German commercial media group Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland has launched an advertising-financed video-on-demand (VOD) service on which owners of connected TV sets can watch full-length movies free of charge.
RTL confirms Hungarian talks
An end to the dispute between RTL Group and Hungarian government over a controversial advertising tax introduced last summer may finally be in sight.
RTL Nederland launches S-VOD service
RTL Nederland is launching a premium version of its catch-up TV service RTL XL.
RTL to close down German DTT service Viseo+
German commercial broadcast group Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will close down its encrypted DTT platform Viseo+ in Stuttgart and Halle/Leipzig at the end of 2014.
New Hungarian headache for RTL
The Hungarian government has proposed to raise the top level of the controversial new ad tax from 40% to 50%.
RTL Group to acquire majority in StyleHaul
WATCH VIDEO. RTL Group will acquire a controlling stake in StyleHaul for $107 million (around €85 million), valuing the company at $151.4 million (around €121 million).
RTL lodges Hungary complaint in Brussels
RTL Group has filed an official complaint with the European Commission about the controversial advertising tax the Hungarian government introduced this summer.
WDR and Media Broadcast to launch DVB-T2/HEVC trial in Cologne
WDR, the affiliate of German public broadcaster ARD for federal state North-Rhine Westphalia, and transmitter network operator Media Broadcast prepare a joint trial to test the new digital terrestrial transmission […]
Media Broadcast kicks off DVB-T2/HEVC trial in Berlin
German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast has launched a large-scale trial to evaluate digital terrestrial TV distribution system DVB-T2 in combination with the new compression standard HEVC/H.265 in Berlin.
German commercial broadcasters to stay on DTT in Hessen
DTT households in German federal state Hessen will continue to be able to receive commercial TV channels on digital terrestrial frequencies.