The free-TV channels of German commercial broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will continue to be available in SD quality unencrypted via Astra (19.2° East) until at least 2024.
QVC launches second Ultra HD channel on Astra
German home-shopping broadcaster QVC Deutschland will launch a second Ultra HD channel on Astra (19.2° East) on October 1, 2019.
Sky Deutschland and MX1 expand collaboration
MX1, the technical services subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES, has concluded an extended service agreement with Sky Deutschland.
ProSiebenSat.1 stays with MX1 for live broadcasts
Technical services provider MX1 has expanded its partnership with ProSiebenSat.1 Produktion following the conclusion of a new framework agreement.
Turkish-language Yol TV launches on Astra
Yol TV, a Turkish-language channel based in Germany, has started broadcasting on the Astra satellite at 19.2 degrees East.
Andre Prahl remains Chairman of Deutsche TV-Plattform
Andre Prahl will stay the Chairman of German industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform for two more years.
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.
Travelxp 4k to launch on Astra via HD+ [UPDATE]
Travelxp 4k, the world’s first 4K HDR channel, will launch on Astra (19.2° East) on December 13, 2017, targeting the customers of German DTH platform HD+.
ProSiebenSat.1 remains in SD on Astra
German TV broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 will continue to distribute its free-to-air channels in SD resolution on Astra (19.2° East).