The TV activities of German media company Freenet exceeded the expected customer figures in 2017.
German DVB-T2 platform Freenet TV to launch on Astra
German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast has confirmed that it will launch a DTH satellite version of its DVB-T2 platform Freenet TV on Astra (19.2° East).
ARD and ZDF could switch off SD on Astra in 2020
KEF, the commission for the evaluation of the public licence fee for ARD and ZDF, aims for the public broadcasters to terminate the SD distribution of their TV channels on […]
Eurosport 1 HD drops encryption on German DTT during Olympics
Eurosport 1 HD will be available unencrypted and free-of-charge to DTT households across Germany on the commercial broadcaster platform Freenet TV during the Olympic Winter Games from February 9-25, 2018.
German DVB-T2 rollout to enter third stage
In the night from April 24 to 25, 2018, the deployment of the new DTT standard DVB-T2/HEVC throughout Germany will enter the third stage.
Lars Bayer heads corporate communications at Media Broadcast
Lars Bayer has taken over the newly created position of head of corporate communications at German technical services provider Media Broadcast on January 15, 2018.
Freenet TV heading for 1 million customers
Freenet TV, the commercial TV channel platform on Germany’s DVB-T2 network, has already reached its year-end target 2017 of 800,000 paying customers in Q3 2017.
Media Broadcast picks Divitel and Keepixo for Freenet TV Connect
Dutch video systems integrator Divitel has designed a streaming head-end featuring Keepixo encoders for Media Broadcast, the operator of German DVB-T2 platform Freenet TV.
German DVB-T2 rollout to enter second stage [UPDATE]
On November 8, 2017 the switchover of Germany’s DTT network from DVB-T to successor DVB-T2 will enter the second stage.
Media Broadcast gains local DVB-T2 multiplex in Berlin
Berlin-based media authority MABB has allocated German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast a local DVB-T2 multiplex serving Berlin and surroundings.