The German cable association ANGA has said that with 18 million connected homes and a 48.6% market share, cable remains the leading distribution platform for television in Germany. Satellite comes second with 47.4%
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Google plans home entertainment device
11.00 Europe/London, February 10, 2012 By
Google is planning to launch a wireless home entertainment system, according to the Wall Street Journal.
MobiTV appoints Paul Burmester
08.32 Europe/London, February 10, 2012 By
MobiTV, a provider of managed mobile TV and video solutions, today announced the appointment of Paul Burmester to the role of general manager and senior vice president for EMEA.
Briel on: HBO launches in the Netherlands
16.17 Europe/London, February 9, 2012 By
The launch of HBO in the Netherlands in a joint venture with cable operator Ziggo marks an interesting move for the Time-Warner owned company. HBO has been active for many years in Central and Eastern Europe, while the broadcaster was only active as a seller of individual programme rights to local broadcasters in the Western [...]
Amazon announces Viacom streaming deal
11.50 Europe/London, February 9, 2012 By
Amazon has announced a licensing agreement with Viacom that will allow Amazon Prime members to instantly stream TV shows from MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, TV Land, Spike, VH1, BET, CMT and Logo.
Da Vinci U expands over UPC DTH
11.47 Europe/London, February 9, 2012 By
Da Vinci U is now available on the UPC DTH platform in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania.
Kurdish Sterk TV starts broadcasting
10.57 Europe/London, February 9, 2012 By
The new Kurdish satellite channel Stêrk TV has started broadcasting on the Eutelsat and Nilesat satellites.
Dutch reduce public digital channels
10.41 Europe/London, February 9, 2012 By
NPO, the umbrella organisation of the Dutch public broadcasters, will reduce the number of thematic digital channels from 12 to eight during 2012.
Gerhard Zeiler to head Turner International
09.58 Europe/London, February 9, 2012 By
Gerhard Zeiler will join Turner Broadcasting System as president of the broadcaster’s international division.
Pathe to add more connected TVs
16.18 Europe/London, February 7, 2012 By
Pathe Thuis (Pathe at Home), the new Dutch video on demand service from Pathe cinemas, is set to launch on Philips and other smart TVs during the next few months.
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Connected TV Forecasts NEW REPORT. The number of TV sets connected to the Internet will reach 551 million by 2016 for the 40 countries covered in this report from Digital TV Research, up from 124 million at end-2010. The report states that this translates to 20% of global TV sets by 2016, up from only 6% at end-2010. Published in November 2011, this 83-page PDF report is the most geographically comprehensive to ever be published.