{"id":12613,"date":"2026-07-21T14:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12613"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:00:15","slug":"zdf-prosieben-strike-major-streaming-pact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12613","title":{"rendered":"ZDF &#038; ProSieben Strike Major Streaming Pact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/zdf\/\" id=\"auto-tag_zdf\" data-tag=\"zdf\">ZDF<\/a> and ProSiebenSat.1 are the latest traditional European rivals to team on a streaming deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe pact will see ZDF\u2019s on-demand content integrated into ProSieben\u2019s streaming service, Joyn, from the fourth quarter of this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThis will allow Joyn users to access ZDF news, docs, culture, factual and entertainment programs for free without adverts. ZDF\u2019s on streaming portal will remain \u201cthe central digital home of its public broadcasting content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEuropean players are increasingly looking to pool resources to combat the threat of global tech players, with recent examples seeing Channel 4 in talks with the BBC in the UK. ZDF and ProSieben noted their deal had been struck in an \u201cincreasingly international platform landscape\u201d and that they were \u201cdeliberately focusing on a partnership that strengthens access to journalistic and cultural content \u2018Made in Germany.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tGlobal streamers have also been striking deals with Euro broadcasters, with France\u2019s TF1 recently rolling out its streaming and channel suite on Netflix, France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions launching channels on Prime Video and Disney+ striking content sharing deals with ITV, RTVE, M6 and ZDF in the past year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cOur mission is to reach as many people as possible with our high-quality content,\u201d said Florian Kumb, Director Audience at ZDF. \u201cBy making ZDF streaming content available on Joyn in the future, we\u2019re strengthening the visibility of public broadcasting journalism in the digital space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tNicole Agudo Berbel, Chief Distribution &amp; Partnerships Officer at ProSiebenSat.1: \u201cThis partnership demonstrates how public and private media can work together to find innovative responses to digital competition. 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