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%
Strong gains for connected TV in Netherlands
13.57 Europe/London, February 7, 2012 By
More than 50% of all TV sets in Dutch homes will be connected to the web within two years, according to GfK research.
Portugal: 2.9 million homes take pay-TV
10.15 Europe/London, February 6, 2012 By
There were 2.9 million subscribers to pay TV services in Portugal as at the end of 4th Quarter 2011, according to telecom regulator Anacom.
Sub-Saharan Africa attracts global TV players
21.05 Europe/London, February 3, 2012 By
Sub-Saharan Africa’s household totals (148 million at end-2011, rising by 20 million over the next six years) are fast approaching similar levels to Western Europe, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
Multi-screen content moves from hype to reality
10.24 Europe/London, February 2, 2012 By
2012 will be the year the consumer electronics industry finally realises the promise of multi-screen content consumption, according to IMS Research.
Dutch digital TV penetration reaches 72.9%
09.44 Europe/London, January 31, 2012 By
Digital television now reaches 72.9% of all Dutch homes, according to the latest Media Standard Survey from TNS NIPO. A total of 35% own a hard disk recorder.
Games consoles win out against smart TVs
11.32 Europe/London, January 25, 2012 By
YouGov has updated its already cautious survey into smart TV take-up, suggesting only 15% of UK consumers would own one within the next 12 months.
100 million hybrid STBs to ship in 2015
11.11 Europe/London, January 25, 2012 By
Hybrid set-top boxes are an increasingly important part of the worldwide set-top box market and In-Stat is predicting that over 100 million such devices will be shipped in 2015.
Breakthrough for streaming, claims KPMG
10.05 Europe/London, January 23, 2012 By
Consumers are increasingly willing to pay for online streaming services, according to KPMG’s latest Media & Entertainment Barometer.
YouTube continues to dominate US online video
14.08 Europe/London, January 18, 2012 By
182 million US internet users watched online video content in December for an average of 23.2 hours per viewer, according to comScore. The total US internet audience viewed 43.5 billion videos.
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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.