TechniSat
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Company type | Private |
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Founded | 10 June 1987 |
Founder | Peter Lepper |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | Eisenach, Stassfurt, Schöneck, Berlin, Wolfsburg, Paris, Wrocław, Budapest, Kosmonosy[1] |
Key people | Peter Lepper, Stefan Kön |
Products | Direct broadcast satellite Televisions Car navigations Tablet computers |
Revenue | € 440.3 million (2010) |
Number of employees | 2500 (in 2011) |
Website | www.technisat.com |
TechniSat is a German manufacturer of direct broadcast satellite receivers. The company produces televisions, car navigation and entertainment systems as well.[2] Together with Loewe and Metz, it is one of the few remaining independent consumer electronics companies which develop and produce consumer electronics products in Germany and Europe.[3]
History
[edit]TechniSat was established in 1987 in Daun by Peter Lepper. In 1992, the company launched then the smallest digital antenna in the world.[4] 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).
References
[edit]- ^ "Standorte".
- ^ "Innovation, quality & service". Retrieved 2009-04-25.
- ^ "Technisat: Television Equipment Made in Germany In Cooperation with Handelsblatt". Deutsche Welle. 2009-04-25.
- ^ "TechniSat history". Archived from the original on 2008-11-29. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
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