The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed BSkyB in talks to buy Sky Deutschland stake British pay-TV group BSkyB is in talks to buy 21st Century Fox's interests in Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia to create a pan-European television giant, it said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140512/tv-group-bskyb-in-talks-to-buy-sky-deutschland-stake Mon, 12 May 2014 12:17:00 +0200 tv-group-bskyb-in-talks-to-buy-sky-deutschland-stake German broadcaster can't air Wimbledon final Germany may have one of its own in the Wimbledon women's final, but fans who do not pay for Sky Sports will not be watching the match. The country's state broadcaster ARD has been denied the right to air it. https://www.thelocal.de/20130705/50703 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 11:49:00 +0200 50703 Murdoch owns majority of German Sky Australian-American media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has secured a majority stake in Sky Deutschland, the paid-for television broadcaster which has the rights to the Bundesliga's top-flight German football matches. https://www.thelocal.de/20130114/47325 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:54:00 +0100 47325 Sky angers pubs with undercover TV stings The pay-TV broadcaster Sky is sending undercover investigators out to pubs to catch landlords who are showing popular broadcasts such as Bundesliga football games, according to a media report. https://www.thelocal.de/20110606/35485 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:47:00 +0200 35485 Sky needs years to become 'sustainable' The head of Sky Deutschland, Brian Sullivan, said on Monday the beleaguered German pay-TV station would need another two to three years to become “a company with sustainable future.” https://www.thelocal.de/20100906/29641 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:47:00 +0200 29641