Video podcast channel Talk?Now! launches on Vodafone GigaTV
September 2, 2026 21.14 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German video podcast channel Talk?Now! will be available on Vodafone Deutschland’s GigaTV platform from 3 September 2026, considerably expanding its reach across Germany.

The 24-hour service will join Vodafone’s FAST portfolio, giving Talk?Now! access to one of Germany’s major television platforms as it seeks to establish itself in the mainstream TV market.

Talk?Now! combines linear and on-demand programming, covering topics including pop culture, social issues, mental health and true crime. Its programming is compiled by more than 60 independent producers.

A key feature of the channel is its focus on live shows and audience interaction. Its Sunday format Total Reality Live, for example, brings guests and viewers together to discuss developments in the reality TV scene.

The channel also broadcasts live events. These have included the CSD in Cologne, while the Berlin Titscher Masters 2026 is scheduled to be shown on 13 September.

“We are proud of Talk?Now! and the numerous achievements of our past, very first year on air. Being carried on Vodafone GigaTV marks another milestone in our distribution, with many more platforms to follow,” said Maurice Gajda and Britta Schewe, the channel’s founders.

Talk?Now! is currently available free of charge through its website, Joyn, Zattoo, Twitch and Deutsche Bahn’s video service. The channel is operated by Grete Grote Internetproduktion UG, founded by Schewe in 2009.

Talk?Now! is the first product of a community project for independent content producers, with the longer-term goal of creating a streaming cooperative owned by its participating producers.