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German DTH platform HD+ increases prices

January 14, 2021 11.06 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German DTH satellite platform HD+ will increase the prices for access to its TV package on Astra (19,2° East).

Filed Under: DTH, Finance, HbbTV, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, Ultra HD Tagged With: Astra, HbbTV OpApp, HD+, Panasonic, Samsung, Toshiba Edited: January 14, 2021 11:06

trendSports joins HD+ on Astra

December 4, 2020 10.30 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German pay-TV package trendSports is now also available via DTH platform HD+ on Astra (19.2° East).

Filed Under: Channels, Distribution, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite Tagged With: Alexander Trauttmansdorff, Arnold C. Kulbatzki, EDGEsport, HD+, Sky Deutschland, Sport1, Sportdigital Fußball, TA2 Europe, Torsten Rossmann, trendSports, Waidwerk Edited: December 4, 2020 10:30

German TV study: 52% would pay for UHD content

November 23, 2020 08.30 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Ultra HD (UHD) is gaining popularity among German TV viewers. Seven out of ten households planning to buy a new TV set would opt for a UHD model.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Research, Satellite, Standards, Ultra HD Tagged With: Astra, GfK, HD+, HD+ UHD Monitor 2020, Ultra HD Edited: November 24, 2020 11:20

Sport1 remains on Astra in SD and HD

November 11, 2020 12.28 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German broadcaster Sport1 will continue to distribute its service in SD and HD resolution via the Astra satellite system (19.2° East).

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite Tagged With: Andreas Gerhardt, Astra, Astra Deutschland, HD+, Sport1 Edited: November 11, 2020 12:28

Sky Deutschland removes ‘HD’ from channel names

August 4, 2020 12.01 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland will drop the ‘HD’ suffix from the names of its channels.

Filed Under: Channels, Editor's Choice, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: HD+, Sky Deutschland, Sky Sport News Edited: August 5, 2020 08:42

Vestel integrates HD+ into TV sets via HbbTV OpApp

July 23, 2020 09.00 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

Turkish manufacturer Vestel is integrating direct reception of German DTH satellite platform HD+ into Ultra HD TV sets of its brands Toshiba, Telefunken, JVC, Hitachi, Techwood, ok., Kendo, Hanseatic and Dual via the HbbTV OpApp.

Filed Under: DTH, HbbTV, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, Ultra HD Tagged With: Astra, Dual, Georges Agnes, Hanseatic, HbbTV OpApp, HD+, Hitachi, JVC, Kendo, ok., Techwood, Telefunken, Toshiba, Vestel, Özcan Karadogan Edited: July 20, 2020 21:23

HbbTV to launch webinar series on TV and OTT developments

June 1, 2020 20.07 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

The HbbTV Association will offer a series of webinars covering current issues, solutions and developments in the TV and OTT market.

Filed Under: HbbTV, Newsline, Standards, Technology Tagged With: Alexander Sacher, HbbTV, HbbTV Association, HbbTV OpApp, HD+, IRT, Jörn Krieger, Klaus Merkel, Vincent Grivet, Wilfried Urner Edited: June 1, 2020 20:11

RTL enables instant restart at HD+

May 5, 2020 10.58 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The customers of German DTH satellite platform HD+ on Astra (19.2° East) can now also restart already running programmes on the channels of German broadcast group RTL.

Filed Under: Channels, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, Streaming Tagged With: Astra, HD+, instant restart, Panasonic, RTL, Samsung Edited: May 5, 2020 11:08

Travelxp 4k to expand in German-speaking markets

March 31, 2020 22.11 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Travelxp 4k is in discussions with further platform operators in Germany following the expiration of its contract with DTH satellite platform HD+.

Filed Under: Channels, Distribution, DTH, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Ultra HD Tagged With: Astra, Deutsche Telekom, Eutelsat, HD+, Hotbird, MagentaTV, Sumant Bahl, Travelxp, Travelxp 4K Edited: March 31, 2020 22:18

Travelxp 4k to leave Astra

March 31, 2020 11.47 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Travelxp 4k will cease its distribution on the Astra satellite system (19.2 degrees East) in Europe on April 1, 2020.

Filed Under: Channels, Distribution, DTH, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, Top Story, Ultra HD Tagged With: Astra, Eutelsat, HD+, Hotbird, Travelxp 4K Edited: April 1, 2020 12:48

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