Streaming services win at the German Television Prize

2023-09-29 04:30:56

Media gala in Cologne

Streaming services win at the German Television Prize

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Jella Haase won best actress for her role as “Kleo” – a Netflix production

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Netflix, Amazon Prime, Joyn: Streaming services are the big winners at the German Television Awards. Best actress and best actor were actors in on-demand series. But linear television defends itself in one area.

Streaming services won in important categories at the German Television Awards this year. The Netflix series “Kleo” about a GDR contract killer won two awards – once as “best drama series” and with leading actress Jella Haase also the award for “best actress”.

“Best Actor” went to Philip Froissant, who played the emperor, Sisi’s husband, in the Netflix series “The Empress” about Elisabeth of Austria. “King of Stonks”, also Netflix, impressed the jury in the “Best Comedy Series” category. “Best documentary series” went to Joko Winterscheidt’s “The World’s Most Dangerous Show” (Amazon Prime Video).

The German Television Prize was awarded on Thursday evening in Cologne. Regarding the statistics, the distributors said: Seven awards went to ZDF, six to Netflix, five to RTL Deutschland and four each to ARD and ProSiebenSat.1. Two prizes also went to Prime Video productions and one each to Sky and Joyn.

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ZDF’s World Cup coverage was “best sports broadcast” because it did not leave out political aspects of the tournament in Qatar. For the jury, the “Best Documentary/Reportage” was the Pro Sieben production “Abandoned and Forgotten? Afghanistan in the grip of the Taliban” by Thilo Mischke.

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“The Mayor” (ZDF) with Anna Schudt as a volunteer local politician who is committed to helping refugees was “Best TV Film”. The musicians and presenters Bill and Tom Kaulitz won in the “best entertainment show” category. The members of the band Tokio Hotel prevailed with their show “That’s my Jam with Bill and Tom Kaulitz” (RTL+) against “Who steals my show?” (ProSieben) and “The Giovanni Zarella Show” (ZDF).

Tom and Bill Kaulitz live in Los Angeles and have a show on RTL+

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The gala took place in the Cologne district of Ossendorf, which is best known for a waste recycling plant, a furniture store and a high-security prison.

Comedian Luke Mockridge took the opportunity to make a comeback in the media public: “It’s always nice to see the industry and come back into the arms of this very loving media bubble after a two-year break.” The 34-year-old came alongside his colleague Oliver Pocher (45), who appeared as a single at an awards gala for the first time after separating from his wife Amira.

The television award was invented 25 years ago and was first awarded in 1999. The most famous moment was probably in 2008, when the literary critic Marcel Reich-Ranicki (1920-2013) rejected the trophy intended for him with the words: “I will not accept this prize! I didn’t know what was waiting for me here.”