Media Broadcast, operator of German DTT platform Freenet TV, has renewed its contract with French app and user interface provider Dotscreen in regards to the evolution, support and maintenance of the HbbTV Freenet TV portal.
Comedy Central HD joins Freenet TV on DTT
German DTT platform Freenet TV has added entertainment channel Comedy Central HD to its DVB-T2 offer.
Freenet grows with waipu.tv
German internet TV service waipu.tv gained around 44,200 new paying customers in Q1 2020.
Freenet closes teleshopping channel
German media company Freenet has shut down its teleshopping channel Freenet Shopping.
German Freenet TV confirms price increase
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.
waipu.tv reaches over 400,000 customers / Price increase for Freenet TV
German internet TV platform waipu.tv reached around 408,300 paying customers at the end of 2019.
ARD to drop SD satellite distribution in 2021 [UPDATE]
German public broadcaster ARD will cease the satellite distribution of its TV channels in SD resolution on Astra (19.2° East) in January 2021.
Freenet TV closes German DTH service on Astra
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.
M7’s Diveo recommends Zattoo as successor
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.
Freenet’s waipu.tv on growth course
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.