27-561: Die Harald Schmidt Show ("The Harald Schmidt Show") was a German late-night talk show hosted on Sky Deutschland by comedian Harald Schmidt . The show first aired from 5 December 1995 to 23 December 2003 on Sat.1 . Schmidt then moved his show to Das Erste as Harald Schmidt and Schmidt & Pocher , but he returned to Sat.1 on 13 September 2011. After cancellation on Sat.1, the show continued on Sky Deutschland in September 2012. Schmidt retired from television in 2014. The house band
54-412: A 14.6% of Premiere. News Corporation increased its shares of Premiere in the following months. On 4 July 2009, Premiere was rebranded, becoming Sky Deutschland. In conjunction with the relaunch, many channels disappeared from the platform, switched packages or were renamed. Several new channels were also added. The rebrand marked the return of News Corporation's Sky brand to Germany since the encryption of
81-406: A musical guest. Schmidt was criticized for multiple usage of Polish jokes in his show. In his interview, Schmidt stated that he was surprised with the reaction. He mentioned that nobody makes much fuss about jokes involving Japanese or Germans. However, when he became aware of the reception, he stopped using these kinds of jokes. Sky Deutschland Sky Deutschland GmbH , branded as Sky ,
108-419: A period of time they used to broadcast TNA wrestling on their premiere sports channels. They broadcast episodes and live pay per views. At that time it was the only European cable television company to broadcast live TNA pay per views. It was also the only cable television company to broadcast both WWE and TNA entire programming in the same years, on the same channels. In January 2008, News Corporation bought
135-461: A week every Tuesday and Wednesday at 11:15 pm. Sat.1 canceled the show after one season due to low viewer levels. Since 4 September 2012 new episodes are shown on Sky Hits HD and Sky Atlantic HD, two channels of the German Pay-TV network Sky Deutschland . The format of the show is similar to American late night talk shows, with a monologue in the beginning, followed by comedy skits, interviews, and
162-452: A wholly owned subsidiary of Sky Deutschland. In September 2017, Sky Deutschland extended its multi-year satellite capacity deal with satellite operator SES for seven transponders at the 19.2°E orbital position , confirming its long-term commitment to satellite delivery of services. In June 2022, Sky Ticket's name was changed to "WOW". The channels that make up the Sky package broadcast from
189-463: Is a German media company that operates a direct broadcast satellite Pay TV platform in Germany , Austria and Switzerland (through Sky Switzerland ). It provides a collection of basic and premium digital subscription television channels of different categories via satellite and cable television . It was launched in 1991 as Premiere . The channel originally started as a single analogue channel on
216-664: Is led by Helmut Zerlett The first incarnation of the show aired from 5 December 1995 in the Tuesday-Saturday 11:15 pm time slot. The shows from Tuesday to Friday were live on tape, and the Saturday shows were live. Over time, the Saturday shows were phased out. From 30 June 2003 until the end of its first run on 23 December 2003, it also aired Monday shows. Schmidt then moved to Das Erste with his band leader Helmut Zerlett, but without his sidekick Manuel Andrack. Schmidt moved back to Sat.1 beginning from 13 September 2011, hosting two shows
243-569: Is organised as a partnership and is owned by most of its senior management. The group operates under the supervision of the executive board, which comprises Kurt Björklund ( Managing Partner ), three other partners and four non-executive directors. Permira advises buyouts, growth funds, equity funds, and credit funds that operate independently of the holding company. The funds are backed by institutional investors , including banks, insurance companies , pension funds , asset managers and high net worth individuals . Permira targets companies around
270-565: Is part of a major transponder reorganisation by Sky Deutschland on 29 November on the Astra satellite. VideoGuard is used as conditional access system. In mid 2013, the company considered using bone conduction via train windows to broadcast ads to train riders. Permira Permira is a British global investment firm specialised in buyouts, growth funds, equity funds, and credit funds. Founded in 1985 as part of Schroders , it became independent in 1996. Operating as Permira since 2001,
297-754: The Astra 19.2°E satellite position, using the Astra 1H , Astra 1L , and Astra 1M satellites. All channels are available in SD and separate HD channels. Sky´s channels are uplinked by Sky Italia . Between 2004 and 2016, they were uplinked by SES Platform Services (later MX1 , now part of SES Video ); SES Video (formerly MX1) provide backup transmission services. On 29 November 2018, 14 SD feeds were closed on Astra 19.2 satellite: Disney Junior, Beate-Uhse.TV, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, 13th Street, Fox, TNT Series, Syfy, NatGeo Wild, Spiegel Geschichte, Sky 1, TNT Film, Disney Cinemagic and Sky Atlantic. The SD switch-off
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#1732906339512324-514: The Astra 1A satellite, entirely without any commercials, showing films dubbed into German, as well as in original audio, live football matches from the German Bundesliga and Austrian Bundesliga (and at one time the UEFA Cup ), and documentaries , concerts and TV series . After the coming of the digital age , the service has since consisted of many channels with many new ones added over
351-582: The 57.4% stake was formally announced on 25 July 2014. BSkyB also made a required takeover offer to Sky Deutschland's minority shareholders. This resulted in BSkyB acquiring 89.71% of Sky Deutschland's share capital in total. The acquisitions were completed on 13 November. British Sky Broadcasting Group plc changed its name to Sky plc on 21 November 2014. On 27 November 2014 Sky plc increased its shareholding in Sky Deutschland to 90.04%, and by 2015 had bought out
378-764: The British motoring association the AA , and in July 2007 merged the AA with Saga under Acromas Holdings . In 2006, CVC and Permira were accused by Labour MP Gwyn Prosser in the House of Commons of "greed" and "blatant asset stripping " of the AA "to borrow £500m on the basis of the AA's assets in order to pay themselves a dividend." The AA responded that they were "happy to have a reasoned conversation with Mr Prosser." In 2021, Permira successfully closed its second multi-billion growth opportunities fund at its $ 4bn hard cap. Most recently in 2023,
405-510: The Sky Channel (now Sky One ) in 1993, apart from the availability of Sky News . Sky also sells it services to pubs, restaurants, hotels and other establishments. The services are marketed by Sky Business . Following News Corporation's split on 28 June 2013 to create two separate companies, 21st Century Fox (the rebranded News Corporation), and the spin-off company New News Corp , the 54.5% stake held by News Corporation in Sky Deutschland
432-555: The UK. Nicholas Ferguson was appointed Chairman . In many European countries like Germany and Spain, the Schroders fund was the very first private equity fund to be launched. In 1996, Schroder Ventures staff from the UK, Germany, France, and Italy formed an independent company called Schroder Ventures Europe. It was renamed Permira in 2001 to reflect its separation from J. Henry Schroder Wagg. The Permira brand had been introduced earlier with
459-450: The analogue channel and two showing the same content at different times. In the following years Bertelsmann and Canal+ sold their ownership of Premiere to Kirch Group leaving it as the only owner of the service. Premiere and DF1 merged to form Premiere World on 1 October 1999. Many of the channels offered on DF1 were carried over to Premiere World, others were rebranded or closed. In 2002, the service became known as simply Premiere. Many of
486-580: The analogue premium channel Premiere . It was owned by Kirch Group , Bertelsmann , and Canal+ , and started broadcasting in 1991, having an encryption method similar to that used by Canal+ in France, Spain and Poland and needing a similar decoder. In 1996, Kirch Media launched a digital satellite platform called DF1, which offered several different channels, including premium movie and sports channels and basically, thematic channels. Premiere started broadcasting three digital channels in 1997, one channel mirroring
513-539: The channels were rebranded and the package structure was overhauled at the same time. At the same time, Kirch Group filed for bankruptcy, due to Pay TV services in Germany failing to gain much traction, and terrestrial television in Germany having already become very robust in a shorter period of time when compared with other European regions, leaving Premiere as a pretty notorious flop. In 2003, investment group Permira stepped in and took control of Premiere and managed to turn
540-501: The company became one of the largest buyout specialists. As of 2024 , Permira advises funds with total committed capital of €80 billion, which have invested in more than 300 companies worldwide. The company employs over 470 people in 15 offices across Europe, North America and Asia. In the 1980s, J. Henry Schroder Wagg, a multinational asset management company, developed a concept for private equity funds to finance management buyouts . It operated as Schroder Ventures, headquartered in
567-571: The firm closed its eighth flagship buyout fund, Permira VIII, with total capital commitments of €16.7 billion. Permira owns businesses in several countries worldwide. Permira Holdings Limited, which has its registered office in St Peter Port , Guernsey, is the holding company for the group. Operations are managed from the headquarters in London ; it also has offices in major business and financial centres, including Frankfurt , for example. Permira
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#1732906339512594-735: The launch of the Permira Europe I and Permira Europe II investment funds. During the 1990s and 2000s, Permira became the largest private equity firm in the UK and Europe. The firm invested in companies such as Cognis and Premiere . These acquisitions attracted widespread public attention. In 2002, Permira opened its first US office in New York City . The firm also established a presence in Asia with its offices in Tokyo (2005–2022) and Hong Kong (2008). In 2004, CVC and Permira bought from Centrica
621-810: The remaining shareholders, de-listing the company from the Frankfurt stock exchange. On 17 November 2016, Sky Deutschland and WWE signed a multiyear agreement to distribute WWE's premier pay-per-view events and broadcast Raw and SmackDown live on Sky Sports starting in April 2017. In May 2017, Sky Deutschland acquired Homedia, operator of the Swiss over-the-top streaming company Hollystar. Sky subsequently launched Sky Sport as an OTT service in Switzerland, followed by an OTT entertainment service known as Sky Show in 2018. Services in Switzerland are handled by Sky Switzerland ,
648-476: The service profitable in the following years. In 2005 it launched an initial public offering for €1.2 billion. Exclusivity was for a long time a major selling point for Premiere, and most of its channels were only available through the Premiere platform. This changed in September 2007, when Premiere launched Premiere Star, a new satellite package made up of channels that were not exclusive to Premiere. The new package
675-466: The years. On 4 July 2009, the service and its channels were rebranded as "Sky". Sky Deutschland is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast -owned Sky . The programming service itself is provided by its subsidiary Sky Deutschland Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG (formerly Premiere Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG). It topped 3,000,000 subscribers by the end of 2011. As of Q2 2014, Sky Deutschland has more than 4 million subscribers. The German Sky has its origin in
702-412: Was called Sky Welt/Extra. The package included TNT Serie , TNT Film, Sat.1 emotions, Kabel eins Classics, AXN , Kinowelt.TV, RTL Living, RTL Crime , FOX , Syfy Universal , Animax , Disney Junior , Disney XD , Boomerang , Cartoon Network , ESPN America , Eurosport HD , Eurosport 2 , National Geographic Channel , Discovery Channel , MTV Germany , MTV Live HD and Nicktoons . Since 2007 for
729-528: Was retained by the rebranded 21st Century Fox. Following media speculation, on 12 May 2014 Sky Deutschland's sister company, BSkyB , confirmed that it was in talks with its largest shareholder, 21st Century Fox, about acquiring Fox's 57.4% stake in Sky Deutschland and its 100% stake in Sky Italia . The enlarged company would be likely to be called "Sky Europe" and it will consolidate 21st Century Fox's European digital TV assets into one company. The acquisition of
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