Three years after the launch of the fulltime HD transmissions of its flagship channel, Austrian public broadcaster ORF has said that 700,000 people now watch their two HD channels.
ORF pulls the plug out of MHP teletext
The Austrian public broadcaster ORF will this June terminate the digital teletext service ORF OK-MultiText using the MHP standard. The move marks the de facto end of the Media Home […]
KommAustria publishes ORF3 conditions
The Austrian telecoms and media authority KommAustria has announced its intention to licence the new ORF 3 information and cultural channel.
ORF turns TW1 into ORF3
Austrian public broadcaster Österreichische Rundfunk (ORF) will turn its thematic channel TW1 into ORF3 – Kultur und Information on May 1, according to local press reports.
ORF-Thek available on iPad and iPhone
ORF-Thek, the catch-up TV and VOD portal from the Austrian public broadcaster, will launch on Friday, December 17 on the iPad and iPhone. During next year the service will also […]
Austrian ORS plans pay-TV platform
The Austrian facilities company ORS, part of public broadcaster ORF, is planning the introduction of its own pay-TV platform to be called TV Direkt.
October 26 launch for AustriaSat
AustriaSat, the new DTH platform for Austria, will go live on Tuesday October 26 on the Astra satellite system at 19.2 degrees East.
17.3 million streams for ORF TVthek
Austrian public broadcaster ORF’s catch-up TV service has reached 17.4 million requested streams during its first 100 days of operation.
December 5 launch for ORF 2 HD
SES Astra has announced that the Austrian public broadcaster ORF will start broadcasting its second HD channel on Astra. The launch of ORF2 HD on SES Astra’s 19.2 degrees East […]
ORF expands online catch-up TV portal
The Austrian public broadcaster ORF will launch its newly designed and refreshed online web TV portal, ORF-TVthek next Monday (November 16). It will offer a wider choice of on-demand programming.