Rammstein drummer Christoph ‘Doom’ Schneider says there were two spies in his early East German band

coronavirus can be prevented at large indoor concerts.Researchers in eastern Germany will get the legion of volunteers to attend a concert by singer-songwriter Tim Bendzko at Leipzig’s Concert Hall on August 22.As The Guardian reports, participants aged between 18 and 50 will be asked to wear a matchstick-sized “contract tracer” device on chains around their necks.

Germany ("Rebel Town"), among other topics. The band lends a sweeping grandeur to most of the tracks with horns and strings punching up already-rowdy guitar riffs.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorIMDb TV, Amazon’s free, ad-supported streaming service, has swooped for U.S. rights to Eleventh Hour Films and Sony Pictures Television’s young-adult espionage series Alex Rider.The adaptation of Anthony Horowitz’s bestselling teen spy novels has also been picked up as an Amazon Prime Video original in Latin America, Germany and Austria.

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coronavirus lockdown restrictions gradually easing across much of Europe, German thrash metal outfit Destruction have performed their first two shows to a socially-distanced audience.The band played to 250 fans on Friday (July 3) and to an audience of 300 the following night at the Z7 club in Pratteln, Switzerland, a venue which can usually accommodate 1,600 people.The band live-streamed a part of the show on Facebook, which you can see below, along with other pieces of fan footage.In an

Discovery has agreed to acquire German general entertainment channel Tele 5 fromGerman mini-major Leonine, controlled by private equity group KKR. Financial terms of the deal, unveiled on Friday, weren't disclosed.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorDiscovery has acquired the German free-to-air entertainment channel Tele5 from Leonine for an undisclosed fee.The deal also includes a “long-term” content agreement, which gives Discovery Germany access to Leonine’s library of fictional content.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Pablo Larrain’s Princess Diana movie Spencer, which is set to star Kristen Stewart as the former royal, was a hot seller for FilmNation out of the Cannes virtual market.The New York-based firm all but sold out on the project, closing deals for the UK, France, Italy and Benelux (STX Entertainment), Germany and Switzerland (DCM), Australia/NZ (Roadshow), Latin America, Spain and Portugal (Sun), South Korea (Green Narae) and Japan (Tohokushina).Buyers

German TV giant ProSiebenSat.1 and James Baker, the CEO of its Red Arrow Studios production and distribution unit, will not renew his contract that runs until the end of 2020, the company said on Wednesday. "After 10 years with the business James has decided to leave Red Arrow Studios," it said.

summer holidays abroad after ministers announced the 14-day self-isolation rule will be scrapped for a few hot spots. Originally, those travelling abroad would have to return to the UK and go into quarantine for two weeks.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Germany is widely regarded as a country that has dealt with the coronavirus crisis well. A six-week lockdown and a sophisticated track and trace system have kept the nation’s excess death rate among the lowest in Europe, while Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ratings have surged during the pandemic.German producers have faced the same issues as counterparts in the UK and the U.S.

Like Bavaria's heraldic lions from which it takes its name, Leonine got off to a roaring start. The would-be German mini-major, launched last year with a nine-figure war chest from its owners, New York investment firm KKR, quickly grew from cub to king of the jungle with a series of choice acquisitions, including film and TV powerhouse Tele München Group, indie film distributor Universum, Dark producer Wiedemann & Berg and local small-screen production outfit i&u TV.