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ARD to drop SD satellite distribution in 2021 [UPDATE]

February 12, 2020 21.49 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcaster ARD will cease the satellite distribution of its TV channels in SD resolution on Astra (19.2° East) in January 2021.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, Tech, TV Tagged With: ARD, ARD-alpha, Astra, Das Erste, Diveo, Freenet TV, HD+, KEF, M7 group, Media Broadcast, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, One, ProSieben, ProSiebenSat.1, RTL, Sat.1, SD switch-off, SES, tagesschau24 Edited: 13 February 2020 21:16

Freenet TV closes German DTH service on Astra

February 5, 2020 21.34 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German service provider Media Broadcast has ceased marketing its HDTV platform Freenet TV for DTH satellite households on Astra (19.2° East) on February 5, 2020.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, Editor's Choice, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Astra, Diveo, Freenet, Freenet TV, HD+, M7 group, Media Broadcast, ProSiebenSat.1, RTL, SES, waipu.tv Edited: 7 February 2020 06:39

M7’s Diveo recommends Zattoo as successor

December 2, 2019 21.11 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

M7 Group’s German DTH satellite and internet platform Diveo, which ceased operations on November 30, 2019, recommends its former customers to move to TV streaming provider Zattoo.

Filed Under: DTH, Finance, Newsline, OTT, Platforms, Satellite, Streaming Tagged With: Astra, Diveo, Freenet TV, HD+, Jörg Meyer, M7 group, Media Broadcast, SES, Zattoo Edited: 2 December 2019 21:16

Freenet’s waipu.tv on growth course

November 6, 2019 22.38 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German internet TV platform waipu.tv had around 366,000 subscribers on September 30, 2019, exceeding the expected number of over 350,000 paying customers for 2019 as a whole.

Filed Under: DTH, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Streaming Tagged With: customers, Diveo, Freenet, Freenet TV, HD+, M7 group, waipu.tv Edited: 6 November 2019 22:41

HD+ launches changeover campaign to attract Diveo customers

October 31, 2019 23.24 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

With a special promotion, German DTH satellite platform HD+ wants to attract customers of its competitor Diveo, which recently announced its closure on November 30, 2019.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, TV Tagged With: CI+, Diveo, HD+, M7 group, Timo Schneckenburger Edited: 4 November 2019 13:03

M7 Group to close German satellite platform Diveo

October 29, 2019 16.41 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

M7 Group will close Diveo, its TV platform on Astra (19.2° East) for DTH satellite households in Germany, on November 30, 2019.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, Platforms, Satellite, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Astra, Canal+, closure, Diveo, Freenet TV, HD+, M7 group, SES, Vivendi Edited: 30 October 2019 20:09

Panasonic offers M7 HbbTV OpApp for Diveo and HD Austria

October 25, 2019 23.07 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

Panasonic now offers the possibility to receive DTH satellite platforms Diveo in Germany and HD Austria in Austria via Astra (19.2 degrees East) without a set-top box through the HbbTV […]

Filed Under: Connected TV, DTH, HbbTV, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, Tech, Ultra HD Tagged With: Astra, Diveo, HbbTV OpApp, HD Austria, M7 group, Panasonic Edited: 29 October 2019 12:57

M7 keeps MTV’s music channels on Diveo

September 19, 2019 10.05 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

MTV’s music channels will remain available to the subscribers of M7 Group’s German TV platform Diveo after their switch-off on the Astra satellite system (19.2° East).

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: Astra, Diveo, M7 group, MTV Dance, MTV Hits, MTV Rocks Edited: 19 September 2019 10:14

M7 and TechniSat team up for Diveo UHD

March 11, 2019 10.29 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

M7 Group’s German DTH satellite platform Diveo is now available on set-top boxes from German manufacturer TechniSat.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, Platforms, Set-Top Boxes, TV, Ultra HD Tagged With: CI+, Diveo, Insight UHD, M7 group, Martijn van Hout, TechniSat Edited: 11 March 2019 20:14

Comedy Central HD joins HD+, Diveo and Freenet

March 2, 2019 21.35 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Comedy Central HD has become available on German DTH satellite platforms HD+, Diveo and Freenet via Astra (19.2° East) on March 1, 2019.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, TV Tagged With: Astra, Comedy Central HD, Diveo, Freenet, HD+, Nickelodeon HD Edited: 4 March 2019 23:27

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