German media company Axel Springer will distribute the TV channel of its tabloid newspaper BILD on Astra (19.2° East) to DTH satellite households.
TP Vision integrates HD+ into Philips TVs via HbbTV OpApp
TV set manufacturer TP Vision is equipping the new models of its Philips brand with built-in reception of German DTH satellite platform HD+.
TV5 to show Olympics in HD on DTT in Finland
Discovery Finland and technical service provider Digita have agreed to broadcast the Tokyo Summer Olympics and the Beijing Winter Olympics in HD quality on Finland’s digital terrestrial TV network (DTT).
MyZen TV and Museum TV join Proximus
Belgian IPTV operator Proximus has added MyZen TV and Museum TV to its pay-TV line-up.
Evoca TV selects Vewd for NextGen TV user experience
Evoca TV has chosen the OpX system from Norwegian OTT solutions provider Vewd for the US company’s NextGen TV service.
BILD TV channel to launch on August 22
German tabloid newspaper BILD will launch its planed TV channel on August 22, 2021.
Timo Schneckenburger to leave HD+
Timo Schneckenburger (CCO) will leave German DTH satellite platform HD+ on July 31, 2021 at his own request and by best mutual agreement, the subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES announced.
Latvian pubcaster begins HD switch
The Latvian public broadcaster’s channels LTV1 and LTV7 have been made available in HD quality to leading cable operators.
Sony integrates HD+ directly into TV sets
Sony is integrating direct access to German TV platform HD+ into all Google TV models from 2021, with the implementation to be completed in the coming months.
DTH satellite leading TV infrastructure in Germany
DTH satellite TV is the most used reception method for TV content in Germany, according to the Astra TV-Monitor 2020.