TechniSat

TechniSat Digital GmbH

Company type	Private
Founded	10 June 1987 (10 June 1987)
Founder	Peter Lepper
Headquarters	Daun , Germany
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

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

^ "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.