US technology company Verance is demonstrating the integration of its Verance Aspect watermarking solution into the HbbTV ecosystem at DVB World 2024 (19-20 March) in Munich, Germany.
ARD and DNMG settle cable carriage fee dispute
German public broadcaster ARD and cable operator association DNMG have concluded a long-term agreement regulating the distribution of ARD’s channels and services on the networks of DNMG members.
ZDF Studios strikes six first-time deals across CEE
ZDF Studios, the commercial subsidiary of German public broadcaster ZDF, continues to grow its business in Central and Eastern Europe, adding six new clients to its customer base.
ZDF Studios founds AI agency ZDF Sparks
ZDF Studios, the commercial subsidiary of German public broadcaster ZDF, is founding an agency for artificial intelligence (AI).
TeraVolt develops Zapping Player for ZDF
TeraVolt, OTT development partner of ZDF, has developed the Zapping Player as a new HbbTV-based feature on the public broadcaster’s catch-up service ZDFmediathek.
ARD and ZDF offering joint recommendations
ARD and ZDF’s streaming services are now offering recommendation from key genres across each other’s content.
ZDF Studios and Samsung TV Plus launch 20 FAST Channels
ZDF Studios and Samsung TV Plus are expanding their partnership and want to jointly set up 20 European FAST Channels.
ZDF undecided about SD switch-off on Astra
German public broadcaster ZDF has not yet made a decision on terminating the SD satellite distribution of its TV channels on Astra (19.2° East).
German DVB-I Project publishes conclusions
The DVB-I Pilot Germany, an initiative comprising 21 stakeholders from the media industry including broadcasters, device manufacturers, software providers and research institutions, has completed phase 1 and published the conclusions […]
ARD and ZDF add KiKA shows to their catch-up services
Users of the ARD and ZDF catch-up services now also have access to productions from KiKA, the children’s channel jointly operated by the two German public broadcasters.