Digital TV Summit 2012 – LONDON. Deutsche Telekom does not see OTT as an enemy and believes it has a role to play for traditional pay-TV operators.
RTL to block Google TV access
RTL Deutschland intends to block Google TV from accessing its online programming.
VPRT calls cable’s bluff
German private broadcasters say they will not pay carriage fees to the country’s cablenets and have called for the regulation of smart TV.
Astra plans 4K and iPad for HD+
SES Astra is planning to launch live streaming to iPad for its German HD+ service. The satellite operator has also announced the launch of a 4K demo channel in 2013.
Videoload app streams movies to Samsung smart TVs
Deutsche Telekom’s VOD service Videoload has launched a new app for Samsung smart TVs instantly streaming movies to the set.
German media authorities opt for DVB-T2
The combined German media authorities have given their support to the adoption of the DVB-T2 standard in the country.
New German entertainment channel: FTL
The German media authority ZAK has issued a licence to a new free-to-air channel FTL.
Stuttgart gets private DTT channels
Broadcast facilities company Media Broadcast will switch on a new DTT multiplex in Stuttgart with three more private broadcasters.
KDG threatens to remove ARD and ZDF
Kabel Deutschland CEO Adrian von Hammerstein is threatening to remove the public channels from the network when no compromise is reached before January.
Google Play goes UK, Germany and France
Google has said that starting November 13, Google Play music and movies will now be available on Google TV in the UK, Germany and France.