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Hearst Networks Germany

Hearst Networks Germany operates and markets the pay-TV channels and streaming services The HISTORY Channel and Crime + Investigation in German-speaking markets.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

Hearst Networks Germany is the German-speaking arm of Hearst Networks, a subsidiary of Hearst. It operates and markets the pay-TV channels and streaming services The HISTORY Channel and Crime + Investigation in the German-speaking region, and is represented by Hearst Networks Germany GmbH & Co. KG, based in Munich. Its programming draws largely on self-produced formats from the US media company A+E Global Media, supplemented by local content. The HISTORY Channel is available in German as a pay-TV offering via platforms including Sky, GigaTV at Vodafone and Telekom, with selected formats available through pay-TV platforms' VoD services such as WOW from Sky; The HISTORY Channel is also the streaming service of Hearst Networks Germany on YouTube, Amazon and Apple.

History

Hearst Networks Germany is the German-speaking representation of Hearst Networks, a subsidiary of Hearst. Hearst Networks owns and operates premium factual entertainment brands including The HISTORY Channel, Crime + Investigation, BLAZE and COSMO in the UK, the Nordic countries, the Benelux countries, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Germany, Italy and Spain. In the German-speaking region, Hearst Networks is represented by Hearst Networks Germany GmbH & Co. KG, based in Munich. The pay-TV channels and streaming services The HISTORY Channel and Crime + Investigation are operated and marketed by Hearst Networks. The programming of Hearst Networks consists largely of self-produced formats from the US media company A+E Global Media, an internationally leading producer in factual entertainment with exclusive series and documentary series such as "Oak Island", "The First 48" and "Kevin Costner's The West", supplemented by local content. The HISTORY Channel is operated in the German-speaking region by Hearst Networks Germany and features internationally successful documentary formats such as "Der Zweite Weltkrieg mit Tom Hanks", "The UnXplained mit William Shatner" and "Kevin Costner's The West" as well as local content. In German, the channel is available as a pay-TV offering via Sky, GigaTV at Vodafone and Telekom, among others. Selected formats are available via the VoD offerings of pay-TV platforms, e.g. WOW from Sky. The HISTORY Channel is the streaming service of Hearst Networks Germany on YouTube, Amazon and Apple and offers new documentary formats on demand monthly.

Products and positioning

Premium factual entertainment brands operated and marketed in German-speaking markets.

  • The HISTORY Channel

    Pay-TV channel and streaming service for documentaries about special people and events, operated in the German-speaking region by Hearst Networks Germany; available as a pay-TV offering via Sky, GigaTV at Vodafone and Telekom, and as a streaming service on YouTube, Amazon and Apple.

  • Crime + Investigation

    Pay-TV channel and streaming service operated and marketed by Hearst Networks.

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