TechniSat

TechniSat Digital GmbH
TypePrivate
Founded10 June 1987 (1987-06-10)
FounderPeter Lepper
Headquarters
Daun
,
Germany
Number of locations
Eisenach, Stassfurt, Schöneck, Berlin, Wolfsburg, Paris, Wrocław, Budapest, Kosmonosy
Key peoplePeter Lepper, Stefan Kön
ProductsRadios
Satellite TV receivers
Televisions
Car navigations
Tablet computers
Revenue€ 440.3 million (2010)
Number of employees
2500 (in 2011)
Websitewww.technisat.com

TechniSat is a German manufacturer of consumer electronics. The company produces radios, satellite TV receivers, televisions, car navigation, and entertainment systems. 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.

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).

References

  1. ↑ "Standorte".
  2. ↑ "Innovation, quality & service". Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  3. ↑ "Technisat: Television Equipment Made in Germany In Cooperation with Handelsblatt". Deutsche Welle. 2009-04-25.
  4. ↑ "TechniSat history". Archived from the original on 2008-11-29. Retrieved 2009-04-25.