Kabel Eins


Amazon’s ‘Bosch’ lands at broadcasters across Europe

Germany’s Kabel Eins, TNT Serie in Europe and HBO Nordic have all picked up seasons of Amazon crime drama Bosch in a slew of new European deals for distributor Red Arrow Studios International. Free-to-air channel Kabel Eins has taken seasons one to three of the Fabrik Entertainment-produced series, while WarnerMedia has picked up four, five […]

ProSieben, Discovery pact for OTT drive

ProSiebenSat.1 (P7S1) and Discovery Communications have joined forces to push OTT in the German market with a combined streaming service. The pair are also looking to add third party channels to a new joint venture streaming service. German TV and media giant P7S1 and global channel operator Discovery will stream a raft of their channels […]

Bake Off spin-offs on the rise in Europe

Local versions of the celebrity version of the Bake Off format will hit French and German screens for the first time after BBC Worldwide shopped the series to free TV broadcaster M6 and its German counterpart Sat.1 on the eve of the annual Showcase. Worldwide’s local units will make the shows, which were among several […]

ProSieben strikes OTT deal with Zattoo

Switzerland-based linear and on-demand OTT TV service Zattoo has struck a deal with ProSiebenSat.1 to include an extended range of content from the German broadcaster in its offering. In addition to its existing offering of six linear channels from the commercial broadcaster, Zattoo will now provide a wide number of titles on demand as well […]

Axel Springer: ‘ProSieben merger speculation unfounded’

German publisher Axel Springer said that speculation it could relinquish control over its business was “completely unfounded” after the Wall Street Journal reported it is in merger talks with ProSiebenSat.1 The WSJ reported yesterday that the German broadcaster and publishing companies are in early stage talks about merging their businesses – in a move that […]

My Restaurant Rocks with Sky Italia

Sky Italia has ordered a version of Red Arrow International format My Restaurant Rocks for its pay TV operation. Zodiak Media-owned prodco Magnolia will produce the show, which will air weekly from March 4. Magnolia’s chief creative officer Stefano Orsucci said the show would be “a great opportunity for viewers of Sky Italia to not […]

Cloud OTT service Magine launches in Germany

Magine, the cloud-based over-the-top TV service, has launched in Germany. It has been in beta test mode in the country with SAT.1, ProSieben, Kabel Eins, Sixx, Sat.1 Gold and ProSieben Maxx channels all carried on the service. RTL and RTL II will be available on the full commercial service as well as Bloomberg TV, Al […]

Magine completes German clean sweep with ProSieben channels

The ProSiebenSat.1 bouquet of channels will be added to the Magine service in Germany after the OTT service struck a deal with the German free-to-air broadcast group. The deal means that from march Magine will carry the SAT.1, ProSieben, Kabel Eins, Sixx, Sat.1 Gold and ProSieben Maxx channels. Magine has launched a trial version of […]

UPC Cablecom launches catch-up service

Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has launched a free catch-upservice with content from 77 channels, including 30 HD services. The replay function allows UPC Cablecom subscribers to access content from channels including, exclusively in Switzerland, the HD versions of German channels ProSieben, Sat.1, Kabel Eins and 3+. The 30-hours catch-up service allows viewers […]

German channels to remake Best House, Coach Trip

A pair of German channels has commissioned daytime formats from ITV Studios. Kabel Eins has ordered a 20x33mins remake of May the Best House Win, which will be known locally as Mein Zuhause, Dein Zuhause – Wer Wohnt am Schönsten. It will air in a striped weekday slot from August 19. The 6x60mins Coach Trip […]