easy.TV
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| TV station ( private law ) | |
| reception | satellite |
| Start of transmission | May 11, 2005 |
| owner | Decimus GmbH |
| executive Director | Hans-Werner Klose |
| List of TV channels | |
easy.TV was a German pay TV platform and a subsidiary of the German cable network operator Primacom AG , which could be subscribed to digitally via satellite ( Astra ).
On March 15, 2007 Easy.TV was discontinued due to a lack of prospects of reaching the profit zone.
history
Easy.TV was on air in Austria from May 11, 2005, in Germany from September 1, 2005.
Easy.TV was broadcast on the Astra satellites on 19.2 ° East. The entire offer - except for the free-to-air infotainment channel - was encrypted with the Cryptoworks encryption system, which was cracked after a few months . In contrast to the pay TV provider Premiere , Easy.TV did not have a subscription contract. Rather, the programs were activated individually or as a package for 30 days, optionally for 6 or 12 months. Payment could either be made by calling a 0900 number or , when booking on the homepage, also by T-Pay or ClickandBuy . The pay-per-view broadcaster hotX also offered adult films for individual viewing . The activation of Easy.TV took place in Austria on the ORFdigital - Smart Card . In Germany, Easy.TV sold its own smart cards, which were available from specialist retailers and online shops.
There were over a million cards in stores in Austria and Germany. The company tried to increase their number through new marketing strategies, including a. with the music channel MTV and through collaborations with hardware manufacturers.
Programs
Easy.TV offered the following programs in Austria and Germany:
- Silverline (action, horror, thriller)
- National Geographic (documentary)
- Extreme Sports Channel (Sports)
- AXN (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
- erotic first (erotic)
- hotX (erotic single access )
- MTV2 (Music: Independent and Alternative)
- MTV Hits (Music: Current Charthits)
- MTV Base (Music: R&B)
- VH1 (music: classics of pop and rock history)
- VH1 Classic (music: 60s to 90s)
- Some motocross events were transmitted unencrypted via the infotainment channel, including a. the ADAC MX Masters or the FIM SuperMoto and FIM MotoCross World Championship. Furthermore, magazine programs reported about German football from the German Football League (GFL).
Web links
- Cooperation partner CryptoWorks
- PRIMACOM AG
- Easy.TV website
- Easy.TV press conference on May 11, 2006