German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland and mobile network operator Telefónica O2 Deutschland will use elements of 5G Broadcast for a live sports production for the first time.
Telxius to double in size
Telefónica’s infrastructure company Telxius has reached an agreement with Telefónica Deutschland to acquire approximately 10,100 sites.
German commercial broadcasters reject Vodafone’s concessions
The measures proposed by Vodafone to the EU Commission to obtain approval for the acquisition of Unitymedia miss the point, according to German commercial broadcaster association VAUNET.
Germany launches TV via 5G broadcast trial
[WATCH VIDEO] The 5G Today project has officially started its field trial for TV broadcasting via 5G at a kick-off event at German broadcast technology research institute IRT in Munich […]
waipu.tv and Freenet TV continue to grow
German media company Freenet continued to record rising customer numbers for its TV platforms in Q1 2019.
o2 Germany launches TV service with waipu.tv
German mobile network operator Telefónica Deutschland has found a new partner for a TV streaming service for the customers of its o2 brand.
European Commission opens full deal review of Vodafone, Liberty acquisition
The European Commission (EC) has concerns about Vodafone’s proposed acquisition of Liberty Global’s subsidiaries in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania and has therefore opened an in-depth investigation.
Matthias Ehrler joins content4tv
Matthias Ehrler will become Senior Manager Distribution & Business Development of German TV channel carriage rights provider content4tv from February 2018.
Lars Bayer heads corporate communications at Media Broadcast
Lars Bayer has taken over the newly created position of head of corporate communications at German technical services provider Media Broadcast on January 15, 2018.
Germany evaluates TV broadcasting via 5G
German broadcast technology institute IRT wants to examine through a research project to what extend the new mobile network standard 5G is suitable for the large-scale transmission of TV channels.