Smart TV sets are becoming standard equipment in German TV households.
1&1 and Zattoo join Deutsche TV-Plattform
German ISP 1&1 Telecom and TV streaming provider Zattoo have joined Deutsche TV-Plattform. The German industry association now has a total of 57 members.
Ultra HD Plugfest confirms interoperability
Full house at the eighth joint Ultra HD Plugfest of industry associations DTG Testing UK and Deutsche TV-Plattform at the end of June 2018.
HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2018 in Berlin
The 7th HbbTV Symposium and Awards will take place on November 14-15, 2018, at ESMT Berlin.
Smart TV on the rise in Germany
A total of 1.6 million TV sets were sold in Germany in Q1 2018. Of these, 1.2 million (75%) are equipped with smart functions, reports German industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform with reference to figures from GfK Retail & Technology.
Andre Prahl remains Chairman of Deutsche TV-Plattform
Andre Prahl will stay the Chairman of German industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform for two more years.
7th Annual HbbTV Symposium heads to Berlin
The HbbTV Association will hold this year’s HbbTV Symposium on November 7-8, 2018 in Berlin in conjunction with German industry association Deutsche TV Plattform.
Smart TV devices achieve record sales in Germany
More smart devices for media use at home were sold in Germany last year than ever before.
Ultra HD on the rise in Germany
More than a quarter of German TV viewers (28%) who don’t yet own an Ultra HD TV set want to buy such a device.
Half a million DVB-T2 boxes sold in Germany
The switchover of DTT in Germany from DVB-T to successor system DVB-T2/HEVC on March 29, 2017 drives the sale of compliant set-top-boxes.