Small stockholders had called for refusing to exonerate the company leadership due to billion mark losses in the 1995 fiscal year. Start of multimedia holding company now possible Bonn. A multimedia holding company supposed to set up digital television can now be started. Today, executives of Deutsche Telekom and ARD public TV were the last ones to decide to join the company. ZDF public TV, RTL private TV, and the media company Bertelsmann will also participate in the project.
Oil spill threatens birds on German North Sea coast Bremen.
An oil spill measuring about 150 square kilometers threatens birdlife on the German North Sea coast. A spokesperson for the local authorities said that more than 300 birds have already died over the past few days. Apparently, a solvent floating underneath the oil could be responsible for the deaths of the birds. An unknown tanker had cleaned out its tanks on high sea and used a solvent in the process. Since the disarming turned out to be difficult, the bomb had to be detonated.