Media Delivery
NENT Group’s Viaplay expands to UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Viaplay will launch in the UK in the second half of 2022 and then in Germany, Austria and Switzerland during 2023
Austria
Media Delivery
ViacomCBS partners with Sky to launch Paramount Plus in Europe
Announcement follows hot on the heels of last week's news that Comcast's streaming service Peacock will launch on Sky platforms later this year
Media Delivery
Sky brings Peacock to Europe
Comcast's streaming service will make its international debut in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland
Production & Post
Ross Video powers ServusTV’s new facility
"This was a real opportunity for us to challenge the various manufacturers and vendors in live news production and say ‘show us your best’,"...
Media Delivery
Austrian broadcaster ORS develops special drone to check transmitter
ORS worked with German company ARGE Rundfunk-Betriebstechnik to develop the drone and technology required to check the mast
Live Production
Producing Formula One from inside an air freight container
Austrian broadcaster Servus TV is foregoing an OB van and using an air freight container instead
Business
Disney sells stake in Super RTL
Sale is still to be approved by regulatory authorities in Germany and Austria
Media Delivery
Amazon, Sky sign “deal of the year”
Deal includes Sky customers in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Italy.
Media Delivery
Fox News International expands European streaming footprint
D2C platform is providing content from Fox News Channel and Fox Business to 15 countries
Live Production
Austria’s ORF plans to employ remote production during Tokyo 2020
Broadcaster is aiming to save money in the wake of coronavirus
Media Delivery
Barcroft Studios launches new OTT channel, truly
Channel will debut on Pluto TV in the UK, Austria, Switzerland and Germany in early July
Business
Broadcast Solutions launches new products and services division
Germany's Media Online GmBH is now trading as Broadcast Solutions Produkte und Service GmbH
Media Consumption
WWE tags DAZN in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
DAZN will air Raw and SmackDown exclusively live and on-demand in the regions
Data Centre
Disney Plus ‘hits 5 million app downloads’ on day one in Europe
Figures are for the mobile app only
Production & Post
Dalet upgrades ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4
Dalet Galaxy five optimises the broadcaster's media production workflow
TVBEverywhere
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
TVBEverywhere
Sky’s new streaming service launches in Austria
Allows viewers to watch Sky content without the need for cable or satellite
Audio
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
TVBEverywhere
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
TVBEverywhere
Deutsche Telekom extends Netflix deal across Europe
Content will now be available through all of Deutsche Telekom's subsidiaries
TVBEverywhere
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
TVBEverywhere
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...
TVBEverywhere
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