Almost three million German analogue DTH satellite households need to convert to digital before the final switch-off date of April 30, 2012. “That means 9,000 analogue households need to go […]
Astra reaches 135 million TV homes in 35 countries
Astra satellites are now reaching 135 million TV households, which equals 55% of all TV homes. After HD television, IPTV and connected TVs are growing the market, said Ferdinand Kayser, […]
GfK optimistic on German 3DTV
GfK has given an emphatic yes to the question as to whether 3D television sets will be a success.
US cable news channels lose audience
US citizens are migrating to the web when it comes to getting the latest news. In 2010 every news platform saw audiences either stall or decline, except for the internet. […]
Dutch digital TV to pass 6 million subs in 2011
The Dutch digital TV market will grow to over 6 million subscribers in 2011, according to market researcher Telecompaper. In 2010, the market grew 15% to 5.44 million subscribers at […]
Green light for Sky Italia’s DTT plans
The Italian State Council has ruled that News Corp’s Sky Italia can take part in the tender for DTT frequencies in Italy. The government had tried to stop the broadcaster […]
Hybrid STBs and OTT to benefit operators’ VOD
On-demand services from pay-TV operators are becoming more robust each year with more free content and integration of over-the-top (OTT) services, according to Austin-based IMS Research, who projects that in […]
171 million US internet users watch video
The comScore Video Metrix service shows that 171 million US internet users watched online video content in January for an average of 14.5 hours per viewer. The total US internet […]
Connected TV to reach 1 billion by 2015
There will be 1 billion web-enabled, stationary consumer electronics devices in operation worldwide by 2015, predicts US research firm In-Stat, who calles these devices ‘smart TVs’.
Slow IPTV growth in BRIC countries
The IPTV subscriber base in the emerging BRIC markets exceeded 8 million subscribers for 2010, with China dominating the figure, according to IMS Research. A CAGR of 13% for BRIC […]