German industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform and the UK’s Digital Television Group (DTG) held their largest joint plugfest to date from December 6-8, 2016 at the Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz Institute.
Ultra HD on growth course in Germany
A quarter (25%) of the 3.3 million TV sets sold in Germany in the first half of 2016 were Ultra HD sets.
Andre Prahl new head of Deutsche TV-Plattform
Andre Prahl is the new chairman of German industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform.
Ultra HD gains importance in Germany
The share of Ultra HD screens among the TV sets sold in Germany has risen from 1% to 7.7% within one year.
Smart TV on the rise in Germany
The number of smart TV households in Germany has increased to more than 20 million.
HbbTV reaches breakthrough in Germany
HbbTV has established itself in Germany: 92% of the connected TV sets sold in 2014 were compliant with the interactive multimedia standard, corresponding with 4.2 million devices, according to the latest figures released by industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform based on market data from GfK Retail & Technology.