If you want to look at the TV at home, your favorite program, then the offside of UHD content in HD makes-the quality the most fun. For a better picture and sound quality. According to almost all the major TV channels are received, in the meantime, not only in SD but also in HD. And while HD content from the major private channels, we use RTL or ProSiebenSat.1 are only available for a fee through the platform HD+, you can have the HD channels of ARD and ZDF also received free of charge. Now is also clear: A shutdown of the SD stations of the public broadcasting you must not fear.

ARD remains via satellite in SD can be received

Contrary to original plans, the SD will not be switched off channels of ARD and ZDF via satellite of the beginning of 2021, but still. The ZDF had buried plans by the middle of may for the channels ZDF, ZDFinfo and ZDFneo. Now the ARD is following for your channel with a corresponding step. On Tuesday, it was officially announced that the ARD extended their partnership with the Luxembourg satellite operator SES (Astra). In the framework of a new agreement, the ARD transponder capacity to secure on the Astra orbital position 19.2 degrees East. So you can distribute your programs as usual in SD MPEG-2 satellite.

Christoph Mühleib, managing Director of Astra Germany, said: "The current crisis shows very clearly how important it is to all of the nationwide audience reach. It is therefore very pleasing that the ARD has decided on a SD Transfer record." The ARD itself, it means that you respond with the completed step to the changing environment during the Corona pandemic. People who do not yet have HD-capable television and Receiver, it should have a SD-shutdown appropriate equipment for the HD Signal at all and can give. And the in a for many people already (financially) difficult Situation.

This station you see in the future in SD-quality

With the done now that the signatures of the Director inside and Directors of the ARD broadcasting organisations is to ensure that in addition to the program of The First the contents of tagesschau24, One and ARD-alpha as well as all third party programs (WDR, NDR, BR, etc.) are received in SD quality via satellite. How long, exactly? There is still no information. A spokeswoman for the ZDF, explained to inside digital: "A decision for a date for the termination is not for currently." To classify all distribution channels on a regular basis with a view to their further development. Also from the ARD were to do this, no further information. To Express "contractual Details, we us," said a spokeswoman to inside digital. The magazine Digital TV has reported of an extension of the SD program distribution of ARD and ZDF until the year 2024.

the Background of the impending shutdown of the SD programs, the high costs, the programs via satellite required for the distribution of TV products. The Commission for determining the financial needs of broadcasters (KEF) had already suggested a few months ago at ARD and ZDF, to dispense with the SD-spread of their own programs via satellite. ARD and ZDF are allowed to schedule for the summer, no more money for the dissemination of their analog TV-programs via satellite.

Because they calculate now, however, beyond 2020, with the SD content, you must save the Public elsewhere money. Possibly, the consequence is that UHD content for the ARD and ZDF still very much longer to wait. If ARD and ZDF are not allowed to spread in the future, your SD channels may be significantly cheaper than in the past via Astra satellite is not known. Also, there had been already in the run-up to the appropriate media reports.

If you want to know how it is on the SD-dissemination by satellite, with a view to the programmes of other TV stations ordered, we recommend you take a look at our Fitting guide on the topic.

This article was written by Hayo Lücke

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Date Of Update: 14 July 2020, 06:27