Terranova (TV)

Terra nova (Latin for New Earth ) was the name of a German commercial television station who is sent on 15 September 2004 to 10 July 2007.

The program content consisted mostly of documentaries about nature and technology. Partly also teleshopping programs were broadcast.

Terra nova was, like its predecessor onyx.tv, the French company Groupe AB and was able to operate from its rich pool of popular science documentaries. And Chief Executive Officer Ludi Boeken was.

Was spreading the division program free digital satellite Astra ( DVB -S), regional and analog and digital via cable television in the network of cable Germany, Unity Media and Kabel BW, in the Rhine -Main area, the Ruhr area and in the rooms of Dusseldorf, Cologne / Bonn, Hannover / Braunschweig, Bremen and Hamburg also via DVB -T.

During the first half of 2007 terra nova gave his DVB- T licenses and has gradually withdrawn from its involvement in the analog cable. Dissemination via digital cable and satellite (Astra digital) is thus focused. There was also the opportunity to get on the Internet portal and IPTV broadcasts.

On 10 July 2007 terranova has set the transmit mode. The reasons for that economic problems. Especially the " high cost of technical distribution and the quantity and discount -driven system of media bookings " were responsible for the off, the station announced on 13 June 2007.

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• Television station (Germany )
• Former TV station