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German broadcast market 2014: Revenues rise, profitability drops

December 8, 2015 09.21 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The public and commercial TV and radio broadcasters in Germany earned €19.01 billion last year – an increase by €1.53 billion compared with 2012.

Filed Under: Channels, Finance, Newsline, Research Tagged With: 2014, BLM, Germany, Goldmedia, profitability, radio, revenues, TV Edited: December 16, 2015 12:13

NetCologne expands fibre-optic network

May 4, 2015 10.32 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator NetCologne has invested more than €30 million into the expansion of its fibre-optic network in 2014.

Filed Under: ANGA COM, Cable, FTTH, Newsline, Platforms, Technology Tagged With: 2014, Broadband, Germany, NetCologne Edited: May 20, 2015 10:10

TV set sales rise in Western Europe in 2014

April 9, 2015 12.44 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The number of TV sets sold in Western Europe has increased by 3.2% to more than 34 million sets in 2014 (2013: 33 million sets).

Filed Under: Newsline, Research, Technology Tagged With: 2014, Europe, GfK, Gfu, sales, Smart TV, TV sets Edited: April 9, 2015 12:44

PrimaCom looking for acquisition targets

March 24, 2015 10.10 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Germany’s fourth-largest cable operator PrimaCom wants to accelerate its growth through further acquisitions following last year’s takeover of DTK Deutsche Telekabel.

Filed Under: Cable, Finance, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: 2014, acquisition, DTK Deutsche Telekabel, Germany, PrimaCom, results Edited: March 25, 2015 11:47

Internet main growth driver for Swiss cable in 2014

March 5, 2015 09.56 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The Swiss cable operators have gained 95,200 new internet customers last year.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: 2014, cable, customers, DTH, DTT, IPTV, Swisscable, Switzerland Edited: March 5, 2015 09:57

Sky Deutschland returns to the black

November 3, 2014 08.02 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Sky Deutschland has returned to the profit zone: In Q1 2014/15 (September 30, 2014), the German pay-TV broadcaster reached a net result of €12 million.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Finance, Platforms, Top Story Tagged With: 2014, Premiere, results, Sky Deutschland, Sky On Demand Edited: November 4, 2014 09:31

German HD+ platform reaches 1.6 million customers

October 31, 2014 09.10 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

HD+, the subscription platform with the HD versions of commercial free-to-air channels for DTH satellite households in Germany on Astra (19.2° East), has increased its customer figure to 1.59 million five years after its launch.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Satellite Tagged With: 2014, Astra, customers, Germany, HD+, SES Edited: October 31, 2014 20:41

German high-tech market on growth course

October 28, 2014 10.01 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The turnover with products and services from information technology, telecommunications and consumer electronics is expected to rise this year in Germany by 1.6% to a total of €153.4 billion euros, reports German industry association BITKOM with reference to market research conducted by the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO).

Filed Under: Newsline, Research, Technology Tagged With: 2014, BITKOM, consumer electronics, Germany, market, Ultra HD Edited: October 28, 2014 10:01

Telekom Austria drops into the red

August 13, 2014 09.25 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Telekom Austria Group reported a 7.3% decline in turnover to €1.94 billion in the first half of 2014 compared with the first half of last year (€2.09 billion).

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: 2014, Bulgaria, Carlos Slim, loss, Telekom Austria Group, turnover Edited: August 13, 2014 09:30

Free New Year’s Eve feed from New York

December 17, 2013 11.04 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment are once again offering free HD satellite feeds of the New Year’s Eve Celebration in Times Square, New York.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: 2014, Allison Hagendorf, crystal ball, free satellite live feed, New Year's Eve, New Year’s Eve Celebration, New York, NYC, Times Square, US Edited: December 28, 2013 14:43

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