Germany

Sky Atlantic to launch on KDG

The German version of entertainment channel Sky Atlantic will be made available on Kabel Deutschland’s (KDG) cable network later this year. Pay TV operator Sky… Read more

Eurosport secures German under-21 football rights

Eurosport has acquired rights to show home qualifier and friendly matches of the German under-21 football team. Under its deal with the German football league,… Read more

DT sees significant TV growth
 


Deutsche Telekom’s Entertain TV service continued to grow during the first half of the year, ending June with 1.83 million subscribers, an increase of over… Read more

Court blocks plans for ProSieben and RTL’s online TV service

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A German court has blocked plans by ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL to launch a catch-up TV service in the country. The commercial broadcasters had wanted to… Read more

Maxdome inks deal with NBC Universal

Video-on-demand service Maxdome has inked a content deal with NBC Universal International TV Distribution.
 The NBC deal means that ProSiebenSat.1-owned Maxdome now has deals with… Read more

Sky Deutschland launches wrestling interaction

Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has launched a Sky Wrestling Facebook page to complement its TV service, offering coverage of the WWE SummerSlam and TNA… Read more

Deutsche Telekom circles Primacom

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Deutsche Telekom is one of at least four bidders attempting to acquire German cable operator Primacom, according to local press reports. Other bidders for the… Read more

Daily viewing times increase across Europe

Average TV viewing times increased across all of the big five European territories last year, with the exception of the UK where the number remained… Read more

ZDF holds firm on carriage fees as KDG takes legal action

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German public broadcaster ZDF has reacted with equanimity to the threat of legal action by the country’s largest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland (KDG), to force… Read more

ProSiebenSat.1 posts growth despite Euro 2012 hit

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Germany-based broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 maintained advertising revenues in its core German-language area market more or less at last year’s level in the second quarter, despite the… Read more