Observed Signal · Jul 29, 2026 · Partnership · Source: DWDL · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
RTL+ and Sky to Simultaneously Air 'Yeliz & Jimi'
RTL and Sky will offer the second season of the docusoap "Yeliz & Jimi - We are Family?!" simultaneously across their paid services. Season two will premiere on 22 September on Sky and Wow (streaming and linear on Sky One) and will also be available on RTL+. The first season will be on RTL+ from 1 September while it is already available on Sky and Wow. The six new episodes will be released weekly. Production is by B28 Produktion; the season was developed by Bernd Schumacher and Filiz Rose, produced by Manuel Menges, with Olga Weyrich as head writer/director and Alexander Friedrich as Sky's executive producer. The move continues a content-exchange strategy between RTL and Sky that blurs distribution boundaries between the two services.
A notable content-sharing decision between major German broadcasters/streamers that affects platform differentiation and subscriber value for CTV/streaming services, but it is not industry-shifting on a global scale.
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- RTL announced the second season of the docusoap "Yeliz & Jimi - We are Family?!" will be offered simultaneously on RTL+ and on Sky/Wow.
- Season 2 will premiere on 22 September on Sky and Wow (streaming and linear on Sky One) and will also be available on RTL+.
- The first season will be available on RTL+ from 1 September and is already available on Sky and Wow.
- The second season consists of six new episodes released weekly and is produced by B28 Produktion.
- Creative and production credits: developed by Bernd Schumacher and Filiz Rose (Schumacher as Creative Director), producer Manuel Menges, head author/director Olga Weyrich, and Sky executive producer Alexander Friedrich.
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