DTH satellite reception remains the most used TV reception method in Germany: Its reach rose by around 130,000 households to 17.72 million in 2017.
ARD eyes SD switch-off on Astra in 2020
SD switch-off on Astra (19.2° East) comes closer with German public broadcaster ARD having renewed its contract with satellite operator SES for SD distribution only until mid-2020.
1&1 partners with MX1 on cloud-based TV service
MX1, the technical services subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES, is providing content aggregation for a number of channels from the new digital TV platform offered by German ISP 1&1.
Wolfgang Elsäßer heads Deutsche Telekom’s TV unit
Wolfgang Elsäßer, former managing director of Astra Deutschland, will head the new business unit TV at German telco Deutsche Telekom.
Joachim Knör moves from Astra to Media Broadcast
Joachim Knör will become the new head of key account management at Media Broadcast on November 1, 2016.
SES appoints Christoph Mühleib as new German head
Christoph Mühleib will become the new managing director of Astra Deutschland on January 1, 2017.
Norbert Hölzle to head Astra Deutschland
Norbert Hölzle, senior vice president commercial Europe of satellite operator SES, is the new managing director of German branch Astra Deutschland.