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ARD and ZDF return to Belgacom
Belgian operator Belgacom has re-added German channels ARD (Das Erste) and ZDF to its TV…
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Facebook partners with European broadcasters
Facebook is now working with TV partners in Europe to provide them with data mined…
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Deutsche Telekom launches Entertain to Go
Deutsche Telekom has launched its multi-screen TV service Entertain to Go service, offering access to…
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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…
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KDG restricts pubcaster availability in carriage fee dispute
Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has restricted the availability of public broadcast channels from ARD and ZDF…
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ZDF expanding pay TV channel activities after Romantic success
ZDF Enterprises says it is talking to platform operators in Europe about extend the distribution…
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Sky Deutschland to air bulk of Champions League games
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has secured rights to air most of the matches…
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ZDF holds firm on carriage fees as KDG takes legal action
German public broadcaster ZDF has reacted with equanimity to the threat of legal action by…
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German broadcasters threaten to leave cable networks
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF are removing themselves from three of the country’s largest…
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ARD and ZDF plan Germany’s Gold VOD service
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF are planning to launch an advertising-supported online video-on-demand service…
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ZDFE COO signs new five-year deal
Stephan Adrian, the COO of the commercial arm of German public broadcaster ZDF, has signed…
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ZDF to launch new HD services, names programming chief
German public broadcaster ZDF will launch HD versions of its thematic channels in May. The…
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UEFA awards first Euro 2016 rights
European football governing body UEFA has awarded the first set of broadcasting right for the…
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Cartel office probing ARD ZDF catch-up service
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office is probing the country’s public broadcaster’s plan to launch an online…
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ZDF to expand HbbTV, online offering
German public broadcaster ZDF plans to expand its zdf-de Telemedia, heute.de and sport.zdf.de portals and…
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EBU-backed social network pilot goes live
An EBU-backed pilot that uses social networks to allow TV viewers to choose broadcasters’ schedules…