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German DVB-I Project publishes conclusions

May 22, 2023 13.03 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The DVB-I Pilot Germany, an initiative comprising 21 stakeholders from the media industry including broadcasters, device manufacturers, software providers and research institutions, has completed phase 1 and published the conclusions […]

Filed Under: ANGA COM, HbbTV, Newsline, Research, Standards, Testing Tagged With: ARD, Bayerische Medien Technik (bmt), Christian Klöckner, Dolby, DVB, DVB-I, EBU, Fraunhofer FOKUS, German DVB-I Pilot, LG, Media Broadcast, MIT-xperts, OnScreen Publishing, Paul Higgs, ProSiebenSat.1 Media, RBB, Remo Vogel, RTL Deutschland, SES, Sofia Digital, Sony, TARA Systems, TP Vision, Vestel, WDR, ZDF Edited: 22 May 2023 13:18

“Implementing DVB-I services is easy”: Q&A with Remo Vogel on the German DVB-I Pilot

November 7, 2022 22.25 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Stakeholders representing broadcasters, device manufacturers, software providers and research companies have recently launched the German DVB-I Pilot.

Filed Under: Distribution, Editor's Choice, Feature, Featured Left, HbbTV, Standards, Testing Tagged With: ARD, bmt, Dolby, DVB, DVB DASH, DVB-I, EBU, Fraunhofer FOKUS, German DVB-I Pilot, LG, MIT-xperts, OnScreen Publishing, ProSiebenSat.1 Media, Rainer Biehn, RBB, Remo Vogel, RTL Deutschland, Sofia Digital, Sony, TARA Systems, TP Vision, Vestel, WDR, ZDF Edited: 10 November 2022 08:52

WDR selects SmartPages from TeraVolt for HbbTV app

September 2, 2021 09.15 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

German public broadcaster WDR has opted for the operating system from Hamburg-based digital TV agency TeraVolt for the HbbTV application of children’s series Sendung mit der Maus.

Filed Under: HbbTV, Newsline, TV Tagged With: app, Oliver Koch, Sendung mit der Maus, SmartPages, TeraVolt, WDR Edited: 2 September 2021 09:18

WDR rents Astra transponder for regional windows in HD

February 26, 2021 12.18 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcaster WDR will transmit all regional windows of its TV channel WDR Fernsehen in HD quality on Astra (19.2° East) from March 3, 2021.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, Editor's Choice, HDTV, Newsline, Satellite, TV Tagged With: ARD, Astra, Christoph Mühleib, SES, transponder, WDR, WDR Lokalzeit Edited: 1 March 2021 10:21

WDR launches children’s HbbTV app

April 21, 2020 22.44 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

WDR, the regional affiliate of German public broadcaster ARD serving federal state North Rhine-Westphalia, has launched a smart TV app for children.

Filed Under: Connected TV, HbbTV, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Streaming Tagged With: app, ARD, HbbTV, Sendung mit der Maus, WDR Edited: 21 April 2020 22:47

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

Tom Buhrow to become new ARD chairman

September 18, 2019 10.51 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

WDR, the affiliate of German public broadcaster ARD serving federal state North-Rhine Westphalia, will take over the directorship of ARD at the beginning of 2020.

Filed Under: Newsline, People Tagged With: ARD, BR, Tom Buhrow, Ulrich Wilhelm, WDR Edited: 18 September 2019 10:53

WDR and Fraunhofer HHI join forces for VVC/H.266

September 3, 2019 22.50 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcaster WDR and the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI will collaborate in the next months to test the video coding possibilities offered by forthcoming international standard VVC/H.266.

Filed Under: IBC Special, Newsline, Standards, Tech, Testing, Video Tagged With: Deutsche TV-Plattform, Fraunhofer HHI, HEVC/H.265, IFA 2019, VVC/H.266, WDR Edited: 4 September 2019 15:39

Vodafone to trial TV via 5G in Germany

February 13, 2019 10.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Vodafone Deutschland and regional public broadcaster WDR will test how TV and video-on-demand (VOD) content can be broadcast via 5G in Germany.

Filed Under: Distribution, Editor's Choice, HDTV, Mobile TV, Newsline, Platforms, Research, Tech, Telco, Testing Tagged With: 5G, trial, Vodafone Deutschland, WDR Edited: 14 February 2019 08:58

Autentic to take full control of Autentic Distribution

October 16, 2017 10.48 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media company Autentic will take full control of international factual distribution company Autentic Distribution, formerly a joint-venture of Autentic and WDR mediagroup, the commercial arm of German public broadcaster […]

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, Production Tagged With: Autentic, Autentic Distribution, Beta Film, Jan Mojto, Patrick Hörl, WDR, WDR Mediagroup Edited: 16 October 2017 10:49

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