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ProSiebenSat.1 extends Habets’ contract

The Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media has extended Bert Habets’ contract as Group CEO for another three years (to October 2028). ProSiebenSat.1 says it has achieved “significant successes” since Habets took office. Under his leadership, Joyn has been established as the most successful ad-supported, freely available streaming platform in the German-speaking region with 10 million […]

April 22, 2025

Streaming strategy pays off for ProSiebenSat.1

ProSiebenSat.1 Group has reported revenue growth of 2 per cent to €3.91 billion in the 2024 financial year (previous year: €3.85 billion). The German broadcaster says the revenue performance was “in line with the forecast for the year and reflects the challenging macroeconomic situation”. While revenues from the linear TV advertising business declined in 2024, […]

March 6, 2025

ProSiebenSat.1 extends SES deal

SES has announced a multi-year extension of its agreement with ProSiebenSat.1. Under the deal, ProSiebenSat.1 will continue to distribute its programmes in Germany and Austria using SES’s satellites at its prime video neighbourhood of 19.2 degrees East. Additionally, ProSiebenSat.1 will integrate content from Joyn, its streaming platform in Germany, with SES’s HD+ TV App. For […]

February 28, 2025

Mixed Q3 for ProSiebenSat.1

In the first nine months of 2024, German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group reported it generated Group revenues of €2.6 billion. This is an increase of 3 per cent reflecting higher Digital & Smart advertising revenues in the German-speaking region as well as  growth in the Commerce & Ventures segment. Organic growth – i.e. adjusted for portfolio […]

November 14, 2024

Germany: Pay-TV, SVoD revenues at €5.4bn in 2023

Revenues from pay-TV and paid VoD in Germany grew by 8.8 per cent to €5.4 billion in 2023 reports VAUNET, the umbrella organisation of audio and audiovisual media companies in the country, in its Pay TV & Paid VOD in Germany 2023/2024 study. VAUNET expects additional growth of around 5 per cent for 2024, bringing total […]

October 17, 2024

Germany: StoryZoo & Friends on Joyn   

StoryZoo & Friends is launching a new kids section on Joyn, the streaming platform of ProSiebenSat.1 Media. StoryZoo & Friends offers a blend of fun and learninge content for children aged 3+ and is designed to captivate young minds with interactive stories, songs and activities.  The kids can join the adventures of their favourite StoryZoo […]

September 10, 2024

ProSiebenSat.1 revenue up 5%

ProSiebenSat.1 Group continued its 2024 growth in the second quarter. Group revenue at the German broadcaster increased by 5 per cent to €907 million. In the first half of the year, the company recorded revenues of €1.7 billion – also an increase of 5 per cent compared to the same period in 2023. The Group […]

August 8, 2024

Little Dot Studios Germany partners with Studio71

Content studio and digital media network, Little Dot Studios, has announced that its German office has signed a partnership with Studio71, the digital media and entertainment company of ProSiebenSat.1, to launch two channel brands on the free streaming service Joyn. Effective immediately, selected content from Little Dot Studios’ Real Stories Germany and Real Crime Germany channels, will […]

August 6, 2024

ProSiebenSat.1 Q1 revenue up 6%

ProSiebenSat.1 reports that it has continued positive trends in Q1 and has confirmed its full-year outlook. The German broadcasting group had a strong start to the year; while Group revenues increased by 6 per cent to €867 million in the first quarter of 2024, adjusted EBITDA grew by 35 per cent to €72 million despite […]

May 14, 2024

ProSiebenSat.1 split rejected

The results of the Annual General Meeting of ProSiebenSat.1 Media on April 30th show that the free-float shareholders have supported all proposals of the Management. This leads to the decision that the motion by MFE-MediaForEurope (MFE) according to which ProSiebenSat.1 should have examined and prepared the separation of the Commerce & Ventures and Dating & […]

May 1, 2024