LG Electronics will relocate its European headquarter from London, UK to German city Frankfurt.
Euro 2016, VOD, TV: Swisscom to launch Ultra HD service
Switzerland’s national telco Swisscom will introduce an Ultra HD service on April 14, 2016.
Trace to launch international SVOD service
French media company Trace will launch an international subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service in June 2016.
EXCLUSIVE: earthTV upgrades global footage to Ultra HD
Global camera network operator earthTV has upgraded its production system to provide images in Ultra HD/4K resolution to TV broadcasters.
Melodie TV launches on German cable
Austrian music channel Melodie TV will launch on the cable networks of Tele Columbus, Primacom and Pepcom in Germany in April 2016.
Family TV Germany to launch on Astra
German entertainment channel Family TV will launch on Astra (19.2° East) on May 1, 2016.
Andre Prahl new head of Deutsche TV-Plattform
Andre Prahl is the new chairman of German industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform.
Sky Deutschland hit by no-single-buyer rule for Bundesliga rights
A TV broadcaster will in future not be able to acquire all domestic pay-TV rights for the live games of Germany’s national football league Bundesliga across all distribution platforms.
HD+ to expand Ultra HD offer
German DTH satellite platform HD+ will add further Ultra HD programmes to the showcase channel UHD1 by Astra/HD+ it jointly operates with Astra satellite operator SES.
ZDF expands HbbTV service
German public broadcaster ZDF has added short news, weather reports and a TV programme guide to its HbbTV service for smart TV sets.