German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will only be able to offer Disney+ as an app on its Sky Q platform from April 2021.
Deutsche Telekom to offer Disney+ for free for 6 months
Deutsche Telekom will be the exclusive distribution partner of Disney+ in Germany and offer the streaming service for free for six months to its customers.
Deutsche Telekom in talks with Disney+
German telco Deutsche Telekom is confident that it will be able to reach a deal with Walt Disney to get its new streaming service Disney+ onto its TV platform MagentaTV.
Bob Chapek to head Walt Disney
Bob Chapek has been appointed the CEO of The Walt Disney Company, effective immediately.
Walt Disney buys 21st Century Fox
The Walt Disney Company and 21st Century Fox have entered into a definitive agreement for Disney to acquire 21st Century Fox, including the Twentieth Century Fox Film and Television studios, along with cable and international TV businesses, for approximately $52.4 billion in stock.
Fox and Disney return to the table
Talks between Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox and Walt Disney over a possible purchase of the bulk of the company’s interests are reportedly back on.
Super RTL plans new TV channel
German children’s and family channel Super RTL wants to launch a second channel.
Super RTL to launch SVOD service for kids
German family channel Super RTL will launch a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service for children between 3 and 13 years of age.
maxdome buys Disney VOD package
German video-on-demand (VOD) provider maxdome has secured an extensive rights package from Hollywood studio Walt Disney Pictures.
Walt Disney considering Russian options
Walt Disney may be prepared to write off some if not all its investment of $300 million in the Russian TV industry.