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ARD and ZDF defend Facebook presence

April 10, 2018 21.36 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF see Facebook as an important information and communication platform and reject the demand by cable operator association FRK to leave the social media network […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Social TV Tagged With: ARD, data scandal, Facebook, FRK, Heinz-Peter Labonte, Ulrich Wilhelm, user data, withdrawal, ZDF Edited: 12 April 2018 12:06

German FRK calls for ARD and ZDF to leave Facebook

April 10, 2018 08.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator association FRK calls for public broadcasters ARD and ZDF to immediately withdraw from Facebook.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Social TV, Top Story, TV Tagged With: ARD, Cambridge Analytica, Facebook, FRK, Heinz-Peter Labonte, Sheryl Sandberg, Social Media, user data, ZDF Edited: 11 April 2018 09:35

German Cartel Office investigates smart TVs

December 13, 2017 09.59 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The Federal German Cartel Office wants to find out whether smart TV manufacturers violate consumer protection laws when handling personal user data.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation Tagged With: Andreas Mundt, consumer protection, Federal Cartel Office, Smart TV, user data Edited: 14 December 2017 10:25

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