Germany will launch a new DVB-T2-based digital-terrestrial platform on March 29 next year in a number of cities next year with a line-up of 40 mostly HD channels.
The country’s DVB-TV Project Office said that DVB-T transmission would cease at the same time as the new platform was launched in each region, impacting the four million German homes that currently use DTT.
The DVB-T2 transition will be rolled out progressively across the country and scheduled to be completed by mid-2019.
The German public TV channels from ARD and ZDF will be available unencrypted via DVB-T2. However, commercial channels from ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL will be available for a monthly access charge via the Freenet platform only.
The HD versions of RTL, ProSieben, Sat.1, VOX and ZDF launched in DVB-T2 in a number of cities at the end of May, simulcasting with the existing DVB-T offering.
Viewers who want to see the commercial channels can purchase a Freenet receiver with a green DVB-T2 logo or a conditional access module.
The DVB-T2 project is supported by ARD and ZDF, the country’s media authorites, commercial broadcasters RTL and ProSiebenSat.1, the VPRT and Media SE.
Join us tomorrow for our symposium session with @Velocix, @OmdiaHQ & @altice_portugal on addressable advertising an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
21 June 2021 @ 14:30:00 UTC
DTVE: the week in view – @canalplus right to be aggrieved over Ligue 1 rights, but Amazon’s cut-price deal is indic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
20 June 2021 @ 19:35:00 UTC
ICYMI: @free signs new distribution deal with TF1 digitaltveurope.com/2021/06/18/fre… https://t.co/NYbUXGMb1t
20 June 2021 @ 18:00:01 UTC
The pros and cons of FAST digitaltveurope.com/comment/the-pr…
20 June 2021 @ 13:38:00 UTC
ProSiebenSat.1 restructures digital businesses, NuCom CEOs to go #TopStoriesofTheWeek digitaltveurope.com/2021/06/16/pro…
20 June 2021 @ 09:40:00 UTC
