Electric Entertainment, the Los Angeles-based production and distribution company, has announced that its SYFY original TV series “The Ark” has been sold to NBC Universal Global Networks Germany, where it will air on SYFY in German-speaking territories. The deal includes all pay-TV rights. The announcement was made today jointly by Sonia Mehandjiyska, Head of International […]
Extreme E, the all-electric off-road racing series, has confirmed that Sky Deutschland will continue to broadcast the championship’s events, highlights and magazine shows in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein in both German and English.As the series enters its third consecutive championship, it will again visit five remote locations this year that each highlight a […]
OneGate Media has secured world distribution rights for hit crime series Asbestos (5×45′) from Pantaleon Films. The series launched on ARD’s Mediathek in January to record numbers of 3 million views in 3 days, making it the strongest series start in history on the streaming platform. Asbestos is a production by Pantaleon Films on behalf […]
Disney+ has announcd that “Sam – A Saxon”, its first Original Series produced out of Germany, will premiere with all seven episodes on Disney+ on April 26th. “Sam – A Saxon” is based on the true story of Samuel “Sam” Njankouo Meffire, East Germany’s first Black police officer. The gripping series follows Sam on his […]
Feature documentary Finite: The Climate of Change has secured UK theatrical release from February 15th. Espresso Media is handling global distribution, with sales to Japan (NHK) and Estonia (ERR) so far confirmed. Finite: The Climate of Change is an insider’s view on the world of direct action; a raw, authentic and emotional insight into the […]
German music fans can watch a selection of music TV channels as High View, an independent Munich-based media company, and SES have expanded their long-term partnership. Under the new multi-year agreement, High View will be leasing additional satellite capacity on SES’s prime TV neighbourhood at Astra 19.2 degrees East to broadcast four free-to-air SD channels. […]
Watching illegal live content on TV was still widespread in 2022 and has actually increased noticeably in recent years. Since the economic losses are at the expense of commercial media organisations, the effect of this is to weaken media and opinion diversity in Germany. This is the conclusion of a study commissioned by the Vaunet […]
DAZN has extended its partnership with UEFA and remains the home of the Champions League in Germany. The sports streaming service has secured the rights to the tournament until 2027 and will continue to broadcast more matches than any other service, live and exclusive, also for the upcoming rights cycle starting in the 2024/25 season. […]
ITV Studios dating format Make Love, Fake Love, which debuted in the UK in 2021 as Ready to Mingle, is launching in Germany before the end of the year, with Hungary to follow in 2023. The format has, to date, been commissioned in three territories in total including the UK as the originating territory. In […]
German Producer, Broadview, and Ukrainian Producer, Space, together with The Organization of Ukrainian Producers (OUP) started the last film shootings for the documentary film Art in War. The film will debut on cultural TV Channel ARTE in spring 2023. The first lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, speaks exclusively in the film. The interview touches upon […]