Television Channels
- ORF eins
- ORF eins HD
- ORF2 (with regional programmes)
- ORF2 HD
- ORF2 Europe
- ORF III (started on October 26, 2011)
- ORF Sport + (formerly ORF Sport Plus)
- 3sat (in association with ARD, ZDF and SF)
- TW1 (closed on October 26, 2011 - replaced by ORF III)
The ORF television channels are broadcast terrestrially and via the SES Astra 1H satellite at 19.2° east. Via satellite ORF eins and ORF2 are encrypted, allowing only Austrian residents who pay the Austrian television licence (Gebühren Info Service, "GIS") to watch them. ORF2 Europe is unencrypted and receivable via satellite in Europe.
ORF is a supporter of the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) initiative (a consortium of broadcasting and Internet industry companies including SES, OpenTV and Institut für Rundfunktechnik) that is promoting and establishing an open European standard for hybrid set-top boxes for the reception of broadcast TV and broadband multimedia applications with a single user interface.
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