German Media Giant Bertelsmann Boosts Profit Despite COVID-19

BERLIN -- German-Australian author Walter Kaufmann, who survived the Nazi persecution of Jews and later played a prominent role in the literary scene of Communist East Germany, has died at the age of 97.Kaufmann's death was confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday by Dirk Szuszies, a Berlin filmmaker who made a documentary about the author's life.Born Jizchak Schmeidler to a young Polish Jew in Berlin in 1924, he was adopted at the age of three by a wealthy family — the Kaufmanns — from

Prince Philip will have his body laid to rest within the private chapel in Windsor Castle on Saturday 17 April, following his passing at the age of 99. Recently, the details of Prince Philip’s funeral were confirmed and now the guest list for the ceremony has been revealed.

Prince Philip will have his body laid to rest within the private chapel in Windsor Castle on Saturday 17 April, following his passing at the age of 99. Recently, the details of Prince Philip’s funeral were confirmed and now the guest list for the ceremony has been revealed.

ITV Studios is boosting its investment in German TV, launching a new label for high-end scripted television with Moritz Polter, the producer of such hit German-language series as Sky's Das Boot and the Netflix/ORF production Freud. A former executive at Bavaria Fiction and StudioCanal-owned Tandem Productions, Polter will set up the new German fiction division under the auspices of ITV Studios.

Greenock, said: “I was a regular blood donor so I followed the link and ­registered.”While he was not a match for the man in the appeal, in November ­JohnPaul got a call from the charity DKMS, which runs registers for stem cell and bone marrow donors, saying he was a potential match for someone else.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every day.We also send

The German government of Chancellor Angela Merkel has extended and tightened COVID-19 lockdown measures in the country until at least April 18. The new lockdown regulations will see all shops and indoor activity shut down as of Monday, March 29.

Claudia Schiffer gave fans a very rare glimpse into life at home recently when she shared a stunning selfie soaking up the sun in her incredible backyard. The German supermodel, 50, wowed fans with her age-defying good looks - and her stunning garden - as she got wistful over the weather. MORE: Claudia Schiffer reveals she never thought she would make it as a model She wrote: "Sunny days in LA… when is the sun coming to England?"  WATCH: 10 of the most dazzling celebrity engagement ringsClaudia

Gallery: Yippee-Ki-Yay! Bruce Willis' top 10 films (BANG Showbiz)Syrreal CEO Christian Alvart will also direct the show, as well as produce alongside Sigi Kamml and Timm Oberwelland, while David himself will serve as executive producer. CBS have signed a first-look production deal with German production company Syrreal Entertainment, with 'Ze Entertainment' to be the first project under the partnership.

David Hasselhoff is going meta in Ze Network, a new German TV series in which he will star as Hollywood actor David Hasselhoff. The plot of the dark comedy sees the Hoff cast in a theater play in Germany only to be caught up in an international conspiracy of former Cold War assassins.

Amazon Prime Video has snapped up the rights to German coming of age series We Children From Bahnhof Zoo for the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, and Benelux.

CBS Studios and German producer Syrreal Entertainment are teaming to create a series for RTL streamer TV Now in which David Hasselhoff will star as himself in a fictional international conspiracy story.