Sport1 set for DTT return in Germany

German sports broadcaster Sport1 is set to recommence broadcasting of its free-to-air channel via digital terrestrial television.

The Broadband TV News website said NLM, the media authority of the state of Lower Saxony, has granted Sport1 a slot on the DVB-T multiplex serving the Hannover/Braunschweig region. A competing application from commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 for its women’s channel Sixx was rejected.

The slot opened up after entertainment channel Anixe decided against utilising it in June. However, it is unclear when Sport1 will begin DTT transmission as ProSiebenSat.1 could yet take legal action against the decision.