Kurier TV

Kurier TV (styled KURIER TV) is an Austrian information television channel operated by the national daily newspaper Kurier. Rather than functioning as a conventional broadcaster with a fixed schedule of commissioned programmes, it aggregates the newspaper's own self-produced video clips — originally made for its website and third-party platforms such as YouTube — together with a small share of externally produced shows into a continuous livestream. Its editorial team and studios are based in the Kurier-Medienhaus in Vienna. The channel's roots reach back to 1997, when BKF – Das Burgenlandfernsehen began broadcasting in Austria's Burgenland region, owned by the regional utility BEWAG. After BEWAG decided to refocus on its core energy business, BKF was sold to the Wiener Bohmann Verlag at the end of November 2011, and the channel was relaunched as Schau TV on 1 February 2012, following regulatory approval in early January 2012. At that point it was distributed via cable and, from February 2012, also via digital satellite, reaching roughly 110,000 households before satellite carriage. In August 2017 the Kurier-Medienhaus took full ownership of the channel, triggering an optical relaunch of the Schau TV on-air design and technical upgrades, with the aim of growing reach in Kurier's core territories of Burgenland, Lower Austria and Vienna. A new studio location in Vienna was completed in January 2018, where Kurier news, interviews and other formats are produced, partly in HD. On 9 February 2023 the channel relaunched and was renamed Kurier TV, extending its broadcast day to a full 24 hours. At that time it reported a technical reach of more than five million people and an average of over 150,000 viewers daily. Distribution has evolved with the market: by 2020 Kurier TV was available via terrestrial antenna through SimpliTV (MUX C for Vienna, Styria and Upper Austria) and in HD-capable cable, and via IPTV platforms such as Zattoo. On 1 January 2025 the channel ceased broadcasting via Astra 19.2° East. Today Kurier TV positions itself as the moving-image arm of the Kurier brand, offering reportage, sport talk, culture and society programming — from medieval re-enactment features to interviews with public figures — as a complement to the newspaper's print and digital journalism.

Kurier TV's history begins with a regional broadcaster in Austria's easternmost province. In 1997 BKF – Das Burgenlandfernsehen officially began broadcasting, owned by the Burgenländische Elektrizitätswirtschafts Aktiengesellschaft (BEWAG), the provincial energy utility. For roughly a decade and a half BKF served Burgenland and neighbouring Lower Austria as a regional television service. In late November 2011 BEWAG agreed to sell BKF to the Wiener Bohmann Verlag, a transaction that still required approval from the BEWAG supervisory board and the broadcasting authority. BEWAG justified the sale as a return to its core business of energy supply. Ahead of the ownership change, on 26 October 2011 a test card appeared on the channel's slot for the incoming Schau TV, timed to coincide with ORF III beginning regular broadcasting on the same transponder that day; the test card invited viewers to engage with the channel's social media pages. Regulatory approval for the takeover came in early January 2012, and Schau TV began regular broadcasting on 1 February 2012. At that point the channel was added to digital satellite distribution, complementing its existing cable carriage. Before satellite, BKF could be received in roughly 110,000 households — about 35,000 in Burgenland and 75,000 in Lower Austria. Rumours of Kurier's interest in the channel surfaced in May 2017, and in August 2017 the Kurier-Medienhaus acquired 100% of the broadcaster. The takeover brought an optical relaunch of the Schau TV on-air design and technical renewals, with the explicit goal of increasing the channel's reach in Kurier's core areas: Burgenland, Lower Austria and Vienna. At that time the editorial office was located in Eisenstadt. In January 2018 a new studio location in Vienna was completed, where Kurier news, other formats and interviews are produced; transmission and production were now partly in HD. On 9 February 2023 the channel underwent a relaunch and was renamed Kurier TV. At that moment it reported a technical reach of more than five million people and an average of more than 150,000 viewers per day, and its broadcast time was extended to 24 hours. Distribution continued to evolve: by 2020 Kurier TV could be received via terrestrial antenna through SimpliTV (MUX C for Vienna, Styria and Upper Austria) and via HD-capable cable, and through IPTV routes including Zattoo. On 1 January 2025 the channel ended its distribution via Astra 19.2° East. Today Kurier TV operates as the video and livestream arm of the Kurier newspaper brand, based in the Kurier-Medienhaus in Vienna.

• 2025

  On 1 January, distribution via Astra 19.2° East is discontinued.

• 2023

  On 9 February the channel relaunches and is renamed Kurier TV, extending broadcast time to 24 hours; it reports technical reach of over 5 million people and over 150,000 daily viewers on average.

• 2020

  Kurier TV is receivable via terrestrial antenna through SimpliTV (MUX C for Vienna, Styria and Upper Austria) and via HD-capable cable, as well as IPTV platforms such as Zattoo.

• 2018

  A new studio location in Vienna is completed in January, producing Kurier news, formats and interviews, partly in HD.

• 2017

  Rumours of Kurier's interest surface in May; in August the Kurier-Medienhaus takes 100% ownership, prompting an optical relaunch and technical upgrades.

• 2012

  Regulatory approval for the takeover arrives in early January; Schau TV begins regular broadcasting on 1 February and is added to digital satellite distribution.

• 2011

  In late November, BEWAG agrees to sell BKF to the Wiener Bohmann Verlag; a test card for the future Schau TV appears on 26 October.

• 1997

  BKF – Das Burgenlandfernsehen, owned by BEWAG, officially begins broadcasting.

The moving-image information channel of Austria's Kurier newspaper, aggregating its own video journalism into a 24-hour livestream.

• KURIER TV livestream

  A continuous livestream aggregating the newspaper's self-produced video clips and a small share of externally produced shows.

• KURIER TV Weekend

  A weekend magazine programme, e.g. the 25 September 2026 edition covering medieval re-enactment in Eggenburg.

• KURIER Sport Talk

  A sports discussion format; a featured edition covered Austrian volleyball's international project 'Volleyball Senza Confini'.

• Salon Salomon

  An interview format; a featured edition featured moderator Patrick Budgen.

• Herrlich ehrlich

  A portrait/interview format; a featured edition marked 40 years since Helmut Qualtinger's death.

• Reportagen

  Documentary-style reportage segments, such as 'Zeitreise ins Mittelalter' on historical re-enactment.

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