Production & Post
Dalet upgrades ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4
Dalet Galaxy five optimises the broadcaster's media production workflow
Austria
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DAZN, Discovery announce Eurosport distribution partnership
DAZN makes Eurosport 1 HD and Eurosport 2 HD available in Austria, Germany, Italy and Spain
Business
Pluto TV launches on Amazon devices in Europe
Also introduces MTV Pluto TV, MTV Dating and MTV The Shores
Production & Post
Sportradar deploys LiveU for Austrian football coverage
Enables production and distribution of 240 matches for online and linear playout
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Sky’s new streaming service launches in Austria
Allows viewers to watch Sky content without the need for cable or satellite
Business
Shure creates Western Europe sales region
Appoints Nik Gledic, Rob Smith and Tuomo Tolonen as sales leaders
TVBEverywhere
DAZN enables streaming multiple events on one screen
New 'MultiView' feature made available on fourth and fifth generation Apple TV devices
Content
EBU delivers 47 million hours of cycling content on FTA channels across Europe
Viewers in France (France Télévisions), Italy (Rai), the Netherlands (NPO), Belgium (VRT & RTBF) and Austria (ORF) watched the most coverage
Content
Sky Deutschland beats DAZN to EPL rights
Covers exclusive live broadcasting rights via cable and satellite as well as IPTV, web and mobile
Content
Sky Deutschland secures Ryder Cup rights for next two tournaments
Broadcaster signs deal with the European Tour covering 40 tournaments
Technology
Net Insight connects Austria Bundesliga stadiums
New network based on company's terabit capacity router Nimbra 1060
Content
Netflix testing new Ultra package in Europe
Allows four devices to receive Ultra HD video and audio streaming simultaneously
Data Centre
Connected TVs edge closer to smartphones as most popular way to stream
UK, Germany, Austria, Norway see rise in Connected TV viewing
Content
DAZN lands rights to Bellew v Haye fight
Sports streaming service secures exclusive rights for Germany and Austria
TVBEverywhere
Sky Deutschland adds Sky Q from May
Service will launch through a software update rather than a new set-top box
Technology
Piksel teams up with global vendors for new ‘metadata ecosystem’
Ecosystem will help content editors augment and enhance their existing metadata
TVBEverywhere
Sony Pictures Television Networks launches on Amazon Channels
AXN, Sony Channel and Animax are now available in Germany and Austria
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Deutsche Telekom extends Netflix deal across Europe
Content will now be available through all of Deutsche Telekom's subsidiaries
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Amazon Channels secures Discovery Channel for Germany and Austria
The new content is available today
Business
Pay-TV prices in OECD countries driven down by promotional activity
Report also shows significant differences in pay-TV prices even between providers in the same country
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Austria’s first 24/7 online news channel powered by Cinegy’s JET Pack
OE24 TV, Austria’s first 24/7 online news channel, has chosen Cinegy’s JET Pack to help power its newsroom operations. The news channel has been...
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HD Austria adds eSports channel
Channel broadcasts major national and international tournaments of the Electronic Sports League (ESL) and other competitions 24 hours per day