After ARD and ZDF canceled their cable contracts with the three major cable providers in Germany, the cable association FRK has emphasised once more that the small network operators are […]
German cable war escalates
ARD, ZDF and Arte have cancelled their carriage contracts with the three major German cable operators, Kabel Deutschland, Kabel BW and Unitymedia.
German cablers fight over public carriage fees
ANGA CABLE 2012 – Cologne. The German cable operators are strongly opposed to the intention of public broadcasters ARD and ZDF to stop paying carriage fees.
ARD and ZDF establish Germany’s Gold
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have now officially established a limited company to launch the VOD service, Germany’s Gold GmbH.
Vodafone TV to carry all public HD channels
Germany’s IPTV provdier Vodafone TV said it will carry all ten new public HD channels when they start broadcasting in May.
German pubcasters seek HD cable carriage
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF are seeking cable carriage for their 10 new HD channels, which will launch on April 30, 2012.
Bundeskartellamt probes ARD/ZDF VOD plans
The German Bundeskartellamt (Federal cartel authority) has opened antitrust proceedings reviewing the proposed VOD platform of public broadcasters ARD and ZDF.
German ZDF expands multi screen offer
German public broadcaster ZDF has reported record profits of €52.9 million. The network also said it is to expand its multi screen activities.
Successful launch for ZDFmediathek app
The new ZDFmediathek app is now offering live streaming of its current affairs programmes heute and heute-journal on iPad, iPhone and Android.
ARD outlines HD timeline for satellite
ARD, the umbrella organisation of the German public broadcasters, has announced that its three thematic digital channels EinsFestival, EinsPlus and EinsExtra will start their HD simulcasts in 2014.