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Lussana appointed CEO of Seven.One Media

Nicola Lussana, former Managing Director of Publitalia ’80, has assumed the role of Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of Seven.One Media effective immediately. Dr. Markus Messerer will take on the role of Chief Operating Officer and Lennart Harendza the role of Chief Revenue Officer. Both will remain in their roles as Managing Directors […]

October 28, 2025

German army to order 40 satellites

Reports suggest that Germany’s Bundeswehr army is on the verge of ordering 40 satellites to cover its Synthetic Aperture Radio (SAR) services. Synthetic-aperture radar is a form of radar that is used to create highly-detailed two-dimensional images or three-dimensional reconstructions of objects, such as landscapes. Space Intel Report states that a recently established joint-venture between […]

October 28, 2025By Chris Forrester

Forecast: German media revenues to exceed €16bn in 2025

According to the annual autumn forecast issued by VAUNET, the German Media Association, revenues from audio and audiovisual media in Germany are expected to exceed €16 billion for the first time in 2025. The figure includes advertising, subscription and usage fees, and transaction revenues. VAUNET predicts total revenues of €16.2 billion for 2025, an increase […]

October 22, 2025

Germany: o2 Telefónica, Crunchyroll collaboration

o2 Telefónica in Germany has announced a new working relationship with Crunchyroll. The collaboration will see Crunchyroll fully integrated into the customer ecosystem of o2 Telefónica, offering access to a dedicated anime library for all o2 mobile and broadband customers. Under the agreement, o2 customers can add a Crunchyroll subscription directly to their o2 account, […]

October 15, 2025

SWR launches Virtual Production innovation project

German broadcaster SWR has launched its Virtual Production innovation project with a three-month trial run to explore the possibilities of virtual studio production. Virtual worlds are created on a large Sony VERONA LED wall in Studio 6 in Baden-Baden – right in front of the cameras. Presenters, hosts and actors perform in front of digital […]

October 10, 2025

Germany: World Cup 2026, Euro 2028 on MagentaTV

Deutsche Telekom has announced a sub-licensing deal with German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF that will bring all 104 matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as well as all 51 matches of the UEFA Euro 2028 in the UK and Ireland, to MagentaTV. ARD and ZDF will each broadcast 30 matches on free TV […]

October 8, 2025

Massing appointed Deutsche Welle Director General

Deutsche Welle (DW) has appointed Barbara Massing as its new Director General, effective immediately, succeeding Peter Limbourg. She is the first woman to lead Germany’s international broadcaster since its founding in 1953. Formerly DW’s Managing Director for Business Administration, Massing has been key to expanding DW programming as well as streamlining the organisation. She has […]

October 1, 2025

Planet Labs to open satellite manufacturing facility in Berlin

Planet Labs a provider of daily data and insights about Earth, has announced plans to begin production of next-generation, high-resolution Pelican satellites in Germany. Planet Labs says thus strategic decision will help it better meet growing demand from the European market. This new capital investment in its German operations is, in total, expected to exceed […]

September 26, 2025

German army proceeding with satellite plan?

There are reports that the German army (Bundeswehr) is lining up its strategy to develop its independent satellite constellation. The costs will reportedly be around €12 billion. The commitment is key and could impact the Europe-wide IRIS2 mega-constellation. Germany has frequently said it is now wholly in favour of the European scheme. Earlier details suggested […]

September 26, 2025By Chris Forrester

Russia “blinding and destroying” German satellites

Germany’s Foreign Minister Boris Pistorius said that his country’s army is already targeting Russian satellites by jamming attacks launched by them and is very worried about Russian activity in space. He says that Russian satellites are also deliberately “shadowing” SES/Intelsat satellites used by Germany. “Russia and China have expanded their capabilities for warfare in space […]

September 25, 2025