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]
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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).
SES appoints Christoph Mühleib as new German head
Christoph Mühleib will become the new managing director of Astra Deutschland on January 1, 2017.