Germany Digital TV News (Digital Fernsehen Nachrichten Deutschland)

Netflix fined for continued infringement of Broadcom HEVC patent
Dec 22, 2023 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) has announced that a court in Munich has fined Netflix €7.05 million for infringement of a Broadcom patent, covering features often used in HEVC/H.265 video coding.
News categories: Broadcom, Netflix, Mark Terrano, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, Patent, Streaming

Divitel announces role in launching PŸUR TV HD in Germany
Dec 20, 2023 – Divitel has announced its role in launching PŸUR TV HD. Divitel’s focus on strategic support, technical integration, and quality assurance, played a crucial role in the collaborative effort.
News categories: Divitel, Tele Columbus, Hans Kornmann, Roger Pitton, Markus Oswald, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany

Rakuten TV VOD now available via Zattoo on 1&1 in Germany
Dec 6, 2023 – 1&1 has launched a video-on-demand service, 1&1 Cinema, with Zattoo and Rakuten TV, with Zattoo integrating Rakuten TV's TVoD into the Zattoo-developed white label TV platform of 1&1.
News categories: Zattoo, Rakuten TV, 1&1, Jörg Meyer, Jorge del Puerto, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV

Tele Columbus goes live with PŸUR TV STB featuring 3SS UX
Dec 6, 2023 – 3SS has announced that Tele Columbus has gone live with its new hybrid STB service PŸUR TV. The STB is delivering an advanced entertainment experience thanks to 3SS' 3Ready product platform.
News categories: 3SS, Tele Columbus, Stefan Blickensdoerfer, Markus Oswald, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Set Top Box, UX

Tele Columbus taps Simply.TV for advanced metadata
Nov 30, 2023 – Simply.TV has announced a collaboration with Tele Columbus to enhance its new flagship TV service using Simply.TV's metadata capabilities.
News categories: Simply.TV, PŸUR, Daniel Rühmann, Lars Lanske, Big Data, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, UX

Telefónica to bid for full control of Telefónica Deutschland
Nov 8, 2023 – Telefónica has decided to make a public acquisition offer to the shareholders of Telefónica Deutschland to acquire the 28.19% of Telefónica Deutschland that it does not already own.
News categories: Telefónica, Telefónica Deutschland, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, MandA

German court finds Netflix infringes Broadcom HEVC/H.265 patent
Nov 3, 2023 – The German Federal Patent Court has issued a preliminary opinion that a Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) patent related to HEVC/H.265 is valid. This follows an earlier judgment that Netflix infringes the patent.
News categories: Broadcom, Netflix, Mark Terrano, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, Patent

TeraVolt develops interactive HbbTV app for ZDFmediathek
Nov 2, 2023 – TeraVolt has developed Zapping Player as a new feature in the ZDFmediathek. With Zapping Player, functionalities previously only available on social media can be used via HbbTV on the big screen.
News categories: TeraVolt, ZDF, Apps, Digital TV, Germany, HbbTV

NetCologne extends IPTV contract with Zattoo
Oct 11, 2023 – NetCologne has extended its IPTV contract with Zattoo for another five years. The Cologne-based company has been using Zattoo's TV-as-a-service platform since 2016.
News categories: Zattoo, NetCologne, Jörg Meyer, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Set Top Box