The two biggest German private broadcasters RTL Deutschland and ProSiebenSat.1 Media have decided to fight the decision of the monopoly commission Bundeskartellamt to block their plan for a common online web TV platform.
No common web TV for ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL
The German monopoly commission Bundeskartellamt has told private broadcasters ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL Deutschland they have serious doubts about the creation of a common web TV platform, reports Financial Times Deutschland.
RTL Television launches subtitles service
The German RTL Television will offer a subtitles service for the hearing-impaired from December 19. From that day onwards, numerous prime time movies will be offered with a subtitle option.
RTL2 launches on German HD+ platform
The German entertainment channel RTL2 will launch in HD quality on SES Astra’s HD+ platform starting in early December.
RTL to end DVB-T distribution in Nuremberg
RTL Deutschland has said it will terminate the DVB-T broadcasts of RTL, Vox, RTL II and Super RTL in the German city of Nuremberg on November 1, 2010.
Kabelkiosk to deliver HD to 140 cable ops
The 140 German cable networks, who take part in the Deutschen Netzmarketing have now access to HD channels from the country’s two main private broadcasters ProSiebenSat.1 TV Deutschland and RTL Deutschland, thanks to a new agreement with Eutelsat Kabelkiosk.
German and Austrian regulators look into catch-up TV venture
The European Commission has referred the planned online joint venture between German broadcasters ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL to the German and Austrian competition authorities at their request.
RTL and ProSiebenSat.1 plan common catch-up platform
German private broadcasters RTL Deutschland and ProSiebenSat.1 are working on a single, common online TV platform to offer free access to private and public catch-up TV programmes. The new platform will be available in Germany and Austria. ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG and Media Group RTL Deutschland GmbH, through its subsidiary RTL interactive GmbH, are planning a […]