Leading German TV production companies such as Beta Film and Brainpool apparently want to set up a video-on-demand (VOD) portal in competition to US provider Netflix.
Media Broadcast kicks off DVB-T2/HEVC trial in Berlin
German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast has launched a large-scale trial to evaluate digital terrestrial TV distribution system DVB-T2 in combination with the new compression standard HEVC/H.265 in Berlin.
ARD connects HbbTV to second screen
German public broadcaster ARD has commenced offering viewers with connected TV sets the possibility to use their smart phone or tablet as a remote control for navigating through its catch-up […]
ORF invites ARD/ZDF to join Netflix competitor
Austrian public broadcaster ORF would be open to taking German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF on-board its video-on-demand (VOD) portal Flimmit which ORF wants to establish as a counterweight against […]
Germany’s ARD plans new Netflix competitor
German public broadcaster ARD wants to set up a new Netflix-style online streaming portal after the project Germany’s Gold jointly planned with fellow public broadcaster ZDF was cancelled following concerns […]
ARD and ZDF return to Hot Bird
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have resumed the transmission of their main TV channels on Eutelsat’s Hot Bird satellite system (13° East).
Football World Cup 2014 final peaks German TV ratings
The final game of the FIFA Football World Cup 2014 in Brazil on July 13, 2014 set a new TV ratings record in the history of German television.
Football World Cup drives Zattoo traffic in Germany
The FIFA Football World Cup 2014 has provided internet TV platform Zattoo with record OTT viewership figures in Germany.
Media Broadcast welcomes ARD’s DVB-T2 acceleration
German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast welcomes ARD’s decision to make the transition to the new digital terrestrial television (DTT) distribution standard DVB-T2 faster than originally planned, saying that the […]
ARD to speed up DVB-T2 transition
German public broadcaster ARD wants to accelerate the transition to the new digital terrestrial television (DTT) standard DVB-T2.