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Germany’s VPRT turns into Vaunet

January 30, 2018 18.52 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The German industry association of commercial broadcasters, VPRT, will change its name to Vaunet on May 21, 2018.

Filed Under: Marketing, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: Harald Flemming, Vaunet, VPRT Edited: January 30, 2018 18:52

German cable players unite for analogue switch-off

January 15, 2018 08.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The German media authorities have jointly with industry associations, cable operators and TV broadcasters founded the initiative Digitales Kabel to accompany the transition to sole digital TV distribution on German cable networks.

Filed Under: Cable, Channels, Distribution, Newsline, Standards, Top Story Tagged With: analogue switch-off, Anga, ARD, Digitales Kabel, Goldmedia, media authorities, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, P?UR, ProSiebenSat.1, Telekom Deutschland, Vodafone Deutschland, VPRT Edited: January 15, 2018 11:44

German media market continues to grow

October 25, 2017 18.43 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The audiovisual German media market will increase its revenues across all segments – TV, video, radio, audio – by 5.8% to a total of €11.6 billion this year.

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, Research Tagged With: audio, Frank Giersberg, Germany, radio, revenues, TV, video-on-demand, VPRT Edited: October 25, 2017 18:44

Pay-TV and VOD reach record turnover in Germany

July 25, 2017 10.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The turnover generated by pay-TV channels and paid-for video-on-demand (VOD) services has increased in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland in 2016 by around 11% to over €3 billion for the first time (2015: €2.7 billion).

Filed Under: Channels, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms, Research, Top Story Tagged With: Austria, Germany, pay TV, reach, subscribers, Switzerland, turnover, VOD, VPRT Edited: July 26, 2017 05:32

German advertising market to grow to €6 billion in 2017

May 18, 2017 10.28 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The advertising revenues for TV, radio, video and audio offerings in Germany are expected to grow to around €6 billion this year (2016: €5.7 billion).

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, Research Tagged With: advertising, Germany, revenues, VPRT Edited: May 18, 2017 10:28

German media market continues to grow

October 24, 2016 09.31 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The audiovisual media market in Germany will achieve revenues of more than €11 billion this year for the first time.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Research Tagged With: 2016, Germany, pay TV, turnover, TV, VPRT Edited: October 25, 2016 09:25

Pay-TV and VOD continue to grow in Germany

July 21, 2016 11.25 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Pay-TV and paid video-on-demand (VOD) services achieved rising figures in terms of revenues, usage and number of offers in Germany in 2015.

Filed Under: Channels, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Research, Top Story Tagged With: Germany, pay TV, subscribers, turnover, VOD, VPRT Edited: July 22, 2016 11:55

German media companies to push HDTV

October 22, 2015 08.39 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

VPRT, the industry association of commercial German broadcasters, has launched the initiative Schau HDTV (Watch HDTV) which informs viewers about the advantages, offering and reception possibilities of high-definition television.

Filed Under: Channels, HDTV, Newsline, Technology Tagged With: Germany, HDTV, Schau TV, VPRT Edited: October 22, 2015 09:05

German pay-TV market on the rise

July 15, 2015 11.30 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The turnover of pay-TV and video-on-demand operators in Germany has grown by 8% to €2.22 billion in 2014 compared with last year (2013: €2.05 billion).

Filed Under: Channels, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Research, Top Story Tagged With: 2015, Germany, pay TV, subscribers, turnover, video-on-demand, VPRT Edited: July 16, 2015 09:53

Joint initiative for German DVB-T2 rollout

June 8, 2015 13.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF, commercial broadcasters RTL and ProSiebenSat.1, the commercial broadcasters’ industry association VPRT and the media authorities have set up a joint initiative for the introduction of the new digital terrestrial TV distribution system DVB-T2/HEVC through which HD channels will be transmitted terrestrially in Germany for the first time.

Filed Under: ANGA COM, Distribution, Event Coverage, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Terrestrial Tagged With: ANGA COM 2015, ARD, DTT, DVB-T, DVB-T2, Germany, ProSiebenSat.1, RTL, VPRT, ZDF Edited: June 8, 2015 14:12

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