Bavarian media authority BLM is reorganising the DTH satellite distribution of the German federal state’s local TV channels on Astra (19.2° East).
Bavarian local TV channels remain on Astra
The local and regional commercial TV channels from German federal state Bavaria will continue to distribute their services to DTH satellite households via Astra (19.2° East).
NAB 2019: Rohde & Schwarz presents 5G Broadcast
German technology company Rohde & Schwarz will present a solution for the future transmission of media content with 5G Broadcast at NAB 2019.
Rohde & Schwarz sets up TV broadcasting over 5G trial
German technology company Rohde & Schwarz has initiated the world’s first dynamic single-frequency network (SFN) with FeMBMS signals in the lab.
ARD-alpha to launch HD service in January 2019
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), the Bavarian affiliate of German public broadcaster ARD, will offer its educational TV channel ARD-alpha in HD quality from January 2019.
Germany evaluates TV broadcasting via 5G
German broadcast technology institute IRT wants to examine through a research project to what extend the new mobile network standard 5G is suitable for the large-scale transmission of TV channels.
Kabel Deutschland takes BR to court
Germany’s largest cable operator Kabel Deutschland is taking regional public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk to court over carriage fees.