Insys Video Technologies and Austrian Broadcasting Services, ORS Group, have won a four-year framework agreement tender to deliver encoder and support services for several German public-broadcasting institutions. The tender announced by West German Broadcasting Cologne (WDR) included the supply of AWS Elemental Live Encoders, software licenses and support services for 7 German broadcasters: Bayerischer Rundfunk […]
Apple TV+ has announced its first German-language series, produced by UFA Fiction, with eight-episode dark comedy Where’s Wanda?, starring Heike Makatsch, Axel Stein, Lea Drinda, Leo Simon, Palina Rojinski and Nikeata Thompson. Where’s Wanda?tells the story of Dedo and Carlotta Klatt, who are desperate to locate their missing daughter months after her disappearance. When the […]
Germany will have more SVoD subscriptions than the UK by the end of this year, with the gap between the two countries growing from then on, according to a report from Digital TV Research. Western Europe is forecast to have 273 million SVoD subscriptions by 2029, up from 210 million by end-2023. From the 63 […]
MediaMarkt-Saturn, a giant electronics retailer in Germany, has started selling Starlink equipment throughout the country. Pre-orders are being taken for delivery after September 8th. The prices are competitive compared to other markets. The equipment (antenna, dish, cabling) comes in at €449 (includes all taxes) and can also be paid in 10 interest-free payments of €44.90, […]
Visitors and employees at Munich’s tallest skyscraper are benefitting from seamless mobile coverage following the deployment of CommScope’s DAS ERA technology. The Hochhaus Uptown München, known as the O2 Tower and headquarters of O2 Telefónica Germany, has been equipped with a fully digital DAS ERA C-RAN antenna system, covering all 38 floors. Additionally, on selected […]
Swiss provider Wegner live, a provider of broadcasts of live auctions, has chosen nanocosmos’ real-time streaming solution nanoStream Cloud. This targets large audiences in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), but can reach viewers 24/7 around the world thanks to nanocosmos’ strong CDN (Content Delivery Network). This is achieved easily and seamlessly for the auction […]
ProSiebenSat.1, the German broadcasting group, has announced it will be cutting 400 full-time positions as part of restructuring measures focusing on its entertainment activities. In a press statement, ProSiebenSat.1 said that “a realignment of the organisation is now taking place” after acquiring the streaming platform Joyn in 2022. The aim is to” achieve a more […]
EMG Germany is relying on Sony technology to renew its live production systems: The broadcast specialist for studio, field and post production based in Hürth, North Rhine-Westphalia, near Cologne, has commissioned two Sony XVS-6000 multi-format video mixers. The two video mixers replace the old control room system, two Sony MVS-8000Gs. EMG Germany primarily produces entertainment […]
TF1 in France and Vox in Germany are the next major broadcasters to announce their editions of My Mum, Your Dad, the second-chance dating format created by father-daughter duo Greg Daniels and Haley Daniels with ITV America’s ITV Entertainment, originally for HBO Max. ITV Studios France and ITV Studios Germany will produce the series in […]
Germany’s government has dramatically cut the amount of money in its 2024 budget going to support Europe’s space industries. The numbers are: National Space Programme: Was €371 million. New budget €313 million. Contribution to ESA for IRIS2: Was €189 million. New budget €70 million. There are also reports that further cuts may come to Germany’s […]