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Smart TV sales continue to rise in Germany in 2020

January 25, 2021 10.19 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

With around 6.6 million TV sets, 20% more smart TVs were sold in Germany last year than in 2019 (5.5 million), reports industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform with reference to GfK figures.

Filed Under: HbbTV, Newsline, Research Tagged With: Carine Chardon, Deutsche TV-Plattform, GfK, Smart TV Edited: January 25, 2021 10:21

Samsung TV Plus expands to 12 countries with over 740 channels

December 28, 2020 16.43 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Samsung Electronics has announced that Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s free Smart TV video service, has now expanded to 12 countries and 742 channels worldwide, bringing access to over 60 million Samsung Smart TVs.

Filed Under: Channels, Connected TV, Newsline, OTT, Streaming Tagged With: Samsung TV Plus, Smart TV Edited: December 28, 2020 16:44

Canal Digitaal adds Canal+ Series VOD in The Netherlands

December 10, 2020 11.44 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Dutch pay-TV operator Canal Digitaal, part of the M7 Group, has started offering Canal+ Series, a new VOD offer focusing on series produced in Europe.

Filed Under: Channels, Connected TV, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT Tagged With: Canal Digitaal, Canal+ Seriesd, M7, Smart TV, The Netherlands Edited: December 10, 2020 11:44

TeraVolt to upgrade ZDFmediathek

November 19, 2020 21.13 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

In a pan-European tender German public broadcaster ZDF has awarded the budget for the further development of its catch-up TV service to TeraVolt.

Filed Under: Connected TV, HbbTV, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Streaming Tagged With: Deutsche Telekom, HbbTV, MagentaTV, Sky Deutschland, Smart TV, TeraVolt, Tobias Fröhlich, ZDF, ZDFmediathek Edited: November 19, 2020 21:14

Vizio reorganises its platform business

October 28, 2020 19.18 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Vizio

Vizio has announced a set of changes to its organisational structure of SmartCast operating system and advertising business.

Filed Under: Channels, Connected TV, Newsline Tagged With: addressable advertising, Smart TV, US, Vizio Edited: October 28, 2020 19:18

Vevo comes to smart TVs worldwide with Foxxum

October 26, 2020 14.00 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Vevo on smart TV

Vevo is partnering with Foxxum to make its premium music video content catalogue available on over 20 million Foxxum-enabled devices.

Filed Under: Channels, Connected TV, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT Tagged With: Foxxum, Ronny Lutzi, Smart TV, Vevo Edited: October 26, 2020 14:30

Smart TV sales grow by 14% in Germany, 90% support HbbTV

October 22, 2020 10.57 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

In Germany, around 4.1 million smart TV sets were sold in the first nine months of 2020 – almost 14% more than in the same period of the previous year (3.6 million).

Filed Under: Connected TV, HbbTV, Newsline, Research Tagged With: Deutsche TV-Plattform, GfK Retail & Technolog, GfK Retail & Technology, Smart TV Edited: October 23, 2020 21:48

German TV set market grows, 90% with HbbTV

June 22, 2020 07.46 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

Despite the Corona crisis, 2.7 million TV sets were sold in Germany between January and May 2020, slightly more than in the first five months of the previous year (2.65 million), according to GfK Retail & Technology.

Filed Under: Connected TV, HbbTV, Newsline, Standards, Technology Tagged With: Andre Prahl, Deutsche TV-Plattform, GfK, Smart TV, TV sets Edited: June 22, 2020 07:51

FC Bayern Munich offers new smart TV app

December 27, 2019 00.20 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German Bundesliga football club FB Bayern Munich has launched a new smart TV app offering fans insights and glimpses behind the scenes.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Streaming Tagged With: Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, app, Apple TV, FC Bayern Munich, FC Bayern.tv, iTunes, Smart TV Edited: January 7, 2020 12:01

KPN makes its smart TV app available for LG TVs

November 15, 2019 08.53 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Dutch telco KPN has launched a new smart TV app for LG TVs, following a similar app for Samsung TVs last April.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: KPN, LG, Smart TV, The Netherlands Edited: November 15, 2019 08:53

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