multithek rolls out via DVB-T to Nuremberg


Jörn Krieger | 30-01-2014

German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast has launched its TV companion service multithek for DTT households in Nuremberg.

The free-of-charge OTT offering gives viewers access to further TV channels and add-on features like TV catch-up services. The portfolio comprises content from more than 80 broadcasters and service providers including ARD, ZDF, Bloomberg TV, Putpat and MySpass.

To access multithek, viewers need a DTT reception device compliant with interactive multimedia standard HbbTV and connected to the Internet.

In addition to Nuremberg, multithek is available via DTT in 12 further regions: Berlin, Hamburg, Saarbrücken, the Rhine-Main region, Hannover, Braunschweig, Stuttgart, Munich, Bremen, North-Rhine Westphalia, Kiel and Lübeck. For DTH satellite households, the service is offered on Astra (19.2° East).