TechniSat

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]

TechniSat Digital GmbH

Company type	Private
Founded	10 June 1987 (1987-06-10)
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

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).