Nagra’s content protection of HD Plus is to be extended to include Smart TVs.
Eurosport to show French Open in Ultra HD via HD+
Eurosport will broadcast the French Open tennis tournament live in Ultra HD/4K for DTH satellite households in Germany from May 26 to June 9, 2019.
Panasonic first to deploy HbbTV Operator App
Panasonic has announced the world’s first commercial deployment of the HbbTV Operator App (HbbTV OpApp), making access to premium and additional services possible without a set-top box.
High View teams up with HD+ for Ultra HD
German broadcaster High View is expanding its Ultra HD (UHD) offer: After Deluxe Music, Planet and Waidwerk will also show UHD content on DTH satellite platform HD+.
Samsung to add direct HD+ access to TV sets
Samsung will offer integrated access to German DTH satellite platform HD+ on all new QLED and Ultra HD TV sets sold in Germany from the end of March 2019.
Comedy Central HD joins HD+, Diveo and Freenet
Comedy Central HD has become available on German DTH satellite platforms HD+, Diveo and Freenet via Astra (19.2° East) on March 1, 2019.
Panasonic integrates HD+ directly into TV sets
No more set-top-box, CI+ module or TVkey: Panasonic will offer the option of receiving German DTH platform HD+ directly via the TV set from the end of March 2019.
RTL UHD launches at MagentaTV
German Ultra HD channel RTL UHD is now available on Deutsche Telekom’s IPTV platform MagentaTV.
Half of German TV viewers would pay extra for Ultra HD channels
52% of TV viewers in Germany would be willing to spend money on TV channels in Ultra HD quality.
Sky D and Eurosport agree on Bundesliga for sports bars
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland has reached an agreement with Discovery regarding the distribution of Bundesliga channel Eurosport 2 HD Xtra, but this only covers the gastronomy sector.