Advanced Television

germany

Germany: National DAB+ platform launches

With the allocation of channels reserved for third party broadcasters on the national platform for commercial stations almost complete, radio listeners throughout Germany can look forward to a significant increase in the number of digital radio stations they can pick up on DAB+. Platform provider Antenne Deutschland, which will itself run six stations, and National […]

July 10, 2020

Discovery takes over Germany’s Tele5

Discovery has acquired German FTA entertainment channel Tele5 from media company Leonine and agreed a long-term deal with the former owner for its scripted content. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals. “This enables us to tap new target audience groups and expand our marketing potential with the reach of Tele 5. In addition, the […]

July 3, 2020

Telefónica Germany picks Ericsson 5G

Telefónica Germany has chosen Ericsson to build a core for its 5G network of high-performance servers and fibre-optic technologies. Telefónica says it plans to build an independent 5G core network with full cloud compatibility by next year. Telefónica supports data traffic for 42 million customers. Components of the core network are tested extensively prior to […]

June 2, 2020