This winter, German public broadcaster ZDF is to offer four parallel live streams from the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
In Brief: Belgacom TV, VirginMedia/YouTube, Trace Sports, FTL
Belgacom TV is continuing to distribute ARD and ZDF on its IPTV network despite an earlier announcement it would remove the two German public channels as no agreement could be […]
Slow progress in German cable dispute
The negotiations between the German cable operators and pubcasters ARD and ZDF are moving forward at a snail’s pace, according to the parties involved.
Belgacom TV drops ARD and ZDF
Belgian IPTV provider Belgacom TV is dropping distribution of German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF citing high carriage fees.
VPRT calls cable’s bluff
German private broadcasters say they will not pay carriage fees to the country’s cablenets and have called for the regulation of smart TV.
ORF3 reaches into Italy
The Austrian public broadcaster’s ORF 3 Kultur und Information is now available in Southern Tyrol via the DVB-T network of RAS (Rundfunkanstalt Südtirol).
KDG threatens to remove ARD and ZDF
Kabel Deutschland CEO Adrian von Hammerstein is threatening to remove the public channels from the network when no compromise is reached before January.
In Brief: H&C, HDTV, Sport1 HD, Gumball
The Dutch version of Horse & Country TV is launching on SKV, the cablenet of the city of Veendam in the Netherlands.
ZDF JV plans international channels
Following the success of Romance TV in Poland, German ZDF Enterprises and JV partner Mainstream Media plan further international activities.
Divitel delivers MCC to ZDF
Dutch based Divitel has delivered a multichannel multiplex and compression solution to the German public broadcaster ZDF.