ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of German public broadcaster ZDF, has kicked off the new year by acquiring shares in Nadcon Film.
ZDF Enterprises acquires Off the Fence
ZDF Enterprises has signed an agreement to acquire a 100 % stake in Dutch leading non-fiction content company Off the Fence. CEO and Founder Ellen Windemuth will stay in office as CEO of the Off the Fence group.
Telekom operates new ARD/ZDF catch-up services
The new catch-up TV services ARD Plus, ZDF select, ARD Plus Kids and ZDFtivi, which Deutsche Telekom offers within its redesigned IPTV and OTT service MagentaTV, are not operated by the German public broadcasters, but by Telekom.
Arte and ZDF join Alchimie’s Humanity Channel
French content aggregation and distribution company Alchimie has signed agreements with European cultural channel Arte and ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of German public broadcaster ZDF, to monetise existing documentary and factual content.
Beta Film and ZDF set up joint venture with Game of Thrones producer
Jan Mojto’s production company Beta Film and ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of German public broadcaster ZDF, have confirmed the launch of a new joint venture for scripted series.
Alexander Coridaß to leave ZDF Enterprises
Dr Alexander Coridaß will resign from his position of Managing Director for Strategy and Business Development at ZDF Enterprises at the end of 2017.
Bianca Brown new Director Affiliate Distribution at Fox Germany
Bianca Brown will take over the position of Director Affiliate Distribution at Fox Networks Group Germany for Germany, Austria and Switzerland with immediate effect.
Jan Mojto sets up TV series company with ZDF
Munich-based TV producer Jan Mojto has set up a joint company with German public broadcaster ZDF for the development and production of TV series.
New VOD service for animal lovers
Tierwelt live, a new video-on-demand-service (VOD) covering nature, animals and habitat, has launched in Germany.
Michael Keidel new VP Content, Distribution & Sales at Viacom
Michael Keidel has been appointed as the new Vice President Content, Distribution and Sales (CDS) of Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN).