Deutsche Telekom is continuing its push for exclusive German scripted content with the acquisition of an award-winning local comedy series.

Germany’s Dreamtool Entertainment is producing a TV adaptation of a recently published World War II novel by the late Siegfried Lenz.

German broadcaster ARD Degeto has appointed a new head of its editorial and programme management department to succeed Sascha Schwingel, who is leaving this summer to become MD of RTL channel Vox.

New York-based investment firm KKR has acquired one of Germany’s leading film and TV production companies.

One of the creators and showrunners of German spy drama Deutschland 83 has set up her own production company.

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Studio Hamburg production subsidiary Riverside Entertainment has tapped a former Bavaria Entertainment producer to oversee format development at its new office in Cologne.

French broadcaster TMC has picked up one of Germany’s most popular food and cooking formats.

While German television continues to focus on ever popular historical drama, it’s also increasingly embracing the supernatural, with two new series projects in the works that showcase familiar genre elements with a new twist.

German prodco UFA is launching a TV series school for potential in-house writers, as competition in the country’s TV industry heats up and demand for writing talent soars.