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DTT adoption climbs in Germany driven by mobile viewing

November 25, 2025 10.41 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Digital terrestrial television (DTT) is becoming increasingly popular in Germany, with usage rising sharply thanks to renewed growth in mobile viewing.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, DTT, DVB-T2, Francie Petrick, Kantar, Media Broadcast Edited: 28 November 2025 12:52

5G Broadcast goes live at Media Broadcast demo in Hamburg

March 27, 2025 13.32 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German technical service provider Media Broadcast showcases a live demonstration of 5G Broadcast at Hamburg Central Station.

Filed Under: Mobile TV, Newsline, Standards, Testing Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, Francie Petrick, Heike Raab, Media Broadcast, NDR, Sascha Molina, Vantage Towers Edited: 27 March 2025 17:27

Consumers want to use 5G Broadcast primarily for linear TV

June 27, 2024 10.33 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

A recent Kantar study shows a high level of consumer interest in 5G Broadcast: Two thirds of respondents can imagine the new broadcast technology for mobile devices as a good […]

Filed Under: Mobile TV, Newsline, Research, Standards, Tech Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, Francie Petrick, Kantar, Media Broadcast Edited: 27 June 2024 10:33

Media Broadcast to run 5G Broadcast pilot project in Halle

June 6, 2024 10.48 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media authority MSA has allocated digital terrestrial transmission capacities to technical services provider Media Broadcast for the operation of the planned 5G Broadcast pilot project in the town Halle.

Filed Under: Mobile TV, Newsline, Platforms, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, Francie Petrick, Halle, Markus Kurze, Markus Schneider, MDF 1, Media Broadcast, MSA Edited: 12 June 2024 13:19

Satellite and cable TV remain on top in Germany

October 25, 2023 18.45 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

DTH satellite and cable continue to be by far the most-used TV reception methods in Germany, but the highest growth rates are recorded elsewhere.

Filed Under: Cable, DTH, Editor's Choice, IPTV, Newsline, OTT, Platforms, Research, Satellite, Tech, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, cable TV, DTH satellite TV, DTT, Francie Petrick, Freenet TV, IPTV, Media Broadcast, Video Trends 2023 Edited: 27 October 2023 10:24

VOXup joins German DTT platform Freenet TV

September 8, 2022 10.56 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast is expanding the channel line-up of its DTT platform Freenet TV with the commercial channel VOXup.

Filed Under: Download Presentations, Newsline, Platforms, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: Francie Petrick, Freenet TV, Media Broadcast, RTL Deutschland, VOXup Edited: 8 September 2022 17:13

Francie Petrick to become new Media Broadcast managing director

July 13, 2022 14.52 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Francie Petrick will join Arnold Stender and Andreas Stähr in the management board of German technical service provider Media Broadcast on August 1, 2022.

Filed Under: Newsline, People, Tech Tagged With: Andreas Stähr, Arnold Stender, Christoph Vilanek, Francie Petrick, Freenet, Media Broadcast Edited: 13 July 2022 14:52

Comedy Central HD joins Freenet TV on DTT

June 16, 2020 11.16 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German DTT platform Freenet TV has added entertainment channel Comedy Central HD to its DVB-T2 offer.

Filed Under: Distribution, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: Comedy Central HD, DVB-T2, Francie Petrick, Freenet TV, Freenet TV Connect, Media Broadcast Edited: 16 June 2020 11:19

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