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Diane Kruger brings Bluey Book Reads to life in Munich

Acclaimed Hollywood actress Diane Kruger delighted German families with a special live German-language Bluey Book Reads event, held at the prestigious Literaturhaus in Munich. The intimate VIP family gathering marked a special milestone for Bluey fans as the first-ever live, local language Bluey Book Reads event anywhere in the world, transforming the award-winning digital series […]

February 23, 2026

Germany: Terra Mater WILD on MagentaTV

Autentic continues to expand the reach of its wildlife and nature FAST channel Terra Mater WILD in Germany. The channel is now also available on MagentaTV, Deutsche Telekom’s entertainment platform. Terra Mater WILD’s programming features  wildlife productions from Terra Mater Studios, complemented by curated documentaries from Autentic’s international catalogue. The channel is available across more […]

February 18, 2026

Germany: waipu.tv adds Sony channels

waipu.tv has announced a content partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment Germany. As part of the deal, waipu.tv is bringing three new channels to the platform. The channels – Retro Universe, Series Universe and Movies Universe – present a range of content spanning different genres and eras in HD from the Sony Pictures catalogue. “Sony Pictures […]

February 10, 2026

FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 on DAZN

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, and Freestyle Chess are expanding their partnership, with DAZN delivering global broadcast coverage (excluding Norway) of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026. The inaugural tournament will be free-to-view on DAZN with English commentary. Freestyle Chess is a chess variant where the pieces start in a semi-random position, which means […]

February 10, 2026

ProSiebenSat.1, Telekom expand partnership

Deutsche Telekom and ProSiebenSat.1, the German broadcaster, are expanding their existing cooperation. In addition to the distribution of all ProSiebenSat.1 linear channels and the partnership in the area of advertising and addressable TV, the companies have agreed on expanded cooperation on the Joyn and Joyn PLUS+ streaming services. The new agreement has a term of […]

February 6, 2026

ANGA COM 2026 kicks off with Gigabit Summit

ANGA COM starts on May 19th with a Gigabit Summit: Dr Karsten Wildberger, Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation, will be joined in the discussion by: Santiago Argelich Hesse (CEO, o2 Telefónica Deutschland) Marcel de Groot (CEO, Vodafone Deutschland) Timo von Lepel (Managing Director, NetCologne) Andreas Pfisterer (CEO, Deutsche Glasfaser) Federal Minister Dr Wildberger […]

February 3, 2026

Germany: YouTube, VoD dominate kids’ media habits

Precisify, the cross-platform media intelligence specialist, has released its Precisify Insights: Kids Germany report. Following the success of its kids insights reports in the US, UK and Australia, Precisify is now expanding the Insights: Kids series into Germany as part of its broader European growth strategy. “These data findings give us the clearest picture yet […]

January 29, 2026

German army proceeds with LEO constellation

The German army is preparing to go ahead with plans to place a constellation of 200 low Earth orbiting satellites according to a report in the Handelsblatt newspaper. While the details in the report are new, the German army’s wish for an independent source for satellite-based communications is not. German specialist armaments group Rheinmetall wants […]

January 27, 2026By Chris Forrester

Tele Columbus appoints Lüthe as CEO

The Supervisory Board of Tele Columbus, the German telco, has announced that Christoph Lüthe will take over the operational management of the company as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Management Board by April 1st at the latest. Lüthe has been Managing Director of the vitronet Group since May 2021. Previously, […]

January 20, 2026

Germany: waipu.tv on Titan OS

The waipu.tv app is now available on all Titan OS-enabled smart TVs in Germany. Following recent implementations with VIDAA and TiVo, waipu.tv is thus expanding the availability of its app to another popular TV operating system. waipu.tv is accessible directly via the smart TV without additional hardware. Users get access to over 300 TV channels, […]

January 15, 2026