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

Freenet grows with waipu.tv

May 4, 2020 11.41 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German internet TV service waipu.tv gained around 44,200 new paying customers in Q1 2020.

Filed Under: Channels, DTH, Newsline, OTT, Platforms, Satellite, Terrestrial Tagged With: Astra, customers, Freenet, Freenet TV, waipu.tv Edited: May 4, 2020 11:43

Freenet closes teleshopping channel

April 20, 2020 23.16 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media company Freenet has shut down its teleshopping channel Freenet Shopping.

Filed Under: Channels, Distribution, Newsline, Platforms, Terrestrial Tagged With: Astra, DVB-T2, Freenet, Freenet Shopping, Freenet TV, Media Broadcast Edited: April 20, 2020 23:18

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: March 4, 2020 15:26

waipu.tv reaches over 400,000 customers / Price increase for Freenet TV

February 27, 2020 22.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German internet TV platform waipu.tv reached around 408,300 paying customers at the end of 2019.

Filed Under: DTH, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Streaming, Terrestrial Tagged With: Astra, DVB-T2, Freenet, Freenet TV, waipu.tv Edited: February 27, 2020 22:01

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: Channels, Distribution, DTH, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, Technology 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: February 13, 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: Channels, Distribution, DTH, Editor's Choice, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, Top Story Tagged With: Astra, Diveo, Freenet, Freenet TV, HD+, M7 group, Media Broadcast, ProSiebenSat.1, RTL, SES, waipu.tv Edited: February 7, 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: December 2, 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: November 6, 2019 22:41

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

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