Deutsche TV-Plattform

Deutsche TV-Plattform and DTG explore UHD/HDR

December 13, 2016 22.46 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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

August 29, 2016 09.11 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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

April 11, 2016 21.35 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Andre Prahl is the new chairman of German industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform.

Ultra HD gains importance in Germany

September 4, 2015 14.14 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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

April 14, 2015 10.07 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The number of smart TV households in Germany has increased to more than 20 million.

HbbTV reaches breakthrough in Germany

March 5, 2015 10.46 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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.