Apple iTunes Update: Programs from Germany’s Top Networks & Hit US Shows
April 2, 2008 by Daniel
Filed under Apple News, News
Apple has announced today that hit US TV shows and programming from Germany’s top networks is now available on the Apple iTunes Store in Germany. These TV networks include MTV, ABC Studios, Brainpool, ZDF Enterprises, Sat.1 and ProSieben. The Television shows cost €1.99 and €2.49 per episode in Germany, once brought the user can view them on their widescreen TV with Apple TV, iPhone, iPod, PC or Mac.
The new US TV shows include South Park, Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Lost and Germany shows include Shaolin Wuzang, Switch!, Tramitz and Friends, Stromberg, Kaya Yanar-Made In Germany and many more.
Source: Apple Press Release
BBC Have Sold Allo Allo to German TV Channel
It has been announced that the BBC has sold the WWII sitcom, Allo Allo to German TV. The show was set in Nazi occupied France and it pokes fun at the Gestapo. Gorden Kaye plays the Café Owner Renee Artois and Carmen Silvera is his wife Edith.
Along with their waitress Yvette who is played by Vicki Michelle they help the Resistance avoid getting into trouble with the Nazis. The programme will be shown on ProSiebenSat1 and will be dubbed into German.
A BBC spokeswoman has stated “Both BBC Worldwide and ProSiebenSat1 are very happy about the deal. ‘Allo ‘Allo is a high quality programme which had not been picked up in Germany until now due to the subject matter,”