ProSieben and Sat.1 suddenly shut down TV stations
Created: 12/21/2022, 4:50 am
By: Nadja Austel
Without warning, Joyn Primetime stopped broadcasting.
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Discontinued with immediate effect: The free TV channel Joyn Primetime of the media group ProSiebenSat.1 is no longer available.
Unterföhring – On the evening before the sudden end, there were indications of a technical fault on ProSiebenSat.1's free TV station, as reported by
TV feature film
.
Then, without warning, Joyn Primetime stopped broadcasting on December 2nd.
On the free channel, various US series in particular that were not broadcast in the linear program have been broadcast daily from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. – i.e. during prime time.
The abrupt end of Joyn Primetime came as a surprise to the audience and also to the media world, because ProSiebenSat.1's TV station had actually planned further start dates for December.
According to information from TV-Spielfilm
, a new season of the series "Nancy Drew" should
have started on December 17th .
The German premiere of the “Proven Innocent” series was therefore also planned for December.
This is reported by hna.de.
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Among other things, Joyn Primetime had well-known US series on offer, such as “Homeland” or “Walking Dead”.
A spokeswoman for Joyn Germany is said to
have explained the discontinuation of the free TV broadcaster "Joyn Primetime inkl. Mediathek" with "licensing reasons" at the request of
TV wish list .
This message was displayed on the previous slot of the ProSiebenSat.1 channel:
Dear primetime friends, unfortunately we have to inform you that we will stop broadcasting with immediate effect. We would like to thank you for your loyalty to our station over the past three years. Your primetime team
Source: TV feature film, Chip.de
Program adjustments are not unusual for streaming providers.
Films and series are regularly removed from the program and new content is added.
Often, licenses for an offer are only available for a limited time or the demand is lower than expected.
This is perhaps also the case with the broadcaster Joyn Primetime, which ProSiebenSat.1 no longer broadcasts.
The broadcaster's media library can no longer be called up either.
ProSiebenSat.1 discontinues free TV stations: FAST channels could be in the future
But these are not the only innovations that could be pending at ProSiebenSat.1.
As the German online platform
DE24LIVE.de
exclusively reports, the media holding company of the Berlusconi family surprisingly registered its takeover of power at the ProSiebenSat.1 Group with various competition authorities this week.
The German competition authority has not yet commented on the matter.
According to TV-Spielfilm, it is also suspected that the ProSiebenSat.1 Group could in future rely on so-called FAST channels - "Free ad-supported streaming television" - i.e. linear channels financed by advertising, which are mostly monothematic and around the clock send.
In fact, according to the media
magazine DWDL
, Joyn is already offering the first FAST channels via the iOS app.
Series like “K11” or “Steel Buddies” would be broadcast continuously there.
ProSiebenSat.1: Germans love TV evenings
Watching films and series is a popular hobby among Germans.
To ensure that the cozy film evening becomes a real highlight, you can follow a few tips about film selection and the like.
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