US subscription video-on-demand provider Netflix has made its service available in Switzerland, thereby completing its roll-out across all three German-speaking countries in Europe.
Netflix launches in Austria
US subscription video-on-demand provider Netflix has rolled out its service in Austria.
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 […]
Analogue TV caught up in German cable
More than one third (37%) of cable customers in Germany still solely watch analogue television, resembling 6.2 million households, according to the digitalisation report 2014 released by the German media […]
ContentWise personalises maxdome’s VOD service
German video-on-demand (VOD) operator maxdome has chosen ContentWise, a software solution provided by Italian digital media and IT company Moviri, to add personalisation, discovery and recommendation features to its platorm.
Maxdome fights Netflix with US series
German video-on-demand (VOD) service Maxdome gears up for the upcoming German launch of US competitor Netflix with an extensive US series package.
UPC Cablecom attacks Netflix with VOD service
Switzerland’s largest cable operator UPC Cablecom has launched a new video-on-demand (VOD) service to counter US streaming provider Netflix that will enter Switzerland later this month.
Kabel Deutschland speeds up VOD roll-out
Germany’s largest cable operator Kabel Deutschland wants to accelerate the deployment of its video-on-demand (VOD) portal Select Video on its cable network and provide almost its complete customer base with […]
One third of Germans use VOD services
Almost one out of three German TV viewers (31%) uses video-on-demand (VOD) services, for example the catch-up TV portals operated by TV broadcasters.
Deutsche Glasfaser to launch IPTV platform
German a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network provider Deutsche Glasfaser wants to launch an IPTV platform with around 100 SD channels, 50 HD channels and 100 radio stations in September 2014.