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Banijay Media Germany is broadening its digital footprint with the launch of ShowdownTV, a new streaming platform dedicated to sports, live events and entertainment content, as part of its evolving direct-to-consumer strategy. The company, which already operates Germany’s largest comedy and light entertainment network myspass.de, is leveraging its experience in building large-scale digital audiences — with more than 20 million subscribers and up to 250 million monthly views — to scale its latest platform offering.

ShowdownTV officially launched with the live broadcast of martial arts event Ringlife Combat series 7, produced by Banijay Germany’s Mülheim TV studios. The platform will aggregate a mix of live and on-demand programming, spanning sports, competition-led formats and entertainment, including titles such as Nightfever, TV total Promi Wrestling, Das große Promi-Boxen and The Ultimate Hype.
Following the debut live event, the platform will continue to roll out additional live programming and content as part of an expanding slate. ShowdownTV is also backed by a strategic partnership with Innovation Media, supporting the growth of event-driven and competition formats across multiple channels.

Christian Nienaber, Managing Director of Banijay Media Germany, said: “With myspass, we already operate an established platform in the comedy and light entertainment sector. With ShowdownTV, we are now expanding our portfolio to include a dedicated platform for competition-led content, sports, and live events. Designed to harness the dynamism and immediacy of this content, the offering provides the ideal framework to maximise their performance and open up new opportunities for brand collaborations.”

The launch aligns with Banijay Entertainment’s wider push into sports and live experiences, following the creation of its Banijay Sports division and a broader focus on digital and direct-to-consumer initiatives.