| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 10 June 1987 |
| Founder(s) | Peter Lepper |
| Headquarters | Daun, Germany |
| Number of locations | Dippach, Eisenach, Stassfurt, Schöneck, Saxony |
| Key people | Peter Lepper, Friedhelm Flamm, Stefan Kön |
| Products | direct broadcast satellite televisions car navigations |
| Revenue | € 347.4 million (2009) |
| Website | www.technisat.com |
TechniSat is a German manufacturer and market leader of direct broadcast satellite receivers as well. They also produce televisions, car navigation and entertainment systems.[1] 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.[2]
TechniSat was established in 1987 in Daun by Peter Lepper. In 1992 TechniSat launched then the smallest digital antenna in the world.[3] In 2007 it started its own TechniTipp-TV channel. It was closed down in September 2008. In 2009, TechniSat had a revenue of nearly 350 million Euro (up from 305 million in 2008).