Amazon has underlined that the acquisition of the live rights of the UEFA Champions League is based on a mixed calculation.
ZDF rolls out premium catch-up TV service ZDF select on Amazon
Marking the first rollout of its premium catch-up TV brand on a third-party platform, German public broadcaster ZDF has launched ZDF select on Amazon Prime Video Channels.
Sky Deutschland loses Champions League rights
After 20 years, German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will no longer show the games of the UEFA Champions League.
ARD and ZDF join forces in catch-up TV
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF will interconnect their catch-up TV services with the first step being a cross-linking search function available from November 18, 2019.
Deutsche Telekom secures TV rights for UEFA Euro 2024
German telco Deutsche Telekom has acquired the TV rights for the UEFA European Football Championship 2024 in Germany.
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery launch German streaming service Joyn
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery have launched their joint German streaming platform Joyn, offering 55 TV channels as free live-streams.
Pluto TV offers two ZDF channels
Ad-supported, free streaming platform Pluto TV has acquired a programme package from ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of German public broadcaster ZDF, and uses the content to offer two channels: Kultkrimi and Telenovela ZDF.
ZDF calls for cross-linking instead of central OTT platform
Dr Thomas Bellut, general director of German public broadcaster ZDF, calls for cross-linking the content of the various catch-up and on-demand services instead of attempting to set up a central OTT platform for all German TV broadcasters.
ZDF Enterprises acquires shares in Nadcon Film
ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of German public broadcaster ZDF, has kicked off the new year by acquiring shares in Nadcon Film.
Unitymedia adds catch-up and restart TV from ARD/ZDF
German cable operator Unitymedia has made the catch-up TV services from public broadcasters ARD and ZDF available as apps on its Horizon set-top box.