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Second attempt: ARD to drop SD distribution on Astra

May 3, 2022 21.23 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcaster ARD will commence SD switch-off on Astra (19.2° East).

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, Editor's Choice, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, TV Tagged With: ARD, Arte, Astra, One, Phoenix, SD switch-off, tagesschau24 Edited: 5 May 2022 11:58

Sky Deutschland continues SD switch-off on cable

November 8, 2020 22.46 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will remove further SD channels on cable networks in favour of exclusive HD distribution on November 26, 2020.

Filed Under: Cable, Distribution, Editor's Choice, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: SD switch-off, Sky Deutschland, Unitymedia, Vodafone Deutschland Edited: 10 November 2020 08:48

Magenta Telekom starts SD switch-off in Austria

August 14, 2020 22.36 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German telco Deutsche Telekom has commenced SD switch-off on the cable network of its Austrian subsidiary Magenta Telekom.

Filed Under: Cable, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: Deutsche Telekom, Magenta Telekom, SD switch-off Edited: 14 August 2020 22:38

ARD postpones SD switch-off on Astra

July 13, 2020 11.04 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The industry and retailers were ready, consumers had been informed, but then came Corona: In view of the current crisis, German public broadcaster ARD does not consider it appropriate to carry out the SD switch-off of its TV channels on Astra (19.2° East).

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: ARD, Astra, Corona, ProSiebenSat.1, RTL, SD switch-off, SES, ZDF Edited: 3 May 2022 21:18

ARD’s regional TV channels to drop SD satellite distribution in 2021

March 21, 2020 21.35 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The regional affiliates of German public broadcaster ARD will terminate the satellite distribution of their TV channels in SD resolution on Astra (19.2° East) in January 2021.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite Tagged With: ARD, ARD-alpha, Arte, Astra, Das Erste, MDR, One, SD switch-off, tagesschau24, WDR, Wolfgang Wagner, ZDF Edited: 21 March 2020 21:38

ARD to drop SD satellite distribution in 2021 [UPDATE]

February 12, 2020 21.49 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcaster ARD will cease the satellite distribution of its TV channels in SD resolution on Astra (19.2° East) in January 2021.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, Tech, TV Tagged With: ARD, ARD-alpha, Astra, Das Erste, Diveo, Freenet TV, HD+, KEF, M7 group, Media Broadcast, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, One, ProSieben, ProSiebenSat.1, RTL, Sat.1, SD switch-off, SES, tagesschau24 Edited: 13 February 2020 21:16

Sky Deutschland starts SD switch-off on cable

August 22, 2019 07.45 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland continues the HD offensive launched in November 2018 in the DTH satellite market and commences SD switch-off on the two largest cable networks.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Tech, TV Tagged With: SD switch-off, Sky Deutschland, Unitymedia, Vodafone Edited: 27 August 2019 11:28

EXCLUSIVE: Sky D focuses on HD and removes SD channels

October 31, 2018 13.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Sky Deutschland is embarking on a major HD offensive and will be the first TV broadcaster in Germany to commence switching off SD channels in the DTH satellite market.

Filed Under: Cable, Distribution, DTH, Editor's Choice, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, Set-Top Boxes, Tech, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Astra, SD switch-off, SES, Sky Deutschland Edited: 1 November 2018 08:44

ARD eyes SD switch-off on Astra in 2020

March 12, 2018 09.40 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

SD switch-off on Astra (19.2° East) comes closer with German public broadcaster ARD having renewed its contract with satellite operator SES for SD distribution only until mid-2020.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Top Story, TV Tagged With: ARD, Astra, Astra Deutschland, Christoph Mühleib, KEF, SD switch-off, SES, ZDF Edited: 12 March 2018 22:16

Bavarian local TV to switch off SD on Astra

February 21, 2018 10.29 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Bavaria’s local TV channels are leading the way in switching off SD distribution on Astra (19.2° East) in Germany.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, TV Tagged With: Astra, Bavaria, BLM, Local TV, satellite, SD switch-off Edited: 22 February 2018 00:14

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