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Report: Analogue-to-Digital Switchover in Germany “Is Progressing”

by Andrew Fenn

The analogue cable network shutdown in Germany is progressing, according to GfU. The shutdown moves into its next phase after the World Cup concludes in mid-July. Following pilot projects that took place in the …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Cable| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 26

ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Draft in More Broadcasters for “German Hulu”

by Andrew Fenn

The duo of companies behind 7TV — ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery — have invited German broadcasters, RTL, ARD and ZDF to join an upcoming collaborative streaming platform. The joint platform will offer 7TV in its …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 25

RBL Media Will Take Over Leipzig DOOH From Next Year

by Andrew Fenn

From the summer of 2019, RBL Media will take charge of digitising Leipzig, Germany, installing a range of digital street furniture and energy-efficient passenger shelters over a 15-year period, according to Invidis. JCDecaux is …

Tags:DOOH| Germany| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Transport| Vol 25 - Issue 25

Goldmedia: German VOD Revenues Growing Faster Than Ever

by Andrew Fenn

Video-on-Demand (VoD) is turning into a mass market in Germany, according to Goldmedia. At the end of 2017, 18% of all German households were subscribing to at least one paid-for VoD service. The market …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| SVOD| VOD| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Professional Display Rental Company Orders Samsung Micro LED “Wall”

by Andrew Fenn

Lang of Germany, a wholesale rental company (that rents equipment to AV installers) has placed what is believed to be the first order of Samsung’s The Wall Professional indoor Micro LED product for professional …

Tags:DOOH| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Rental and Staging| Samsung| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Gigaset Reveals First Smartphone Produced in Germany

by Andrew Fenn

Gigaset is the first manufacturer to move a proportion of its smartphone production to Germany — and its new GS185 model is the first smartphone to be produced in the country. The Gigaset GS185 …

Tags:Germany| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Philips

Philips Professional Displays Announces European Roadshow Dates

by Andrew Fenn

Philips Professional Display Solutions has announced dates for its European roadshow, which kicks off in June. The show begins in Milan, Italy on June 1st, stopping in Munich, Dusseldorf and Hamburg, Germany before a …

Tags:Back Panel| Germany| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Philips| Vol 25 - Issue 21

German Home Electronics Sees Flat Year-on-Year Growth in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

The German home electronics moved up 0.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018, according to GFU which has published its Hemix report. In the months from January to March 2018, a turnover of …

Tags:CE (Consumer Electronics) Data| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 19

German IPTV Platform Zattoo Launches Channels in Full HD

by Andrew Fenn

German IPTV provider Zattoo is now offering some of its channels in Full HD quality. Customers that subscribe to the platform’s Ultimate package will receive the new channels, currently over 100 in total — …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Transparent LED Wall Installed at New Saturn Flagship in Cologne

by Andrew Fenn

The main entrance of German electronics retailer Saturn’s brand new flagship store in Cologne is home to a transparent LED video wall, courtesy of digital signage company MIB. Not much has been revealed about …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| LED| MediaMarkt (Saturn)| Retail| Vol 25 - Issue 18

Large-Size LED Screen Installed at German Entertainment Complex

by Andrew Fenn

Last month, event technology supplier Innlights Displaysolutions installed a large, high-resolution LED screen at the Giga-Centre entertainment complex in Cologne, Germany. The company’s InnScreen J2 features an HD resolution and a 2.9mm pixel pitch. …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| LED| Vol 25 - Issue 18

Deutsche Telekom Relaunches IPTV Platform to Broadband Users

by Andrew Fenn

Deutsche Telekom relaunched its direct-to-home IPTV platform Entertain last week. Previously, the platform was aimed at those with little-or-no broadband service. Now, Entertain is targeted at those with broadband and a satellite dish, with …

Tags:Germany| HD+ (Germany)| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Vol 25 - Issue 18