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%
Revamp for MTV HD
11.06 Europe/London, February 10, 2012 By
MTV is rebranding its high definition channel MTVNHD as MTV Live.
Scripps on the rise
10.43 Europe/London, February 10, 2012 By
Scripps Networks Interactive, the new owners of UKTV, reported a 10% rise in revenues during the 4th quarter.
Russian telco to enter TV market
10.21 Europe/London, February 10, 2012 By
The Russian telco Transtelecom (TTK) is preparing to launch TV services this spring in several parts of the country.
Romania prepares for MVNO services
10.12 Europe/London, February 10, 2012 By
The Romanian regulator ANCOM has presented draft guidelines on the activities of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the country’s electronic communications market.
Canal+ hit by Polish fine
08.33 Europe/London, February 10, 2012 By
Canal+ Cyfrowy, the operator of the Polish DTH platform Cyfra+, has been fined PLN1,806,304 (€430,938) by the competition authority UOKiK for misleading its customers.
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.
Mixed year for MTG
19.40 Europe/London, February 9, 2012 By
Take-up of Viasat’s satellite value-added services in the Nordics grew strongly in 2011, though the total number of premium subscribers remained almost unchanged.
France 24 takes IP route to Freeview homes
16.22 Europe/London, February 9, 2012 By
France 24 is to launch on Vision IPTV, the streamed service that takes advantage of the IP connectivity within Freeview HD receivers.
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.
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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.