TechniSat is a German manufacturer of
direct broadcast satellite
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receivers. The company produces televisions, car navigation and entertainment systems as well. Together with
Loewe and
Metz
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, it is one of the few remaining independent consumer electronics companies which develop and produce consumer electronics products in Germany and Europe.
History
TechniSat was established in 1987 in
Daun by Peter Lepper. In 1992, the company launched then the smallest digital antenna in the world.
In 2007, it started its own TechniTipp-TV channel, which was closed down in September 2008.
In 2009, TechniSat had a revenue of nearly 350 million Euro (up from 305 million in 2008).
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German companies established in 1987
Electronics companies established in 1987
Electronics companies of Germany
Privately held companies of Germany
Companies based in Rhineland-Palatinate
German brands
Computer hardware companies
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