ANIXE to Broadcast Olympic Games in HD via ASTRA
ANIXE HD, Germany’s first free-to-air 24/7 HD channel, will show the 29th Summer Olympic Games in Beijing in high-definition quality.
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Phoenix More Popular with Viewers Than Ever Since 2007
In its eleventh year, news and documentary channel Phoenix recorded the largest audience in its history. In 2007, the jointly operated ZDF and ARD channel achieved a 0.9 percent audience share, an increase of almost 30 percent over the previous year.
BBC Opens Its First Global Integrated News Centre
For the first time, the BBC will bring together all its international expertise in a global, integrated news centre. From Monday, July 7, television channel BBC World News, BBC World Online, and the news teams and staff of BBC World Service Radio and its online platforms will unite as a unique global multimedia news organization supporting the BBC’s international news services.
A Versatile Companion on the Go
NTP watches television on the Nextbase SDV485-BY, which also plays DVDs.
Well Equipped for the HD Future with Quantel
Fast and flexible broadcast systems, with an efficient workflow in SD and HD.
IRT Hosts Technical and Scientific Colloquium
“Next-Generation Newsroom: What Can the Industry Expect?” is the topic to be discussed on 30 June.
Macromedia Practical Discussion
Topic: “What Makes Good Television Entertaining?” with Benedikt Nordmann and Georg Kappenstein.
Public Broadcasters: No Joint Mobile TV Channel
ZDF and ARD are abandoning the joint mobile-TV channel proposed by Germany's federal states.
Benedict Around the Clock on ZDF
The broadcaster will show the concluding Mass with Pope Benedict XVI from World Youth Day in Sydney and offer a video blog by young participants.
Huawei and DiBcom Jointly Enable Mobile TV Reception on an HSPA Data Card
The E510 is the first 3.5G data card with an integrated DVB-T receiver for PCs and notebooks.
CEO Guillaume de Posch to Leave ProSiebenSat.1
Guillaume de Posch, CEO of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, will leave the company at his own request on December 31, 2008.
“Emmy Award” for “I Got a Rocket”
The animated series "I Got a Rocket" has received major recognition: the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences honored the series in New York with the Daytime Emmy in the category "New Approaches – Daytime Children’s Entertainment." "I Got a Rocket" is a co-production of KI.KA, ARD, Mike Young Productions, and SLR Productions and has delighted KI.KA viewers since mid-April, Monday through Friday at 1:40 p.m.
Half of U.S. Households Could Soon Be Without a TV Signal
Transition to digital television poses significant problems.
Stream5 Gains DuMont Venture as a Shareholder
Online video specialist aims to develop the web TV market and offers customers innovative refinancing models
TV-Loonland Signs Worldwide Plush Deal
TV-Loonland has signed a licensing agreement with Vivid Imaginations for its internationally successful series THE OWL (52 x 1 minute).
MEDIA BROADCAST Establishes Austrian Subsidiary
MEDIA BROADCAST, holder of Austria’s DVB-H frequency rights and operator of the national mobile-TV platform, has established a subsidiary called MEDIA BROADCAST AT GmbH.
ORF 1 HD: Quality You Can See
ORF HD launched today at 9:00 a.m.—ORF Director General Dr. Alexander Wrabetz and Technical Director Peter Moosmann switched on the HD signal.
Galileo Comes to Mobile Phones via ViiF
ProSieben’s Galileo knowledge programme becomes available on mobile phones through the ViiF video-call platform.
Production Starts on MY LIFE ME
TV-Loonland and CarpeDiem Film & TV have started production on the animated series MY LIFE ME, comprising 52 eleven-minute episodes.
Quantel: Anniversary Edition of the Digital Fact Book
The broadcast specialist makes its reference work on terminology from the broadcast and DCC fields available as a free PDF download.
Digital Television Has a “Strong and Important Future”
ZDF Director-General Schächter opens EBU technology conference in Mainz.
Mobile TV via DVB-T Threatens Mobile 3.0
Mobile operators add LG’s DVB-T phone to their ranges, undercutting planned DVB-H mobile television.
The Tube 2.7 Streams Live Television via iChat
Mac users can now enjoy digital television from anywhere with The Tube 2.7 and Placeshift, a free update that enables live streaming through iChat.
Fred Kogel Leaves Constantin Film AG Board on December 31, 2008
Bernhard Burgener will become the new Chief Executive Officer of Constantin Film AG.
PlayStation 3 Becomes a Video Recorder
The PlayTV expansion adds new multimedia functions to the PlayStation 3.
Internet Above the Clouds Takes Off Again in 2009
Panasonic plans to provide high-speed web access on aircraft beginning in early 2009.
Martin Morawetz Becomes Programme Manager of AUSTRIA 9 TV
Martin Morawetz has been appointed Programme Manager of AUSTRIA 9 TV, Austria's new television channel.
NAB 2008: New Quattro Software for Television
Quantel's new Quattro software adds tools and workflow improvements for faster, more efficient work with its television-production systems.
Cologne Conference 2008 with an Increased Budget
Cologne Conference, the renowned Cologne television and film festival, can expect an increased budget for 2008. The North Rhine-Westphalia state government has announced that it will support the festival significantly more strongly than last year.
The Three Investigators Receive the 2008 Golden Sparrow Award
THE THREE INVESTIGATORS – THE SECRET OF GHOST ISLAND was awarded Best Film in the Cinema/Television Film category.
Further ZDF Productions and Co-Productions Nominated for Banff TV Festival
Alongside the ZDFonline production "Die Gustloff in 3-D", a multimedia animation accompanying ZDF's two-part film "Die Gustloff", five further ZDF productions and co-productions have been nominated for the renowned international Banff TV Festival in the Canadian province of Alberta.
BAF: A Visit from ZDF
Claus Kleber Visited the Bavarian Academy for Television and Admired the New Newsroom
Sonic Acquires Simple Star
The provider of digital-media software and online services expands Roxio's consumer product line with a web community for multimedia applications and sharing services.
“The Sinking of the Gustloff”: Production Spotlight in the Current DIGITAL PRODUCTION
“The Sinking of the Gustloff” is one of the largest television productions of 2008. Elektrofilm handled the digital effects and post-production, and Michael Wortmann reports for DIGITAL PRODUCTION from the shoot and post-production.
Big Brother Moves into the sMeet 3D World
Germany’s most famous TV shared apartment is moving into sMeet’s 3D worlds. Starting today, two additional rooms will provide even more variety. In classic Big Brother style, one room will represent the poor area and the other the rich area.
Gwyneth Paltrow: “I Was Driven” Tele 5 Interview for the Cinema Release of ‘Iron Man’
For the cinema release of Iron Man, TV broadcaster Tele 5 interviewed Gwyneth Paltrow. DP prints the complete interview here:
Stephan Borg Becomes Deputy Managing Director of Giga Digital Television GmbH
Stephan Borg has been appointed Deputy Managing Director of Giga Digital Television GmbH with immediate effect.
Evisco: Video Streams from the BMW Open
The Munich agency has developed a new, convenient media pool for the BMW Open 2008 tennis tournament.
“Gustloff” in Canada
ZDFonline production "Die Gustloff in 3-D" nominated for the Banff TV Festival in the "Interactive Programme Support" category
“Desperate Housewives” Ends with a Season Record
ProSieben’s scheduling of the “Desperate Housewives” season finale paid off. On Wednesday evening, 2.43 million viewers aged 14 to 49 watched the final episode for the time being, “Tornado.”
New Premiere Encryption: Criminal Hackers Face a Black Screen
Premiere is pursuing a two-pronged strategy in the fight against criminal hackers. From the second quarter of 2008, alongside a new version of Nagravision, NDS Videoguard will be introduced as encryption technology for broadcasting Premiere subscription programmes via satellite.
Exozet Launches Urban.TV for Universal Music
Exozet implements an artist-video catalogue for Universal Music's Urban.TV using its TVNEXT platform.
Pinnacle PCTV Stick for Analog and Digital TV Reception
Pinnacle Systems introduces its next-generation PCTV Hybrid Pro Stick with improved DVB-T and worldwide analog TV reception.
Equinux The Tube 2.6 with EPG from TV Movie
In cooperation with the Bauer publishing group, the manufacturer brings its users a free electronic programme guide from the TV Movie editorial team
Director-General Schächter: ZDF Has Set Its Path to HDTV
High-definition television an important pillar in the changed digital world
Hafida Zebri Joins verytv
Hafida Zebri (26) strengthens the verytv team as Junior Art Director.
MAXON CINEMA 4D Gains Ground in Television
More television professionals are integrating CINEMA 4D into their pipelines for high-quality motion graphics.
Alexander Kluge: Honorary Award at the German Film Awards 2008
Alexander Kluge will receive the “Honorary Award” for outstanding services to German film at the German Film Awards 2008 on April 25.
International Hit Series Available Free Online
A new Primeval episode is available as a free stream on ProSieben.de for one week after television broadcast.
Do Not Allow a Step Backwards in Youth Media Protection
ZDF Rejects Statements by the Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media.
TV Series Arrive on Germany’s iTunes Store
Apple announces the availability of television series in Germany's iTunes Store, including popular German productions and US series.
March TV Market: RTL Scores Across Genres
In March, RTL again leads among viewers aged 14 to 49. With a 15.8 percent audience share, it is ahead of ProSieben at 12.1 percent, Sat.1 at 10.9 percent, VOX at 7.4 percent and ZDF at 7.1 percent. Among the total audience, RTL places behind ZDF and ARD with an 11.7 percent share.
Constantin Film Reports Preliminary 2007 Figures
Constantin Film AG generated consolidated revenue of €225.0 million in 2007 according to preliminary IFRS figures after accounting-policy changes. Revenue was down 14.3 percent from the record €262.7 million in 2006, but the group met its targets despite difficult market conditions.
N24 Continues on Its Growth Course
Germany's leading news channel N24 achieved an average market share of 1.2 percent in the advertising-relevant target group of viewers aged 14 to 49 in the first three months of the year. This is the best first quarter in the channel's history and represents an increase of 0.1 percentage points compared with the first quarter of 2007.
Tele 5 Posts Best Result in Channel History
Film channel Tele 5 closed March with record audience shares and a strong quarterly advertising-sales result.
Sat.1 Reaches 10.9 Percent in March
Sat.1 averaged a 10.9 percent share among viewers aged 14 to 49 in March, an increase of 0.2 percentage points year on year.
VOX Reaches 7.4 Percent Share in March 2008
Cologne-based television channel VOX closed March with a 7.4 percent share among adults aged 14 to 49.
VDZ Welcomes Restrictions on ARD and ZDF’s Online Press
The VDZ Association of German Magazine Publishers regards the criticism voiced yesterday in Mainz by ZDF Director-General Prof. Markus Schächter of a single provision in the draft redefining ARD and ZDF's functional remit under broadcasting law as unobjective and misleading.
ZDF and ARD Lead German TV in Q1 2008
ZDF and ARD jointly led German television in the first quarter of 2008, each reaching a 13.3 percent audience share from January through 30 March.
41st Mainz Television Criticism Days on “Commodity or Value?“ Open
ZDF Director-General Markus Schächter: Public-Service Broadcasters' Online Prospects Must Match the Development Guarantee
Channels Partner with Warner for The Red Baron
DAS VIERTE and THE HISTORY CHANNEL launch a cross-promotional partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures Germany for The Red Baron's 10 April cinema release.
Berchtesgadener Land Switches to DVB-T
Digital terrestrial television launches in Berchtesgadener Land and the Traunstein district on 29 April 2008.
ZDF Monday Cinema Shows “Catwoman” as a Free-to-Air TV Premiere
Cat power against blonde poison: Halle Berry and Sharon Stone engage in the ultimate catfight in the fantasy thriller "Catwoman".
Video to Go Brings Online Clips to Phones
ViiF lets users send favourite online videos from YouTube and other services to mobile phones with a click.
ZDF Yearbook 2007 Published
Under the title "The Course Is Set", Markus Schächter outlines the course being set for public-service broadcasting in the report volume of the ZDF Yearbook 07.
Video Art on the Flat Screen
The channel ‘souvenirs from the earth’ combines aspects of an art gallery, art-book publisher and television station, presenting video art and electronic music.
Criticism of Commercial Broadcasters’ TV Programming
CDU/CSU politicians and church representatives have criticised commercial television broadcasters' Easter programming for its numerous violent films.
TV Record: The Box Ran Hot Over Easter
247 minutes – that is how much time each viewer aged three and over spent in front of the television per day from Good Friday to Easter Monday.
Avid Systems Expand Across Eastern European TV
Broadcasters in Warsaw, Zagreb and Sofia deploy Avid-based systems for workflows ranging from news production to reality television.
WiFi 2.0: Google Targets TV Frequencies
White spaces are intended to enable wireless high-speed Internet services
Dates Set for Cologne Conference 2008
The Cologne television and film festival will run independently for industry professionals and the public from 8 to 13 October 2008.
Avid Systems Expand Across TV and Film Production
More production companies are adopting Avid systems to manage television and film workflows.
Seite 4 TV Completes Live-Streaming Pilot
VVA Networks, nacamar and filmstrom complete the first online live-TV event for book-news platform Seite 4.
ESL Pro Series Starts Sixth Season
The sixth season of the ESL Pro Series for Austria and Switzerland begins with its first matches.
MediaCentral 2.7 Rebuilds TV Engine
equinux updates the TV engine in MediaCentral 2.7, promising improved image quality, faster channel changes and archive access.
TV Movie and equinux Add Advertised Mac EPG
TV Movie enters a strategic partnership with Munich-based equinux to add an advertising-supported EPG to The Tube for Mac.
Local DVB-T Pilot Launches in Leipzig
The Saxon media authority launches its Überallfernsehen lokal DVB-T pilot project in Leipzig.
Staff Changes at ZDF
On June 1, 2008, Robert Amlung will take over as head of ZDF's newly created Digital Strategies unit within the Director-General's office.
Interactive Television Opens New Commercial Models
Interactive television extends the connection between broadcast programming, online services and direct viewer response.
Imperial DB 1 CI HDMI Adds Satellite Upscaling
DigitalBox Europe expands its Imperial range with the DB 1 CI HDMI satellite receiver.
Easter highlights in ZDF’s children’s and youth programming
For Easter, ZDF tivi, ZDF's children's and youth programming, presents a potpourri of television premieres, repeats of children's book classics and all three Erich Kästner film adaptations.
German Children’s Media Festival
From now on, GOLDENER SPATZ will provide an annual overview of German-language and co-produced films, television programmes and online offerings for children under its new name “German Children's Media Festival: Cinema-TV-Online”.
The 6th German Audio Description Award goes to Das wahre Leben
In Berlin, patron Mario Adorf presented the award to Carl Bergengruen, Head of Television Films at submitting broadcaster Südwestrundfunk (SWR), on its behalf.
Eisenach Now Has a Modern Broadband Network
Kabel Deutschland has officially put Eisenach’s new broadband cable network for television, radio, internet, and telephone services into operation.
Joachim Bareiß to Lead SWR Central Tasks
Joachim Bareiß, 46, will head Central Tasks in SWR’s Technology and Production Directorate in Baden-Baden.
Germany’s First Local DVB-T Network Starts
Saxony’s media authority is launching a Leipzig DVB-T pilot intended to support local and regional broadcasters and provide a model for Germany.
Pictures from the Hobnox party
Hobnox is an online entertainment and publishing platform that recently held a major event at Berlin's Tresor. DP was a jury member and has posted the hottest party pictures online.
equinux releases The Tube 2.5 with the free TubeToGo web service
equinux today introduced The Tube 2.5 with the TubeToGo web service. The Tube users can now publish their TV recordings in a web gallery, watch them over the Internet and schedule recordings while on the move. The TubeToGo web interface can be used to manage the entire recording archive in The Tube and publish it in the TubeToGo web gallery.
Die Gustloff opens on ZDF with 8.45 million television viewers
"Die Gustloff" opens on ZDF with 8.45 million television viewers
Documentary on the subject interests 5.31 million late on Sunday evening
ZDF advocates retaining advertising and sponsorship in its main channel
The current media policy debate is once again calling for public-service television to give up advertising in favour of private providers. ZDF rejects this demand for the following reasons:
Protecting minors in the media requires preventive measures
The Chairman of the ZDF Television Council, Ruprecht Polenz, has invited the state media authorities and the Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media (KJM) to another joint exchange of experience on protecting minors in the media.
ZDF and ARD need advertising
"Public-service broadcasting needs revenue from advertising and sponsorship". ZDF Director-General Markus Schächter used this concise formulation at the ZDF Television Council meeting to sum up the arguments against publicly voiced demands to give up advertising in favour of private television providers.
World Athletics Championships to provide the starting signal for HD television
Preparations for regular operation from August 2009 / Long simulcast phase / Cable carriage still uncertain
ANIXE HD Moves to New Astra Transponder
Free-to-air 24-hour high-definition channel ANIXE HD is changing its Astra transponder.
KommAustria awards construction of the mobile TV network to MEDIA BROADCAST
MEDIA BROADCAST, a service provider for the broadcasting and media industry, today received approval from Austrian regulatory authority KommAustria to establish and operate a nationwide multiplex platform for mobile terrestrial broadcasting in Austria.
Virtual Smarties world made in Frankfurt
Over the past five months, a virtual Smarties world has taken shape in the studios of ACHT FRANKFURT: together with agency J. Walter Thomson (JWT), the Frankfurt post-production company won the pitch for the new Smarties TV commercial. The film “Dragon”, produced for client Nestlé, is now being broadcast on German television.
CeBIT 2008: Online video library maxdome comes to Microsoft Windows Vista Media Center
From CeBIT 2008, the online video library maxdome will for the first time also be available as an attractive entertainment highlight through Microsoft Windows Vista Media Center. Its users can therefore directly access more than 10,000 titles from Germany's largest online video library, including feature films, TV highlights, series, sport, documentaries and music concerts, and watch them via DSL on a PC or television.
ZDF Schedules Historical Drama Die Gustloff
DIGITAL PRODUCTION will feature a Production Spotlight on ZDF’s Die Gustloff in issue 03/08.