Astra satellite operator SES celebrates 25 years of direct-to-home (DTH) satellite reception from its orbital position 19.2° East in Germany.
Vivendi’s Watchever adds music concerts
German subscription video-on-demand service Watchever has launched a music section.
RTL Nitro launches on DTT in Germany
German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast will commence distribution of free-to-air channel RTL Nitro on DTT in German federal state North-Rhine Westphalia today.
ARD/ZDF: Satellite dispute blocks Handball World Cup 2015 coverage
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have decided not to show the games of the World Men’s Handball Championship 2015 taking place from January 15 to February 1 in Qatar […]
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.
Swisscom attacks Netflix with SVOD service
Switzerland’s national telco Swisscom has launched a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service offering movies, TV series, documentaries, sports and children’s programmes for a flat monthly fee of CHF12.90 (€10.70).
European cable operators expect faster growth
The largest European cable operators expect an accelerated growth with an average turnover increase of 6% per year until 2016. Two years ago, they expected a yearly increase of 5%.
Fix&Foxi launches in German-speaking Europe
German media company Your Family Entertainment (YFE) has launched its family channel Fix&Foxi on December 1, 2014.
ProSiebenSat.1 to drop HD encryption at Christmas
German commercial TV group ProSiebenSat.1 will surprise its viewers at this year’s Christmas with free reception of the HD versions of its free-to-air channels.
Sat.1 Gold HD to launch on January 1, 2015
German commercial free-to-air channel Sat.1 Gold will offer its programmes in high definition from January 1, 2015.