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HD+ restructures product portfolio with launch of free TV offering

May 21, 2026 08.39 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German TV platform operator HD Plus has launched HD+ Free, a new free television offering for DTH satellite households in Germany that combines linear satellite channels from Astra (19.2° East) […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Streaming, TV Tagged With: Astra, Christoph Mühleib, HD+, HD+ Free, SES Germany Edited: 21 May 2026 08:39

DFB.TV launches on HD+ with live football and on-demand service

May 19, 2026 08.30 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German TV platform HD+ will add DFB.TV to its portfolio from its launch on 22 May 2026, offering a 24/7 football channel and a new on‑demand library covering the breadth […]

Filed Under: HbbTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, TV Tagged With: Astra, DFB.TV, HD+ Edited: 15 May 2026 22:51

Deutsche Telekom adds 28,000 TV customers in Germany in Q1 2026

May 13, 2026 07.52 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Deutsche Telekom added 28,000 TV customers in Germany in the first quarter of 2026, taking its MagentaTV subscriber base to 4.775 million at 31 March, as the group reported stronger […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Satellite, Telco Tagged With: Deutsche Telekom, MagentaTV, Tim Höttges Edited: 13 May 2026 07:52

wedotv and Amtecco team up for HbbTV, FAST and IP delivery

May 12, 2026 10.40 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

Global FAST and AVOD network wedotv has joined forces with Belgian broadcast and IP delivery provider Amtecco for end-to-end delivery of HbbTV, FAST and IP distribution services to the broadcast […]

Filed Under: FAST Channels, HbbTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Streaming Tagged With: Amtecco, Astra, David Chen, More Than Sports TV, Motorvision Group, Philipp Rotermund, Raimund Köhler, wedotv Edited: 12 May 2026 10:40

Hearst Networks extends Full Season partnership for playout and VOD services

May 11, 2026 10.09 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Hearst Networks has renewed its partnership with Full Season under a multi-year agreement covering playout, content management and VOD services across Europe.

Filed Under: Newsline, Satellite, Tech Tagged With: Alexander Neemann, Astra, Crime & Investigation, Full Season, Hearst Networks, Kathrin Palesch, MBS, The History Channel Edited: 11 May 2026 10:16

ARD extends DTH satellite distribution on Astra until 2039

May 6, 2026 09.04 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcaster ARD has extended its contract with Astra satellite operator SES for the DTH satellite distribution of its channels on the 19.2° East orbital position.

Filed Under: DTH, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, TV Tagged With: ARD, Astra, Deepak Mathur, Oliver Werner, SES Edited: 6 May 2026 09:04

Eurosport 4K to air Roland-Garros in UHD on HD+ in Germany

May 5, 2026 11.01 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Warner Bros. Discovery will broadcast the 2026 Roland-Garros French Open in UHD HDR via Eurosport 4K on German TV platform HD+ from 24 May to 7 June.

Filed Under: DTH, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Tech, TV, Ultra HD Tagged With: Andreas Schulz, Astra, Eurosport 4K, French Open, HD+, Matthias Heinze, Roland-Garros, UHD1 by HD+, Warner Bros. Discovery Edited: 5 May 2026 11:01

HD+ opens free window on new DFB.TV service via Astra

April 15, 2026 09.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

A free‑to‑air showcase channel for the German Football Association’s new TV service has gone live on Astra (19.2° East), giving DTH satellite households an early look at the forthcoming official […]

Filed Under: DTH, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, TV Tagged With: Astra, Christoph Mühleib, DFB, DFB.TV, DFB.TV Free, FIFA World Cup 2026, HD Plus, HD+, Sportainment Edited: 14 April 2026 17:04

DFB and Sportainment to launch pay-TV football channel DFB.TV

April 15, 2026 05.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The German Football Association (DFB) is launching a new pay-TV channel, DFB.TV, in a joint venture with Sportainment Media Group, targeting Germany’s estimated 35 million football fans.

Filed Under: Cable, DTH, Editor's Choice, IPTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Streaming, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Astra, Bendix Eisermann, Bundesliga, DAZN, Deltatre, Deutsche Telekom, DFB, DFB Cup, DFB.TV, FIFA World Cup 2026, Gisbert Wundram, HD+, Kay Dammholz, MagentaTV, Publicis, Sky Deutschland, Sportainment, Sportainment Media Group, sportdigital, Zattoo Edited: 16 April 2026 13:43

iKO Media Group launches unified broadcast operations platform

March 3, 2026 11.28 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Media service provider iKO Media Group has launched iKOSYSTEM, a unified broadcast operations platform designed to give customers a single operational layer across satellite, cloud, OTT and FAST services.

Filed Under: Distribution, FAST Channels, Newsline, OTT, Platforms, Satellite, TV Tagged With: Adir Hadad, iKO Media Group, iKOMG, iKOSYSTEM, Shmulik Koren Edited: 3 March 2026 11:28

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