Zattoo launches All Christmas, revives Weinachtskino through 2027

Daniel Okafor

Zattoo is offering two festive HD movie channels in Germany, Austria and Switzerland through the end of January 2027, although the announcement identifies only All Christmas as new. Weinachtskino returns with a PLAION PICTURES slate, while All Christmas launches with OneGate Media and Tiberius Film.

What is Zattoo changing for viewers?

The October 23, 2026 announcement covers a seasonal programming package rather than a new device, spectrum allocation, or network deployment. Zattoo will offer both services in HD across three European markets: Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Their stated availability runs until the end of January 2027.

That distinction matters for commercial assessment. The announcement provides no subscriber additions, revenue forecast, channel price, carriage agreement, or technical performance data. It therefore documents a content and distribution move, not a quantified change in Zattoo’s market position or network capacity.

Zattoo says the festive channels are available around the clock through New Year. The company has used the shorter evenings and approach of winter to bring seasonal viewing forward from December. That is editorial framing from the announcement, rather than independent evidence of demand.

Jan Kröling, VP Content at Zattoo, said: “Christmas movies have their own unique charm and are simply part of the cosy season for many. With our dedicated Christmas channel All Christmas and the return of our Christmas cinema, film fans can already get in the holiday spirit and enjoy one Christmas movie after another.”

What does All Christmas carry?

The new channel comes from Zattoo in collaboration with OneGate Media and Tiberius Film, and the partners position it as family entertainment with three titles named in the announcement.

• A Prince for New Year’s Eve follows a prince who has already promised to another person.
• Country Christmas – A Song for Love centers on a Christmas concert intended to save a farm.
• Destined At Christmas – Fateful Christmas Days follows two strangers seeking to reconnect after a chance meeting.

These plot descriptions establish the channel’s editorial proposition. Each title uses a holiday relationship, rescue, or reunion framework to support continuous seasonal viewing. No cast, production budget, rights value, or licensing terms are disclosed.

Why is Weinachtskino returning?

Zattoo says Weinachtskino returns with Christmas films from PLAION PICTURES. It calls the service a popular seasonal channel, wording that remains promotional rather than a measured audience claim.

Two films anchor the listed schedule. Thomas Kinkade – The Christmas Cabin turns the renovation of a holiday home into an unexpected love story. Coming Home for Christmas – A Family for Christmas follows two estranged sisters trying to reunite their family before the holidays.

The return creates a second route into seasonal programming: All Christmas supplies three newly announced titles tied to its collaboration, while Weinachtskino supplies a returning channel identity backed by a named film supplier. In both cases, Zattoo packages specialist programming around a defined seasonal window.

When will the channels be available?

Zattoo will make both channels available in HD via its service in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland until the end of January 2027. The launch material says the festive offer runs around the clock through New Year, but it gives no separate launch date, daily schedule, or channel number.

For viewers, the practical proposition is stated access to two thematic services across three markets. The source does not identify differing rights by country, language versions, advertising rules, or pricing arrangements.

It provides no subscriber, household, coverage, throughput, codec, or DRM figures. The announcement concerns programming rather than a connectivity launch. That limited disclosure does not make the offer immaterial. It shows Zattoo adding themed services around a fixed seasonal period.

The partnerships divide responsibilities in a conventional manner: Zattoo operates and distributes All Christmas, OneGate Media and Tiberius Film collaborate on it, and PLAION PICTURES supplies films for the returning Weinachtskino.

What remains unproven?

The announcement does not establish that either channel will gain subscribers or that the partnership will expand beyond the three named countries. It offers no audience forecast, rights value, or performance target. The phrase “popular seasonal channel” describes Weinachtskino, but no viewing data supports that claim.

The next measurable point will be whether Zattoo extends either service beyond January 2027, changes the schedule, or reports any audience response. Until then, the launch remains a seasonal content addition with a clear end date, three-country footprint, and HD delivery, not a broader infrastructure overhaul.