The German monopoly authority Bundeskartellamt has raided the offices of the country’s two main private broadcasters, the RTL Group and ProSiebenSat.1, probing their plans to encrypt their signals. The Kartellamt […]
Dan Marks to run ProSiebenSat.1 New Media
The former head of BT Vision is to establish a New Media segment for ProSiebenSat.1.
Three more channels for Astra’s HD+
This Sunday, January 31, the three main channels from the ProSiebenSat.1 Group will join the Astra HD+ platform. Originally scheduled for January 1, Sat.1, ProSieben and kabel eins will now […]
PrimaCom first to carry private HD channels
German cable operator PrimaCom will be the first to offer carriage to the five HD channels from the RTL Group and ProSiebenSat.1. A preliminary launch date of late February has […]
New women’s channel for Hungary
ProSiebenSat.1 plans to launch a thematic channel aimed at women this December.
ProSiebenSat.1 claims improved profitability
The consolidated revenues of ProSiebenSat.1 Group declined by 7.9% during the third quarter of 2009 to €559.4 million (Q3 2008, adjusted for CMore: €607.6 million). The Group said it was […]
Kayser rebuffs critics of HD+ platform
IFA 2009 – Berlin. Ferdinand Kayser, the president and CEO of SES-Astra, has given details of the new HD+ platform during a keynote at the consumer electronics show in Berlin. […]