Max Conze Exits German Broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, Company Makes Strategic Shift

Dieter Laser, a veteran German actor best known to international audiences for playing the evil Dr. Heiter in cult horror film The Human Centipede, has died.

A German court on Tuesday proposed ending a criminal trial resulting from a fatal mass panic at the 2010 Love Parade techno music festival, citing questions over when the proceedings could resume in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus or not, the German film industry has determined that the show must go on. Germany will still hand out its equivalent of the Oscars, the German Film Awards, in a live ceremony in Berlin on April 24, despite the country being on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

European fans of spandex, spangles and pop kitsch will not be denied.

Look if you've noticed you're enjoying one too many wines amid social distancing and the coronavirusa lockdown - don't feel too bad about it.

Germany's cinema associations have set up an emergency fund to help theaters hit by the coronavirus shutdown, and the film that was number one in the German charts when the epidemic hit will be the first to fill the coffers.

By Nancy Tartaglione

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Unorthodox,” steaming now on Netflix.

Gabi Delgado-López, co-founder of the German electropunk group Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (or D.A.F.), has died. His bandmate Robert Görl confirmed the news on social media. He was 61.

German performing rights organization GEMA has launched an emergency relief fund worth up to $43 million for its songwriter and composer members, according to Music Business Worldwide.

ViacomCBS Networks International and Sky have teamed for a multi-year deal to make Nick Jr. and NickToons content available in German-speaking markets.

As the coronavirus crisis continues to devastate Germany’s entertainment industry, calls are growing ever louder for an official ban on shooting.

By Bruce Haring

The contestants of German Big Brother were finally informed about the deadly Coronavirus Pandemic in a live episode. When the 14 contestants entered the house on February 6, the disease had only made news for its effect in China. However, it has become a global issue now. According to the latest report by WHO, the Coronavirus has infected more than 184,000 people across the world. Globally, the virus has killed about 7,500 people, Al Jazeera reported. Germany has 6,000 cases and 13 deaths.

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German “Big Brother” contestants are finally going to be told about the coronavirus crisis.