RTL Germany launches free VoD portal WatchBox

News Broadband Germany 26 JUL 2017
RTL Germany launches free VoD portal WatchBox
RTL Deutschland announced the launch of a free streaming video service called Watchbox. Replacing its former Clipfish VoD portal, the new ad-supported service Watchbox offers a range of films and series to watch on-demand across apps for mobile devices and PCs, media players such as Amazon Fire, Xbox One, Apple TV and Chromecast, and smart TVs. 

RTL said the content will focus on a number of genres, including Independent, British, Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction, Thriller and Anime. At the launch, over 1,000 films and 3,000 series episodes are available, and more will be added regularly. The offer includes films such as 'Matchpoint' and 'Leaves of Grass' as well as the British series 'Utopia', Canada's 'Darknet' and the Swedish 'Real humans'. 

Watchbox also offers recommendations and over 100 curated lists of content, such as 'Hollywood stars in their first roles', 'Award-winning indie pearls' and 'Shoot-outs with weapons in the starring role'.

Categories:

Internet,  Video

Companies:

RTL Deutschland

Countries:

Germany

Tags:

Launch

Related Articles

GERMANY 6 DEC 2017

Germany's RTL group to expand range of subtitled programming in Jan

German media group RTL Deutschland will expand its offering of subtitled programmes in January. RTL Deutschland said it will broadcast on average 10 hours of programming with subtitles per day beginning 02 January 2018, including at least 4 formats during primetime. Among the programmes to be subtitled on RTL include the soap operas "Alles was zaehlt" and "Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten", reality shows like "Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!", "Games of Thrones", football games including World Cup qual

EUROPE 1 SEP 2017

RTL versnelt transformatie naar Total Video onderneming

De RTL Groep maakte ogenschijnlijk goede resultaten bekend over het tweede kwartaal. De Bertelsmann-onderneming handhaafde de outlook voor 2017, keert een dividend uit van 1,00 euro en oefent de call optie uit waardoor advertentiebedrijf SpotX een 100%-dochter wordt. Onderliggend echter heeft het wel degelijk een probleem, zoals bijna tegelijkertijd ook duidelijk werd bij andere broadcasters. ProSiebenSat.1

EUROPE 30 AUG 2017

RTL revenues up 9% in Q2 as online growth offsets TV ad market slump

RTL Group reported second-quarter revenues of EUR 1.573 billion, up 8.8 percent from a year earlier as growth at its production arm FreemantleMedia and its online business helped offset a slump in European TV advertising markets. EBITDA fell 7.4 percent to EUR 362 million, but excluding a one-time gain at M6 a year ago was up 4.0 percent on an annual basis. Net profit declined to EUR 183 million from EUR 203 million a year earlier. 

GERMANY 26 JUL 2017

RTL Duitsland start gratis VoD portal Watchbox

RTL Duitsland kondigt de lancering van een gratis streaming videodienst aan onder de naam Watchbox. Deze dienst geldt als vervanging voor de Clipfish VoD protal. De nieuwe op advertenties gebaseerde dienst biedt een reeks aan films en series die on demand via verschillende apps, mobiele devices, pc's, media players (Amazon Fire, Xbox One, Apple TV en Chromecast) en smart tv's bekeken kunnen worden.

GERMANY 1 FEB 2017

RTL Germany grows audience share to 31%

Broadcasting group RTL Germany has recorded its highest market share for January in three years. Channels within the RTL Group, including RTL, Vox, N-TV, RTL Nitro, Super RTL, RTL II and RTLplus, attracted 31.2 percent of the German audience aged 14 to 59. The group has not recorded audience figures this high since January 2014, when its market share hit 32.5 percent. Its largest competitor in the German market, ProSiebenSat.1, attracted 24.1 percent of the market in January 2017.

GERMANY 11 JAN 2017

RTL most watched private TV station in Germany

RTL had the most viewers of any German private TV station in 2016, though public stations continued to attract the largest market shares, new figures from the VPRT show. According to figures released by the German telecommunications association VPRT, RTL was the most popular private station among German viewers on an average day in 2015-2016, attracting 9.7 percent of the market. However, public stations pulled in the greatest share of viewers, with ZDF securing a market share of 13 percent.

GERMANY 30 JUN 2016

Clipfish launches free app for Apple TV

The RTL group video portal Clipfish has launched a free app to watch its video content, including RTL TV programmes, more than 1,000 films, 2,700 episodes of anime and TV series as well as 100,000 music videos, on Apple TV. The app is available for the fourth generation of Apple TV. 

GERMANY 18 MAY 2015

Clipfish extends cooperation with BBC Worldwide

The RTL group video portal Clipfish extended its cooperation with BBC Worldwide for TV programmes on a long-term basis. Clipfish offers now 100 hours of content including mystery, comedy and crime series. All content, some of which is available in German and some in both German and the English original version, can be accessed online and via Clipfish apps free of charge and with no subscription necessary. The content is also available for owners of smart TVs, PC/laptops, tablets and smartphones. 

GERMANY 5 FEB 2015

RTL launches new smart TV channel Clipfish Filme

Media Group RTL Deutschland has launched the new smart TV channel Clipfish Filme for internet-ready TV sets, including more than 800 feature films. The video portal Clipfish has offered free films for two years, which are also available via its free app. Customers can access RTL's smart TV services via the 'Red Button'. A pause function allows users to interrupt and continue the streaming. The channel also offers editorial contents, such as film tips, trailers and interviews. Clipfish Filme is the eleventh

GERMANY 21 AUG 2013

RTL adds comedy Smart TV channel to Clipfish portal

Media group RTL Germany has launched the new Clipfish Comedy free TV channel for internet-enabled TVs via HbbTV. The channel gives comedy fans access to around 30 comedy formats in video clips. With the launch of Clipfish Comedy, users of online video portal Clipfish can also access the RTL digitaltext, VOX digitaltext and N-tv digitaltext services.

Just In

19 DEC 16:42

SLT-Mobitel launches 5G network in Sri Lanka

19 DEC 16:19

Dialog Axiata launches 5G network, connects 1.5 million subscribers

19 DEC 15:56

UK govt to ban AI-enabled nudification apps to protect women, girls

19 DEC 15:42

3 UK launches last-minute Christmas sale

Commentary

13:56

Video market set for slower growth ahead

11:38

Netflix buys Warner Bros to deepen content catalogue

11:11

KPN's mixed performance in Q3 raises questions for strategy day

15:26

Stock markets breaking records but what happened to Odido's IPO plans?

Background

01:04

The week in telecom: Wi-Fi bolt-ons take off to boost broadband growth, video market works on consolidation

01:39

The week in telecom: Netflix wins bidding for Warner Bros, Apple poaches new execs, Samsung debuts trifold

13:51

Proximus vs. Telenet: Proximus performs better in Q3 while Telenet uses up cash

14:16

Proximus Domestic still struggling with low margins

Complete profile

Before downloading the whitepaper, we would like to ask you to complete your profile with company and position. After confirming you will receive the white paper.