German transmitter company Media Broadcast and ProSiebenSat.1 Group have extended their agreement to extend DTT broadcasts until 2018.
In Brief: Maxdome, Ziggo, 1-2-3.tv
ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s VOD portal Maxdome has clinched a deal with the Tele München Gruppe (TMG) to bring 300 movie titles to the service.
Thomas Ebeling remains CEO ProSiebenSat.1
The ProSiebenSat.1 Media supervisory board has extended CEO Thomas Ebeling´s contract to 2017.
German RTL launches liveTV and VOD app
RTL Deutschland has launched a new RTL Now app which allows live TV viewing as well as Video-on-Demand across a number of devices in a single app.
KDG unlocks private SD channels
German cable operator will start distributing ten SD chanels from privarte broadcasters on April 3.
KDG tries to rescue Tele Columbus deal
Kabel Deutschland has started proceedings at the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf against the Bundeskartellamt.
Sky Deutschland progress continues
Sky Deutschland will introduce a Sky+ box with a 2TB hard drive on March 26, according to Matthias Hahn, the company’s head of commercial distribution.
IRT to present HbbTV at NAB 2013
IRT, the central research and development centre of public broadcasters in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, will present a comprehensive showcase for HbbTV at NAB Show 2013 in Las Vegas.
ProSiebenSat.1 channels remain on DTT
Four channels from the ProSiebenSat.1 group will remain on digital terrestrial in Bavaria.
German local channel launches HbbTV catchup
Bavarian local TV channel TV Allgäu is the first local station to offer its new on-demand using the HbbTV standard.