ZDF Sparks GmbH, a company of the ZDF Studios Group, will commence operations as an AI agency in Berlin on February 1, 2024. The proven AI expert Pirita Pyykkönen-Klauck will take over the management of the company.
New partnerships between Samsung TV Plus and European broadcasters, including ZDF, ITV Studios, Viasat World, and Newen, demonstrate the growth of FAST channels in Europe.
Samsung TV Plus and ZDF Studios are expanding their existing partnership and will build 20 European FAST Channels together in the future. The start is made by the launch of two new channels in Germany.
ZDF Studios created the position of Director International Content Partnerships, and appointed Jeffrey Haverkamp to the role, with effect from May 1, 2023.