Media group RTL Germany and ProSiebenSat.1 Media are planning to form an open technical platform for private and public channels in Germany and Austria allowing time-shifted web-based TV content to be retrieved via an Internet platform free of charge, seven days after TV transmission.

The platform is intended to enable participating providers in strong position to compete with international Internet offerings and make their own content, such as complete series, films, shows or news broadcasts, available to Internet users.

Individual participating TV channels will continue to be independently responsible for the editorial control and marketing of their offering areas on the platform and the joint venture company will provide them the necessary technical services for using it, such as hosting and streaming.

The setting up and operation of the platform is subject to the approval of the European Commission´s Directorate General for Competition.