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''This article is about the television service "HD+"; for the computer screen resolution see Computer display standard.'' HD+ is a package of high-definition digital satellite TV channels for German-speaking viewers and (as HD PLUS GmbH) the company providing that package, based in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany. HD PLUS is a subsidiary company of SES based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg. HD+ provides a broadcast platform from satellites at the Astra 19.2°E position, independent from TV operators, for channels outside of the established pay-TV networks, and requires a dedicated receiver or an HD+ conditional-access module and Smart Card. Since summer 2011, HD+ channels have also been available to Sky Deutschland subscribers. As of October 2014 there are 2.9 million active HD+ households in Germany. The company grew out of SES Platform Services (then ASTRA Platform Services) and offers the technical management and the marketing of HD programmes for all broadcasters, including the distribution of the smart cards required for reception. In October 2014 HD+ joined the Free TV Alliance, alongside other free-to-air broadcasters Freesat and Tivù Sat, and free-to-view Fransat. ==HD+ channels== The HD+ service launched on November 1, 2009, with two channels, RTL HD and Vox HD; Sat.1 HD, ProSieben HD and kabel eins HD were added in January 2010. Other German free-to-air HD channels broadcasting from Astra 19.2°E such as Das Erste HD, Arte HD, and ZDF HD can also be received with the same receiver used for HD+ and also with any independent free-to-air HD receiver. In the months leading up to the launch of HD+, it was reported that MTV and DSF – already broadcasting in HD from Astra 19.2°E – were in discussions to join the package.〔Briel, Robert (''MTV and DSF might join HD+'' ) ''Broadband TV News'' September 28, 2009〕 DSF HD (now called Sport1 HD) began test broadcasts in August 2010 and commenced a full service on the first anniversary of the launch of HD+, on November 1, 2010, becoming the first channel in the HD+ package from outside the RTL and ProSiebenSat.1 groups. In September 2014, MTV HD left the Sky Deutschland pay-TV platform and became the 21st channel to join free-to-view HD+, some six years after the first discussions. However, MTV HD is not available for customers that view HD+ via Sky Deutschland, as there is no VideoGuard encryption enabled for MTV HD. On December 1, 2010, German women's entertainment channel sixx (which, like kabel eins, ProSieben and Sat.1, is owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media) launched a high definition service on the HD+ platform In October 2010 it was announced that entertainment channel RTL2 would launch in high-definition in the HD+ package in early December and in June 2011, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon from MTV Networks joined the HD+ platform and it was announced that news channel, N24 would join HD+ from July, bringing the number of channels offered to 11. Tele5 HD launched on HD+ in October 2011. On May 1, 2012, Super RTL launched a high definition version of the RTL/Disney owned channel on the HD+ platform alongside Discovery's DMAX channel. The 15th channel to join HD+ was adult pop music channel Deluxe Music, in December 2012. Disney Channel HD left the German pay-TV platform, Sky Deutschland in November 2013 and relaunched on HD+ in January 2014 as an advertising-financed service with entertainment programming aimed at children and families during the day and at adults in the evening.〔Krieger, Jorn (''Disney Channel moves German pay-TV exit forward'' ) ''Rapid TV News'' December 10, 2013〕 In April 2014 HD+ added the news channel n-tv HD, male orientated entertainment channels ProSieben Maxx HD and RTL Nitro HD, and women’s lifestyle channel TLC HD to the line-up, bringing the total number of free-to-view channels on the platform to 20. On September 2, 2014 MTV HD left the Sky Deutschland pay-TV satellite platform and became the 21st channel to join HD+.〔(''MTV HD über Sat und Entertain in neuen Programmpaketen'' ) Digital fernsehen. September 2, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014〕 In October, the number of channels was reduced back to 20 when Viacom reorganized its channels in Germany and as a result, Comedy Central was no longer available via HD+. Nickelodeon, which previously shared its channel with Comedy Central, increased its broadcast hours to 24 hours a day. On January 1, 2015 the women's channel Sat.1 Gold started broadcasting in HD on the HD+ platform. It is the last of ProSeibenSat.1's SD channels to launch in HD. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HD+」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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