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SkyShowtime Widens Hungarian Distribution Through One Hungary Broadband and TV Bundles
SkyShowtime Widens Hungarian Distribution Through One Hungary Broadband and TV Bundles SkyShowtime and One Hungary struck a distribution agreement effective 31 August that adds the Comcast-Paramount streamer to selected broadband and TV packages, available as a standalone add-on or a dedicated broadband bundle, with a 50% six-month discount running until 15 October. The deal extends SkyShowtime’s operator-led expansion across Central and Eastern Europe following earlier partnerships with Magyar Telekom and Polsat Plus.
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RTL Deutschland Launches ntv Doku as an SVoD Channel on Amazon Prime Video
RTL Deutschland Launches ntv Doku as an SVoD Channel on Amazon Prime Video RTL Deutschland launched ntv Doku, a subscription VoD channel on Amazon Prime Video bundling more than 500 hours and over 250 documentaries under its news brand, with around 100 hours of new content per year including at least 30 German premieres. Selected documentaries will premiere on the channel before their linear broadcast, extending ntv as a cross-media brand beyond RTL’s own platforms.
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ProSiebenSat.1 Hands Joyn and Digital Strategy to Former DFL Executive Silke Kuisle
ProSiebenSat.1 Hands Joyn and Digital Strategy to Former DFL Executive Silke Kuisle ProSiebenSat.1 appointed Silke Kuisle as Chief Digital Business Officer, effective immediately, with responsibility for digital strategy and the Growth & Digital Business division spanning Joyn, marketing, podcast unit Seven.One Audio and Studio 71. Kuisle arrives from the DFL, where she ran group corporate strategy, previously served as CFO of OneFootball, and once led ProSiebenSat.1’s early AVOD platform MyVideo; the post had been open since Katharina Frömsdorf’s exit over six months ago.
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AGF: Amazon’s Reacher Leads German Streaming as Linear Launch Drives Die Verräter to an RTL+ Record
AGF: Amazon’s Reacher Leads German Streaming as Linear Launch Drives Die Verräter to an RTL+ Record AGF’s latest streaming data puts Prime Video’s Reacher at the top of Germany’s cross-provider programme ranking with a weekly net reach of 1.49 million, ahead of the public broadcasters’ news brands, while RTL formats take five of the top ten slots. RTL’s event programming of Die Verräter shows the linear-streaming flywheel at work: weekly streaming reach jumped 42% to a record 0.946 million once linear broadcasts began, and Joyn’s Villa der Versuchung also set a weekly record at 0.725 million.
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Sony Turns PlayStation 5 Into a FAST Platform With More Than 100 Free Live Channels
Sony Turns PlayStation 5 Into a FAST Platform With More Than 100 Free Live Channels Sony Pictures Television launched Live TV on PS5 on 31 August, a free ad-supported streaming service offering more than 100 channels in the US — Sony genre channels alongside content from Lionsgate, Fox, NBCUniversal, Bloomberg, Spotify and A+E — with expansion to Canada and other regions planned. The launch bolsters PlayStation’s advertising business and positions the console as an entertainment hub in the battle for the TV screen against TV-maker operating systems and streaming sticks.
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HBO Max to Launch Inside Prime Video and Hulu in Japan Under Nippon TV Partnership
HBO Max to Launch Inside Prime Video and Hulu in Japan Under Nippon TV Partnership Warner Bros. Discovery will launch HBO Max as a hub within Prime Video and Hulu in Japan on 1 October, with the Standard tier included for Hulu Japan subscribers at no extra charge under a wider global partnership with Nippon Television that also explores carrying Nippon TV and Hulu Japan content on HBO Max internationally. The push comes ahead of the first season of the Harry Potter series, which debuts in December.
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Netflix Signs First Talpa Deal, Adding Over 300 SBS6 Episodes in the Netherlands
Netflix Signs First Talpa Deal, Adding Over 300 SBS6 Episodes in the Netherlands Netflix agreed its first content partnership with Talpa, licensing more than 300 episodes of established SBS6 reality and factual formats — including Chateau Meiland, Het Roer Om and Mr Frank Visser Doet Uitspraak — for the Dutch market; duration and financial terms were not disclosed. The SBS6 titles join a growing Netflix local push that includes De Eetclub, premiering 10 September, and a Dutch adaptation of Love Is Blind.
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CMA Media Launches RMC+, Uniting BFMTV, RMC Channels and Brut on One Free Platform
CMA Media Launches RMC+, Uniting BFMTV, RMC Channels and Brut on One Free Platform CMA Media launched RMC+ on 1 September, replacing RMC BFM Play with a single free streaming platform that bundles its four DTT channels — BFMTV, RMC Story, RMC Découverte and RMC Life — plus ten thematic channels, a Brut channel and nearly 10,000 hours of on-demand content, distributed on mobile, Samsung smart TVs, Molotov, Canal+ and the TV platforms of Orange, Free, SFR and Bouygues. The CMA CGM subsidiary is in the final phase of acquiring RMC Sport and still draws 93% of BFMTV and RMC advertising revenue from linear TV, against 6% from streaming.
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FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over $20 Billion in Hidden Ad-Auction Surcharges
FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over $20 Billion in Hidden Ad-Auction Surcharges The FTC and 22 state attorneys general sued Amazon on 31 August, alleging it secretly added a “soft reserve price” to its ad auctions from 2019 onward, causing advertisers to pay their full bid in about 80% of Sponsored Products auctions by 2024 and extracting more than $20 billion from over 1 million brands and sellers. Amazon called the case “misguided” and says its auction systems saved advertisers $8 billion between 2021 and 2025.
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Videoland and HBO Max Launch Bundled Subscriptions in the Netherlands
Videoland and HBO Max Launch Bundled Subscriptions in the Netherlands Videoland and HBO Max launched a joint subscription bundle for the Dutch market on 1 September, pairing the RTL/DPG Media service’s local content with Warner Bros. Discovery’s international catalogue across three tiers: €9.99 for both basic ad-supported plans (versus €12.98 separately), €17.99 for the mid tiers and €23.99 for both premium plans — a saving of up to 25%. Ad Alliance handles advertising sales for both services, and DPG Media frames the deal as the next step in Videoland’s ambition to stay at the forefront of Dutch streaming while it awaits ACM clearance for the Viaplay acquisition.
