German commercial TV group ProSiebenSat.1 has commenced production of a series to be shown exclusively on its video-on-demand portal MyVideo.
Sky Deutschland card sharing pirates convicted
In three criminal cases local courts have issued fines and suspended prison sentences to operators of card sharing servers in Recklinghausen, Munich and Pforzheim granting illegal access to German pay-TV […]
Telebasel expands to German cable
Swiss regional TV broadcaster Telebasel can now be received in 26 German towns in the Swiss-German border region.
Austrian media authority blocks ORF’s visual radio plans
Austrian public broadcaster ORF will not be able to add video content to its radio station Ö3 and distribute it as a visual radio service on the channel’s website.
Media Broadcast adds radio stations to HbbTV service
German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast has commenced offering radio stations on its HbbTV-based hybrid DTT service multithek.
Wuaki.tv launches on Xbox 360 in Germany
Video-on-demand service Wuaki.tv can now also be used through the Xbox 360 in Germany.
Sky UK to squeeze out Sky D minority shareholders
Sky UK wants to take over the remaining shares in Sky Deutschland and remove its German subsidiary from the stock market.
German HD+ platform speeds up growth
HD+, the fee-based German DTH satellite platform carrying the HD versions of commercial free-to-air TV channels on Astra (19.2 degrees East), has accelerated its customer growth.
HD tops SD in German DTH market
17.6 million TV households in Germany received HD television at the end of 2014 – an increase by 24% within 12 months (2013: 14.2 million).
ProSieben Maxx renews BBC Worldwide deal
ProSieben Maxx will continue its collaboration with BBC Worldwide with the German commercial free-to-air channel showing 420 hours of programmes from BBC Worldwide from 2015.