The German media authorities have jointly with industry associations, cable operators and TV broadcasters founded the initiative Digitales Kabel to accompany the transition to sole digital TV distribution on German cable networks.
Primacom revises TV channel listing
German cable operator Primacom will change the allocation of the slots on its digital TV channel listing from April 4, 2017.
German media authorities to examine smart TV portals
The German media authorities want to find out whether the user interfaces of smart TV sets and set-top-boxes comply with the principles of transparency, non-discrimination, equal opportunities and user autonomy.
Digital TV grows in Germany, but HD faces obstacle
The number of households in Germany receiving digital TV services has risen to 35 million, or 92.3% of the total.
German media authorities push for 2018 analogue cable TV switch-off
The German media authorities have called for analogue switch-off on the country’s cable networks in 2018 at the latest.
Local TV in decline in Germany
The number of commercial local and regional TV channels has considerably decreased in Germany last year.
German commercial channels to encrypt on DVB-T2
For the DVB-T2 platform to be rolled out from 2016, Germany’s commercial broadcasters aim for a uniform, mainly encrypted offering marketed nationwide while the public broadcasters will stay free-to-air.