https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Women's football World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is already setting new records – here's how and where you can watch all of the action in Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20230728/how-to-watch-the-womens-world-cup-in-austria Fri, 28 Jul 2023 14:24:33 +0200 how-to-watch-the-womens-world-cup-in-austria Five young Austrians have broken the record for binge-watching TV by staring at a screen for 92 straight hours, organisers said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.at/20160319/austrians-break-goggle-box-record Sat, 19 Mar 2016 23:26:00 +0100 austrians-break-goggle-box-record A recent decision by an Austrian court that ruled that a man with an internet connection but no television or radio does not have to pay a broadcasting license has left state broadcaster ORF wondering how to fill the gap in its coffers. https://www.thelocal.at/20150721/gis-judgement-sends-orf-looking-for-new-revenue Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:21:55 +0200 gis-judgement-sends-orf-looking-for-new-revenue Many of our expat readers who live in Austria have questions about GIS (Gebühren Info Service GmbH) - the company responsible for administering television and radio licenses. Who has to pay, how much is it, and what should you do if the GIS man comes knocking on your door? https://www.thelocal.at/20150505/what-you-should-know-about-gis Tue, 05 May 2015 16:23:07 +0200 what-you-should-know-about-gis One of Austria's top TV comedies has been picked up for a pilot with the US TV network Fox, starring Daily Show alumni Rob Riggle. https://www.thelocal.at/20141120/braunschlag-show-optioned-by-fox-for-usa-version Thu, 20 Nov 2014 12:33:00 +0100 braunschlag-show-optioned-by-fox-for-usa-version A German satellite TV channel has announced that it will be broadcasting Star Wars films continuously, 24 hours a day, for two weeks starting on December 1st. https://www.thelocal.at/20141023/star-wars-to-play-for-two-weeks-solid Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:00:26 +0200 star-wars-to-play-for-two-weeks-solid