tagged With: Bernhard zu Castell, Fred Kogel, i&u TV, Tele München Group, Universum Film, Wiedemann & Berg Film Edited: July 30, 2019 09:14

KKR acquires German production company i&u TV

March 29, 2019 11.28 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

US financial investor KKR continues its shopping tour in the German TV production market.

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Production Tagged With: Atwater Capital, Fred Kogel, Günther Jauch, i&u TV, KKR, Tele München Gruppe, Universum Film Edited: March 29, 2019 11:39

RTL sells Universum Film to KKR

February 25, 2019 11.26 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

US financial investor KKR takes over German movie rights distributor Universum Film from Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland.

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline Tagged With: KKR, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, Philipp Freise, Tele München Gruppe, Universum Film Edited: February 25, 2019 11:30

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