Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk

Bavarian Broadcasting DG to take over as ARD chair

The director general of Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation), Ulrich Wilhem, will take over as the next chairman of public broadcast body ARD in 2018. Wilhelm will take over from Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (Central German Broadcasting) director and current ARD chairman Karola Wille, who will take the deputy role from next year. The move comes as Bayerischer Rundfunk takes […]

German cable and pubcasters still at loggerheads over retrans fees

No agreement is in sight between Germany’s biggest cable operators and the country’s public broadcasters over the latter’s refusal to pay retransmission fees for their services. “We seriously believe that our legal position is correct and we are willing to defend it at all levels,” said Kabel Deutschland CEO Adrian von Hammerstein, speaking on the […]