Business
Private equity firm takes stake in ProSieben
KKR originally bought the German broadcaster with Permira in 2006 in a deal worth over €5 billion
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Media Delivery
German Football League considering legal action against Discovery
Discovery believed to have a "special termination" clause in its media rights deal
Business
Germany’s RTL cuts staff hours during pandemic
Certain departments such as editorial and production likely to be excluded from the measure
Data Centre
Western Europe pay-TV subs “to fall below 100 million”
“IPTV is gaining subscribers at the expense of the other pay-TV platforms"
Production & Post
The importance of keeping people connected in a time of crisis
LiveU explains how its technology is currently helping people communicate across Europe
Media Consumption
WWE tags DAZN in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
DAZN will air Raw and SmackDown exclusively live and on-demand in the regions
Media Delivery
Germany to host alternative Eurovision
ProSieben will broadcast the Free European Song Contest live from Cologne on 16th May
Data Centre
Disney Plus ‘hits 5 million app downloads’ on day one in Europe
Figures are for the mobile app only
Business
Germany’s Bundesliga media rights tender postponed
All Bundesliga matches currently suspended until the end of April
Production & Post
German broadcasters remove live audiences
RTL looks to "protect the public" from coronavirus
Media Management
M7 supplies UHD signals to BrightBlue
BrightBlue to introduce 4K-capable IPTV boxes
Production & Post
Germany’s Bundesliga looks to produce 170+ matches in 4K UHD
Part of forthcoming rights deals
Production & Post
RTL takes pit stop for Vietnam Grand Prix
Moves production to Cologne over coronavirus concerns
Business
Bertelsmann CEO calls for RTL, ProSiebenSat.1 merger
"National companies will simply have no chance in a few years against the giants from Silicon Valley"
Production & Post
Riedel backs German horse racing
Partnership brings new camera solutions and high-end equipment to capture races
Production & Post
Make.TV takes ‘I’m a Celebrity’ to Germany
Live Video Cloud streamlines remote live video contributions
Media Consumption
Global Cycling Network to launch in German
Channel will feature race footage, weekly magazine show
Live Production
Bundesliga scores with AWS for insight into every live broadcast
Bundesliga will use AWS artificial intelligence, machine learning, analytics, compute, database, and storage services
Business
ProSiebenSat.1 announces sustainability initiatives
Aims to establish its own sustainability department
TVBEverywhere
Amazon ‘wins German Champions League rights’
Prime Video has won the A1 package for the 2021-22 season
Production & Post
Deutsche Football League tests world’s first football broadcast in 9:16
Allows fans to watch the match in a vertical aspect ratio on mobile
Live Production
Fourgreen TV, Telestream air American football in Germany
Telestream Wirecast streams directly to Facebook Live, YouTube Live and Microsoft Azure
TVBEverywhere
Starz launches international D2C streaming app
New app available in the UK, France and Germany
Media Delivery
Arqiva delivers A+E to Amazon Prime
Transcodes in the Cloud using AWS Elemental MediaConvert
Business
Mediaset raises stake in ProSieben, could go further
Italian broadcaster now ProSieben's largest investor
TVBEverywhere
Western Europe launch date for Disney Plus confirmed
DisneyLife will be rebranded in the UK and Ireland
Data Centre
Over 40 per cent of Germans see OTT-only future
Two-thirds prefer media libraries of TV channels to YouTube or Netflix
Media Consumption
Facebook Watch reveals 27 short series
Digital publishers include Tastemade (UK), Brainpool (Germany) and Ciaopeople (Italy)
Technology
ARRI employs TIXstream MFT to manage files in Germany
Post production company is using solution at three locations
TVBEverywhere
Insight TV launches on LG Channels
Expands distribution in the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany
Business
Mediaset files complaint against Vivendi
Row over Mediaset's plans to create new Amsterdam-based holding
Business
Broadcast Solutions expands Zero Density’s distribution
Delivers virtual studio solutions for broadcasting, augmented reality, live events and esports