German telco Deutsche Telekom has acquired the exclusive pay-TV rights for all games of the third-division Bundesliga and women’s Bundesliga from German football association Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB).
MX1 provides Sky Deutschland with full-scale backup
Sky Deutschland has signed a multi-year contract extension for back-up services with MX1, the technical services subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES.
MX1 handles content management for Beta Film
Beta Film, a German distributor of TV, home video and new media content, has extended its contract with MX1, the technical services subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES.
TecTime TV starts looking for investors
TecTime TV, the German thematic channel covering technology and multimedia, is looking for new investors and co-operation partners, Christian Mass, managing director of operating company DrDish Television, told Broadband TV […]
Deutsche Welle’s refugee TV channel stays on Astra
German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) will continue to transmit its Arabic language TV channel for refugees in Europe on Astra (19.2° East).
Eurosport 1 HD and DMAX HD to join DVB-T2 in Germany
Sports channel Eurosport 1 HD and men’s channel DMAX HD will be part of the commercial channel proposition Freenet TV launching on March 29, 2017 on the German DVB-T2 platform.
Sky D removes Motorvision TV from Entertain TV
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will remove German car and motor sports channel Motorvision TV from its IPTV line-up on January 2, 2017.
Sky, Eurosport, Perform Group secure international Bundesliga rights
DFL Sports Enterprises has allocated the international Bundesliga rights for the four seasons from 2017/18 in Austria and Switzerland including Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and South Tyrol to Sky Deutschland, Eurosport and […]
Vodafone expands German HD cable line-up [Update]
Vodafone Deutschland has expanded the HD offer on the cable network it acquired from Kabel Deutschland.
European Originals TV launches HD channel
European Originals Television (eoTV), the German free-to-air channel specialising in European movies and series, has commenced broadcasting both in HD quality and 24 hours per day.