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HD+ opens free window on new DFB.TV service via Astra

April 15, 2026 09.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

A free‑to‑air showcase channel for the German Football Association’s new TV service has gone live on Astra (19.2° East), giving DTH satellite households an early look at the forthcoming official […]

Filed Under: DTH, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, TV Tagged With: Astra, Christoph Mühleib, DFB, DFB.TV, DFB.TV Free, FIFA World Cup 2026, HD Plus, HD+, Sportainment Edited: 14 April 2026 17:04

DFB and Sportainment to launch pay-TV football channel DFB.TV

April 15, 2026 05.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The German Football Association (DFB) is launching a new pay-TV channel, DFB.TV, in a joint venture with Sportainment Media Group, targeting Germany’s estimated 35 million football fans.

Filed Under: Cable, DTH, Editor's Choice, IPTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Streaming, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Astra, Bendix Eisermann, Bundesliga, DAZN, Deltatre, Deutsche Telekom, DFB, DFB Cup, DFB.TV, FIFA World Cup 2026, Gisbert Wundram, HD+, Kay Dammholz, MagentaTV, Publicis, Sky Deutschland, Sportainment, Sportainment Media Group, sportdigital, Zattoo Edited: 16 April 2026 13:43

Sportainment offers live atmosphere generator for sports coverage

August 25, 2020 08.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media company Sportainment has developed a fully automated solution for adding stadium atmosphere to live sports coverage taking place without spectators due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

Filed Under: Newsline, Production, Tech Tagged With: Gisbert Wundram, Sportainment Edited: 24 August 2020 20:56

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