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ProSiebenSat.1
Maxdome CEO to exit
German VOD service Maxdome is saying goodbye to its CEO for the second time in…
ProSiebenSat.1 issues drama copro call
Germany broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has issued an open call to the international market as it launches…
TV features heavily in top media firms list
Media agency ZenithOptimedia has ranked the world’s top media owners, with Disney, Comcast, Fox and…
ProSiebenSat.1 builds on production growth
The strong performance of the German advertising market, digital activities and production all contributed to…
ProSiebenSat.1 grows Warner pact
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has extended its licensing agreement with US studio Warner Bros. The deal…
ProSieben wins NBCU deal
ProSiebenSat.1 has struck its biggest ever programming deal with NBCUniversal, winning some of the Hollywood…
Post-Discovery, Henrik Ravn returns to ProSieben
Henrik Ravn has been appointed COO and chief commercial officer of the German-speaking broadcast operations…
ProSieben shuffle hands MacKenzie Maxdome job
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has instigated a high-level restructure of its digital division, handing former Sky…
ProSiebenSat.1 strikes Fox and CBS deals
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has renewed a volume deal with Fox and an agreement…
Canada courts Keshet’s Girlfri3nds
Canadian specialty channel VRAK has ordered a local version of Keshet International’s reality dating formay…
ProSiebenSat.1 buys TF1 crime drama
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has bought TF1’s psychological crime drama Profilage (Profiling). The deal with TF1…
European deals for TCB
TCB Media Rights has shopped a raft of programming to broadcasters in France, Germany and…
Smeenge in at Zodiak as SBS lands Lubbers
Jan Hendrik Smeenge has been promoted to Zodiak Nederland CEO following the exit of Peter…
ProSieben shakes up copro strategy with Gal-Raday hire
German free-to-air broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has appointed Reshet exec and the cofounder of Israeli producer…
NCIS: New Orleans, Extant set for ProSiebenSat.1
Germany-based broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has extended its output deal with CBS Studios International, an agreement that…
Top European broadcasters back digital pitching comp
A host of Europe’s top broadcasters are backing a new pitching competition for digital entrepreneurs…
SBS names Sanoma exec as CEO
Dutch broadcaster SBS Broadcasting has appointed Peter de Mönnink as its new CEO, as part…
WDR poaches ProSiebenSat.1 exec
German regional pubcaster WDR has poached kids TV specialist Stefanie Fischer from ProSiebenSat.1 as part…
ProSiebenSat.1 MCN expands with US push
ProSiebenSat.1’s German MCN Studio71 is expanding its west Hollywood-based online channel group The Mansion by…
Netflix bags Patterson’s Zoo
Novelist James Patterson’s first network TV series, Zoo, has been sold to Netflix, while another…
MTG Africa unwraps Armoza’s Package
The African arm of Modern Times Group has licensed Armoza Formats’ factual entertainment series The…
NATPE adds raft of execs to Euro copro summit
NATPE has added several high-level production executives to the line-up for its inaugural coproduction summit,…
ProSiebenSat.1 buys into Talenthouse
ProSiebenSat.1 is expanding its digital capabilities by buying into LA-based online artist networking platform Talenthouse….
ProSiebenSat.1 buys stake in US multichannel operator
Germany’s ProSieben.1 Group has acquired a 20% stake in US-based multichannel network Collective Digital Studios….
ProSieben reports results, strikes Deutsche Telekom VOD deal
ProSiebenSat.1 has set itself an ambitious new target of realising additional revenues of €1 billion…
Magine completes German clean sweep with ProSieben channels
The ProSiebenSat.1 bouquet of channels will be added to the Magine service in Germany after…
Investment firms confirm ProSiebenSat.1 exit
Private equity firms KKR and Permira are offloading their remaining shares in German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1….
Popp’s Producers at Work exits Red Arrow
Christian Popp is taking full control of Producers at Work, the German-based production company that…
Escape Artist finds path to SBS schedule
Australian pubcaster SBS has acquired UK crime drama The Escape Artist from distributor Red Arrow…
ProSiebenSat.1 remakes Danish wedding format
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has secured remake rights to Danish wedding reality format Married at First…