To strengthen market share in linear TV and the growth of streaming service Joyn, German media & digital company ProSiebenSat.1 Group has announced it will focus even more clearly on exclusive local content and increase its programming expenses by €80 million to around €1.05 billion in the coming year. This was decided by the Executive […]
Prime Video has secured the rights to the Wimbledon tennis tournament in Germany and Austria in a 4-year deal from 2024 to 2027. Alex Green, Managing Director at Prime Video Sport, Europe, commented: “Wimbledon is the oldest tournament in tennis and one of the most prestigious events in all of sport, with a long history […]
As the latest Bundesliga season unfolds, and Christmas holidays are just around the corner, TeraVolt, a QVEST Company and solution provider for digital media products and consulting, has shed light on the evolving and increasingly expensive world of streaming in Germany. To avoid missing out, payment is necessary. Users often encounter paywalls within a streaming […]
German telco 1&! – has launched its own video-on-demand service branded 1&1 Cinema. The new service has been launched via Zattoo, in partnership with Rakuten TV – one of the leading streaming platforms in Europe. The broadband customers of the telecommunications provider 1&1 can use the new Video on Demand (VoD) service ‘1&1 Cinema’ enjoying free […]
The UEFA Euro 2024 kicks off in Germany in June. As a network supplier, national sponsor and TV rights holder, Deutsche Telekom has announced details of its coverage of next summer’s sporting event.“This tournament is the biggest sporting event of this decade. Deutsche Telekom is a proud partner of UEFA. We are providing Germany with […]
Munich-based Isar Aerospace, which specialises in small satellite launches, has modified its formal registration from a GmbH (‘Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung’, meaning ‘company with limited liability’) to an ‘SE’ (Societas Europaea) registered business. Rumours suggest the move could be a precursor to a move to an IPO. Isar Aerospace has raised significant funds over the […]
German consumers are keeping their wallets firmly closed according to a study from HEMIX (Germany’s Home Electronics Market Index). The first 9 months of this year saw a 6.1 per cent fall in sales of a broad range of consumer electronics compared with the same period in 2022. TVs, the backbone of consumer electronics sales, […]
WWE, part of TKO Group Holding, has announced that due to the incredible early pre-registration response for Bash in Berlin – the first-ever major WWE Premium Live Event to be held in Germany – one of the company’s weekly flagship TV shows, SmackDown, will also emanate from the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany, the night […]
RTL Deutschland has announced that Stephan Schmitter will become CEO of the German media company effective January 1st 2024. In addition to his current role of Chief Content Officer, Schmitter will take charge of streaming service RTL+ and the reorganised publishing business Gruner + Jahr in his new role. As of January 1t 2024, the […]
ProSiebenSat.1, the German mass media company, has reported that revenues have stabilised after what it described as “a difficult first half of the year”. Group revenues in the third quarter of 2023 were 3 per cent below the previous year at €888 million (previous year: €911 million). Organic revenue growth was almost stable. By contrast, […]