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ShopLC celebrates milestone as it reaches four years on air in Germany

June 24, 2025 10.04 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Home shopping channel ShopLC is marking four years of operations in Germany with ambitious growth plans and a strong social mission, having expanded its reach to nearly 46 million TV […]

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: DNMG, Freenet TV Connect, Kabel Plus, Magenta Telekom, PŸUR, Raghuveer Patnala, ShopLC, Vaibhav Global Group, Vodafone, Your Purchase Feeds Edited: 24 June 2025 10:05

German Lokal-TV-Portal expands reach

May 8, 2024 09.45 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The Lokal-TV-Portal, which provides easy access to regional and local TV channels in Germany, is now available as an app on Panasonic smart TVs.

Filed Under: Connected TV, HbbTV, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Astra, bmt, Freenet TV Connect, JVC, LG, Lokal-TV-Portal, Magenta TV, Ocilion, Panasonic, Samsung, Techwood, Telefunken, Toshiba, Vestel Edited: 8 May 2024 09:47

Exclusive: ShopLC launches on German DTT platform Freenet TV

May 25, 2022 07.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

ShopLC is expanding its distribution in Germany with the launch on nationwide DTT platform Freenet TV.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, Platforms, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: Freenet TV, Freenet TV Connect, Media Broadcast, ShopLC, TJC Edited: 24 May 2022 21:23

Media Broadcast continues to rely on Dotscreen for Freenet HbbTV portal

April 12, 2022 09.24 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

French multiscreen app and user interface provider Dotscreen has renewed its multi-year contract with Media Broadcast, operator of German DTT platform Freenet TV, for the evolution, support and maintenance of […]

Filed Under: HbbTV, Newsline, Platforms, Streaming, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: Dotscreen, Freenet TV, Freenet TV Connect, Media Broadcast, Stanislas Leridon Edited: 12 April 2022 09:35

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

German Freenet TV confirms price increase

March 4, 2020 15.26 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German technical services provider Media Broadcast will increase the subscription prices of its TV platform Freenet TV from May 1, 2020, a company spokesman confirmed to Broadband TV News.

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Terrestrial Tagged With: Astra, DVB-T2, Freenet TV, Freenet TV Connect, Media Broadcast Edited: 4 March 2020 15:26

ran Fighting joins Freenet TV [UPDATE]

April 11, 2019 21.50 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German TV platform Freenet TV has added action sports channel ran Fighting to its line-up.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, HbbTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: Freenet TV, Freenet TV Connect, ProSiebenSat.1, ran Fighting Edited: 15 April 2019 20:08

Deluxe Music HD joins Freenet TV on Astra

November 19, 2018 11.47 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German music channel Deluxe Music HD is now available on DTH satellite platform Freenet TV via Astra (19.2° East).

Filed Under: DTH, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, TV Tagged With: Astra, Deluxe Music HD, Freenet TV, Freenet TV Connect Edited: 19 November 2018 12:22

Motorvision TV launches free-TV service

October 18, 2018 11.40 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German motor sports channel Motorvision TV has joined hybrid OTT service Freenet TV Connect which complements DVB-T2 platform Freenet TV with additional channels and video-on-demand services.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Platforms, Streaming, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: Freenet TV, Freenet TV Connect, Motorvision TV Edited: 18 October 2018 11:44

New channels and VOD on Freenet TV Connect

May 22, 2018 09.52 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German platform operator Media Broadcast has expanded the hybrid service Freenet TV Connect accompanying DVB-T2 platform Freenet TV with new channels and a video-on-demand (VOD) offering.

Filed Under: Distribution, HbbTV, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Platforms, Streaming, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: Dash Direct Play, Deluxe Music, Flimmit, Freenet TV, Freenet TV Connect, Health TV, kabel eins Doku, Media Broadcast, ORF Edited: 22 May 2018 09:52

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