ProSiebenSat.1 Group generated revenues of €855 million in the first quarter of 2025, down from €867 million in Q1 2024. While revenues primarily in the linear TV advertising business and in the Dating & Video segment were below the previous year, growth continued in the Commerce & Ventures segment. Adjusted for currency effects and portfolio […]

Deutsche Telekom says it “remains on course for success” following strong Q1 figures, and has consequently raised its full year guidance. In the first quarter of 2025, total revenue increased by 6.5 per cent against the prior-year period to €29.8 billion. Service revenues grew by 6.3 per cent to €25.billion. Adjusted EBITDA AL grew 7.9 […]

ProSiebenSat.1 has announced that is “taking the next step in its digital transformation” amidst a round of job cuts. After the German broadcasting group recently announced strategic progress despite a challenging economic environment by focusing even more strongly on the Entertainment business, it is now moving forward with the further development of its organisation. The […]

StudioCanal, Canal+’s in-house film and television studio, has announced a change in the management of its German distribution activity, effective June 1st. Hooman Afshari and Lutz Rippe, who previously held the position of Co-MDs of StudioCanal Germany will be appointed Co-CEOs StudioCanal Germany. In their new roles, they will report to Alex Hamilton, Chief International […]

Germany has already made it known that it believes the EU-backed IRIS2 mega-constellation of super-secure satellites is too expensive. Now it seems that Italy is also having thoughts about its own satellite fleet. A report in German newspaper Handelsblatt suggests that the German army (Bundeswehr) is backing an alternate orbiting satellite system, and may not […]

AgileTV, a specialist in TV and video technology solutions, is partnering with Canal+ Germany, a B2B TV-licensing provider in Germany, to introduce The Entertainment Hub in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. This B2B-IPTV platform aims to redefine the white-label TV business model for operators in the region. “This collaboration guarantees a sustainable, forward-thinking solution that helps […]

Axinom, a provider of streaming technology backend components and architecture, has announced its key role as a consortium member and technical lead in this week’s launch of ZDF’s new streaming platform, transforming ZDF-Mediathek into an advanced streaming-first service. The new technology setup ensures a scalable foundation for this European platform. German public service broadcaster ZDF’s […]

Disney+ announces Call My Agent Berlin (WT), the new locally produced Original Series for the German market, which has just finished filming. Friday Film GmbH (producers Johann Buchholz and Henning Kamm) together with Wild Bunch Germany (producers Marc Gabizon, Barbara Mientus) have filmed the German series adaptation of the French hit series Dix pour cent […]

Public and private television broadcasters are working together with associations and organisations to develop a framework for the market launch of DVB-I in Germany. The aim is to create the conditions to simplify the transformation of linear television into streaming. “The new DVB-I TV standard will soon merge streaming and traditional television to an even […]

SES has announced a multi-year extension of its agreement with ProSiebenSat.1. Under the deal, ProSiebenSat.1 will continue to distribute its programmes in Germany and Austria using SES’s satellites at its prime video neighbourhood of 19.2 degrees East. Additionally, ProSiebenSat.1 will integrate content from Joyn, its streaming platform in Germany, with SES’s HD+ TV App. For […]