PULS 24

What PULS 24 does

PULS 24 is an Austrian round-the-clock television news channel that broadcasts news, talk shows, and live video streaming. It is operated by ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4 GmbH, a private limited company domiciled in Austria and wholly owned by the publicly listed German media conglomerate ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (Frankfurt ticker: PSM). The channel targets Austrian general news consumers, delivering coverage of politics, sports (notably football, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup), panorama/current affairs, and entertainment in German.

Its core product surface is JOYN News, a digital news hub at news.joyn.at that supplements the linear feed with topic-based sections (Panorama, Politik, Fußball-WM 2026, Einfach erklärt), livestreams, video segments, and full-episode on-demand replays hosted on the broader JOYN streaming platform at joyn.at. The underlying technology is described as a streaming and digital news delivery platform shared with the JOYN OTT infrastructure; no proprietary technical components, APIs, or AI features are disclosed.

The business model is B2C and advertising-supported, anchored on linear TV spot inventory and adjacent digital inventory carried through JOYN. No pricing, subscription tiers, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed. Distribution is single-country (Austria) within the DACH region via linear broadcast, the JOYN app/web platform, and the JOYN News website. PULS 24 has no headcount, partnerships, customers, M&A, or funding activity disclosed in the source data, functioning as a brand and content vehicle within ProSiebenSat.1's Austrian portfolio rather than as an independently scaled entity.

Name

PULS 24

Legal name

ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4 GmbH

Website

https://puls24.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

PULS 24 is an Austrian 24/7 TV news channel operated by ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4 GmbH (a subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE), serving Austrian general news consumers with linear news, livestreams, and the JOYN News digital platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television News Broadcasting

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (51612), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

24/7 National & International News Channels (MPABAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Live TV Streaming (vMVPD/IPTV OTT) (MPACAAAD)

Keywords

• Television news broadcasting
• Live news streaming
• Digital news platform
• Video news content
• Austrian news media

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

PULS 24 is an Austrian television news channel that broadcasts round-the-clock news, talk shows, and live video streaming. Operated by ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4 GmbH, it delivers current news, in-depth background reporting, and livestream content covering Austrian and European politics, sports (notably the 2026 FIFA World Cup), entertainment, and local events through the JOYN News digital platform at news.joyn.at.

Product overview

JOYN News is a single, unified news platform operated by ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4 GmbH. The platform delivers current news, in-depth background reporting, and livestream content across categories including politics, sports (particularly football), entertainment, and local Austrian news.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PULS 24 TV Channel

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• phoenix: German joint-venture 24-hour news and documentary channel operated by ARD and ZDF. Comparable as a public-broadcaster-affiliated 24/7 news offering with deep documentary and event coverage, though it primarily serves the German rather than Austrian market.

Direct peers

• Heute (ZiB / ORF ON): ORF's on-demand news and live streaming platform offering full episodes of Austrian news bulletins. Directly competes with JOYN News for streaming news consumption in Austria and represents the digital arm of the dominant public-broadcaster competitor.
• ORF (Österreichischer Rundfunk): Austrian public broadcaster operating multiple national TV and radio channels including ORF eins, ORF 2, and ORF III. The dominant 24/7 news competitor in Austria with flagship news programs (Zeit im Bild) and a parallel ORF.at digital news platform, making it the closest direct peer to PULS 24.
• ATV (Austria): Austrian private television broadcaster owned by RTL Group, offering general entertainment programming with news segments and a parallel digital news platform. Competes for Austrian private-broadcaster advertising share alongside PULS 24.
• ServusTV: Austrian-German private broadcaster owned by Red Bull Media House, offering general entertainment, sports, and news content distributed across Austria and Bavaria. Directly competes with PULS 24 for Austrian advertising budgets and sports content rights, including football coverage.
• OE24: Austrian news portal operated by Mediaprint (associated with Kronen Zeitung and KURIER). Operates a digital-first news platform and the oe24.TV live news channel, competing head-to-head with JOYN News for Austrian news audiences and digital ad spend.

Broad incumbents

• WELT (formerly N24): German news brand owned by Axel Springer, operating a 24-hour news TV channel and the WELT digital news platform. Comparable as a major private-sector 24/7 news operation with integrated streaming distribution; competes indirectly for DACH advertising budgets.
• n-tv: German 24-hour news channel owned by RTL Group, operating both linear and digital news platforms with comprehensive coverage of German and international news. Comparable as a private-sector 24/7 news brand owned by a major broadcasting group, though primarily focused on the German market.

Others

• Puls 4: Austrian general entertainment channel operated by the same parent entity (ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4 GmbH) as PULS 24. Functions as a sibling brand sharing news content, cross-promotion infrastructure, and corporate resources within the Austrian subsidiary.
• ProSieben (Germany): Main flagship entertainment channel of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, the parent group of PULS 24. While not a direct competitor, ProSieben's German-market news programming and JOYN integration in Germany share content synergies and audience overlap with PULS 24's Austrian JOYN News offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/puls24news
• Facebookfacebook.com/puls24news

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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