Germany

SES chooses AmberFin for playout centre

Satellite operator SES has chosen file-based media ingest specialist AmberFin to provide its iCR software platform to support the workflow at SES Platform Services’ broadcast… Read more

Viacom reveals audience’s social media habits

Viacom has unveiled the results of a study into how viewers of its channels use social media to interact with TV. The US-based company, which… Read more

Universal Channel to go live in Germany

NBC Universal International Television’s channels division is set to launch its flagship pay-TV brand Universal Channel in Germany for the first time on September 5.… Read more

Deutsche Telekom to sell new IPTV-friendly wholesale offering to Vodafone

Deutsche Telekom

Vodafone Deutschland has signed a preliminary contract with Deutsche Telekom that will enable it to deliver services including IPTV over Telekom’s fibre network. Vodafone will… Read more

RTL posts flat revenue growth, profits up

RTL Group recorded overall quarterly revenue of €1.3 billion, up 0.5% year-on-year. Profit increased 8.4%, taking the total to €207 million. The company said that… Read more

Liberty Global’s Fries to take part in ANGA COM

Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries

Liberty Global president and CEO Mike Fries will take part in the forthcoming ANGA COM TV Summit, which takes place in Cologne from June 4-6.… Read more

Lovefilm’s Vikings invade London with longship publicity stunt

The Vilings are back in London

Amazon-owned, UK-based subscription video-on-demand provider Lovefilm brought two replica Viking longships along the Thames into London as part of a publicity drive for its new… Read more

Sky Deutschland extends Premier League deal

Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has extended its multi-year exclusive agreement with the Premier League, allowing it to continue its coverage of top-flight English football.… Read more

HD+ passes 1.1 million paying customers

Satellite operator SES’s German platform HD+ now has over 1.1 million paying subscribers. The platform grew by 17% quarter-on-quarter to reach 1,103,701 paying customers. Subscribers… Read more

Sky Italia hits News Corp’s pay TV numbers

News Corp reported profit and revenue increases in its most recent quarter, but a loss at its satellite pay TV division as Sky Italia continued… Read more