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DTT adoption climbs in Germany driven by mobile viewing

November 25, 2025 10.41 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Digital terrestrial television (DTT) is becoming increasingly popular in Germany, with usage rising sharply thanks to renewed growth in mobile viewing.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, DTT, DVB-T2, Francie Petrick, Kantar, Media Broadcast Edited: 28 November 2025 12:52

Media Broadcast, Irdeto, Twise launch new Freenet TV stick

June 3, 2025 09.54 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Media Broadcast, the operator of German DTT platform Freenet TV, has teamed up with Irdeto and Twise for a new Freenet TV USB2.0 stick.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: Alicia Hellpoldt, CI Plus 2.0, Freenet TV, irdeto, Media Broadcast, Stéphanie Bizouerne, Twise, USB Edited: 3 June 2025 12:05

5G Broadcast goes live at Media Broadcast demo in Hamburg

March 27, 2025 13.32 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German technical service provider Media Broadcast showcases a live demonstration of 5G Broadcast at Hamburg Central Station.

Filed Under: Mobile TV, Newsline, Standards, Testing Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, Francie Petrick, Heike Raab, Media Broadcast, NDR, Sascha Molina, Vantage Towers Edited: 27 March 2025 17:27

1-2-3.tv to drop DTT distribution in April

March 27, 2025 12.09 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German shopping channel 1-2-3.tv will discontinue its DTT distribution across Germany on 1 April 2025.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, Platforms, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: 1-2-3 TV, DTT, DVB-T2, Freenet TV, Media Broadcast Edited: 27 March 2025 12:10

European broadcast operators: 5G Broadcast ready by 2027

March 18, 2025 10.39 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

In a significant step towards planning first commercial service across the European continent, the 5G Broadcast Strategic Task Force (5BSTF) – comprising Media Broadcast (Germany), TDF (France), Cordiant Capital (UK), […]

Filed Under: Mobile TV, Newsline, Standards, Tech Tagged With: 5BSTF, 5G Broadcast, 5G Broadcast Strategic Task Force, Belgium Tower Company, BTCY, Ceske Radiokomunikace, Cordiant Capital, CRa, Emitel, Media Broadcast, RAI, Rohde & Schwarz, TDF Edited: 18 March 2025 10:43

Sofia Digital integrates 5G Broadcast in DVB-I Android application

September 4, 2024 13.15 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Sofia Digital has further advanced its DVB-I Android application, integrating 5G Broadcast capabilities to enhance service delivery and data management.

Filed Under: Newsline, Tech, Terrestrial Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, Android, DVB-I, IBC 2024, Media Broadcast, oneplus, Qualcomm, Rohde & Schwarz, Sofia Digital, TestTree, Xiaomi Edited: 4 September 2024 13:20

European market players join forces for 5G Broadcast smartphones

September 2, 2024 11.30 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

In an aim to drive the introduction of smartphones with 5G Broadcast reception in Europe, members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Broadcast Networks Europe (BNE), with the support […]

Filed Under: Standards, Tech, Terrestrial Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, 5G-MAG, Antonio Arcidiacono, BNE, EBU, EITowers, ETSI, France Télévisions, Lars Backlund, Lorenzo Casaccia, Media Broadcast, ORS, Qualcomm, RAI, smartphones, TDF Edited: 4 September 2024 14:33

Consumers want to use 5G Broadcast primarily for linear TV

June 27, 2024 10.33 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

A recent Kantar study shows a high level of consumer interest in 5G Broadcast: Two thirds of respondents can imagine the new broadcast technology for mobile devices as a good […]

Filed Under: Mobile TV, Newsline, Research, Standards, Tech Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, Francie Petrick, Kantar, Media Broadcast Edited: 27 June 2024 10:33

ARD tests 5G Broadcast during Euro 2024 and Olympic Games

June 10, 2024 10.20 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcasters BR, NDR, RBB and SWR will jointly broadcast video livestreams using the 5G Broadcast specification during the European Football Championship and the Olympic Games.

Filed Under: Mobile TV, Newsline, Standards, Tech, Testing Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, ARD, Berlin, BR, Euro 2024, Halle, Hamburg, Media Broadcast, Munich, NDR, Olympic Games, RBB, Stuttgart, SWR Edited: 10 June 2024 10:24

Media Broadcast to run 5G Broadcast pilot project in Halle

June 6, 2024 10.48 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media authority MSA has allocated digital terrestrial transmission capacities to technical services provider Media Broadcast for the operation of the planned 5G Broadcast pilot project in the town Halle.

Filed Under: Mobile TV, Newsline, Platforms, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, Francie Petrick, Halle, Markus Kurze, Markus Schneider, MDF 1, Media Broadcast, MSA Edited: 12 June 2024 13:19

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