German social TV service Couchfunk will enable its users in future not only to chat about the TV programmes on their smartphones, tablets and laptops, but also to directly watch […]
SES and Gilat expand Astra Connect
SES Broadband Services, the internet via satellite subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES, and broadband via satellite solutions provider Gilat Satellite Networks have expanded their consumer Ka-band services to Germany […]
HD+ platform gains 4 channels
HD+, Astra’s HDTV platform for German DTH satellite households, has added four new channels: RTL Nitro HD, ProSieben Maxx HD, n-tv HD and TLC HD.
Endemol’s Host in the Box sets off to Spain
Host in the Box, a new factual entertainment show created by Endemol Germany, has been sold for the first time in Spain.
RTL Germany launches OTT fitness channel
German commercial broadcast group Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland has launched Fitness & Yoga, a new non-linear OTT channel for connected TV sets using the HbbTV standard.
EU approves Deutsche Telekom’s GTS purchase
German telco Deutsche Telekom has obtained the green light from the European Commission for its acquisition of GTS Central Europe.
Media Broadcast to distribute motor sports
German technical service provider Media Broadcast will use its transmission facilities for motor sports coverage for the first time.
UPC Austria to expand HD line-up
Austria’s largest cable operator UPC Austria will add 10 new HD channels to its cable network in mid-May 2014 and reduce the analogue TV proposition in return.
dailyme TV secures BBC Worldwide package
German mobile TV app dailyme TV has extended its collaboration with BBC Worldwide and acquired the licences for several new formats from the UK-based public broadcaster’s commercial subsidiary.
RTL and ProSiebenSat.1 stay on DTT
The TV channels of Germany’s two large commercial TV groups RTL and ProSiebenSat.1 will continue to be distributed on digital terrestrial frequencies (DTT) in federal state North-Rhine Westphalia.