German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF will be streaming 500 additional hours of live coverage of the winter Olympics using the HbbTV standard.
ARD launches six more HD channels
German public broadcaster ARD is adding six new HD channels on December 5 on Astra’s main German orbital position at 19.2 degrees East.
ARD and ZDF plan to go DVB-T2 in 2017
German pubcasters ARD and ZDF plan to switch to DVB-T2 in 2017 with simulcasts ending in 2020.
Germany launches HbbTV awareness campaign
The TV set’s Red Button is the central theme of a new, nationwide campaign in Germany to raise awareness of the HbbTV services.
ARD to add nine HD channels
German public broadcaster ARD will add nine HD channels on the Astra position of 19.2 degrees East.
No Belgacom TV deal for ARD/ZDF
Despite political pressure to keep the two main German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF on the Belgacom IPTV platform, no agreement could be reached to continue carriage.
German protests against ARD and ZDF switch-off
Belgium’s IPTV provider Belgacom TV has decided to drop distribution of the two main German public channels ARD and ZDF.
ZDF to offer four live streams from Sochi
This winter, German public broadcaster ZDF is to offer four parallel live streams from the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
In Brief: Belgacom TV, VirginMedia/YouTube, Trace Sports, FTL
Belgacom TV is continuing to distribute ARD and ZDF on its IPTV network despite an earlier announcement it would remove the two German public channels as no agreement could be […]
Slow progress in German cable dispute
The negotiations between the German cable operators and pubcasters ARD and ZDF are moving forward at a snail’s pace, according to the parties involved.