The German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF are planning the launch of a common premium VOD service together with TV and film production companies, according to the Financial Times Deutschland.
German teletext usage up
The daily number of German teletext users increased in 2010 to 16.21 million, up from 15.76 million, according to researh by public broadcaster ARD.
ZDF to change Theaterkanal to ZDFkultur
German public broadcaster ZDF will change its digital thematic channel ZDFtheaterkanal into ZDFkultur on April 1, 2011. Programming will be based on two pillars, popular culture and games.
HbbTV launches on terrestrial in Germany
Two German public broadcasters, Bayerische Rundfunk in Bavaria and ZDF, have launched hybrid TV services using the HbbTV standard on digital terrestrial broadcasting across the region, the IRT announced in […]
ZDF launches teletext on ZDFneo
German public broadcaster ZDF has made a remarkable move by announcing the launch of an analogue teletext service on its digital youth-skewed channel ZDFneo on September 1.
Viewers demand 1080i from ARD and ZDF
Using the slogan 1080i bei ARD+ZDF jetzt! German viewers have started an online petition on the Hifi-Forums demanding the public broadcasters to give up the 720p HD transmission standard.
KDG takes public HD channels
Germany’s largest cable operator Kabel Deutschland KDG has reached agreement to carry three public HD channels on is network, Das Erste HD, ZDF HD and Arte HD.
German analogue DTH switch-off step closer
The German analogue DTH switch-off has come a step closer now that the state media authorities suggest all broadcasters end their analogue satellite broadcasts on April 30, 2012.
ARD and ZDF plan April 2012 switch-off
The German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF plan to switch off their analogue transmissions on Astra on April 30, 2012, according to Carl Eugen Eberle, ZDF Director of Legal Affairs, […]
ANGA: pubcasters should pay for HD cable carriage
ANGA, the association of German cable operators, has said the public broadcasters ARD and ZDF should pay for the distribution of their HD channels over cable networks. “ARD and ZDF […]