The TV set’s Red Button is the central theme of a new, nationwide campaign in Germany to raise awareness of the HbbTV services.
RTL set to exit Russia
The number of strategic foreign investors in Russia’s TV industry may soon be reduced to just two, namely Modern Times Group (MTG) and Walt Disney Company.
RTL big winner in Croatian DTT tender
The Croatian Agency for Electronic Media (AEM) has announced the winners of concessions to provide TV services on two of the country’s DTT multiplexes.
RTL ends DVB-T broadcasts in Munich
RTL Deutschland will today, Wednesday July 31, switch off its DVB-T broadcasts in the Munich area.
Dutch RTL plans answer to Netflix
RTL Nederland plans to expand its current VOD offer on RTL XL in response to Netflix’s planned entry into the Dutch market.
In Brief: Horse & Country, Djazz.tv, RTL HD, Deluxe Music
The Dutch version of Horse & Country TV will launch on the Ziggo network on June 1 as part of the TV Extra bouquet.
RTL France radio launches web TV
RTL Radio in France has launched a web video service for the station’s morning programmes on the RTL.fr website and its iPhone and iPad app.
German RTL launches liveTV and VOD app
RTL Deutschland has launched a new RTL Now app which allows live TV viewing as well as Video-on-Demand across a number of devices in a single app.
KDG unlocks private SD channels
German cable operator will start distributing ten SD chanels from privarte broadcasters on April 3.
Austria’s Simpli TV to launch encrypted DTT
Simpli TV is the name of a new bouquet of encrypted DTT channels that will go on air in Austria on April 15.