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UHD Will be Helped and Hobbled by OTT

by Tom Allen

NSR has examined the UltraHD market and shared its forecast for the future, in a new report. There is a debate ongoing about the long-term prospects for the format, with some expecting it to …

France: Cable Climbing at Expense of DTH

by Tom Allen

Audience measurement company Mediamétrie says that around 75% of the French population (43.7 million people) now take satellite, cable or IPTV services. DTH reception has declined since 2012 to about 15.2 million, while cable …

Digital Rises in Hungary

by Tom Allen

Hungarian regulator NMHH has said that 73% of pay TV homes in the country are now taking digital services. There were almost 3.3 million Hungarian pay TV subscribers as of May. Of these around …

Tags:Hungary| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 23 - Issue 27

Pay TV Subs Rise in Q1

by Tom Allen

Worldwide pay TV subscriptions rose 6.9 million (1.7%) QoQ in Q1’16, according to Informitv’s Multiscreen Index. 60 of the top 100 companies showed gains. The greatest rise was in APAC, with 5.4 million new …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 23 - Issue 26| Worldwide

Pay TV Rises Slowly in Spain

by Tom Allen

Almost 27% of Spanish homes subscribed to a pay TV service at the end of 2015, said regulator CNMC. This is up from 21.2% at end-2014. However, 70.8% of viewers said that they were …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Spain| Vol 23 - Issue 26

OTT Accelerates in Eastern Europe

by Tom Allen

Eastern Europe is waking up to the potential of OTT, says Digital TV Research, which predicts revenues in the region will reach almost $2 billion by 2021. This is up from $26 million in …

Canal+ to Fall Below 4 Million

by Tom Allen

Vincent Bolloré (CEO of Vivendi) and Maxime Saada (MD of Canal+) have predicted that Canal+’s French subscribers will fall below 4 million this year. The two were speaking to the French Senate’s Culture Committee …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 23 - Issue 25

Pay-TV Grows in Portugal

by Tom Allen

According to Portugese regulator Anacom, 28,000 new subscribers signed up to pay-TV services in Q1’16 compared to Q4’15. The total number of subscribers was more than 3.5 million – up 150,000 (4.4%) on Q1’15. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Portugal| Vol 23 - Issue 25

Ericsson chosen by KT SkyLife for UHDTV expansion

by Tom Allen

South Korean satellite pay-TV provider KT SkyLife has chosen to use Ericsson technology in its UltraHD service. Ericsson’s HEVC encoders will be used in KT SkyLife’s fifth UltraHD channel.

Digital Penetration Rises to 75% Globally

by Tom Allen

Between the end of 2010 and end of 2015, digital TV penetration jumped from 40.4% to 74.6% of global households, says Digital TV Research. The figure represents an increase of about 584 million homes, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| TV Viewing| Vol 23 - Issue 19| Worldwide

Greek Telcos Hit With TV Tax

by Tom Allen

The Greek telco market has been hit with a new tax, as part of an agreement between the country’s government and creditors. Local media report that the tax is 5% on each internet connection …

Tags:Greece| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 23 - Issue 18

Digital TV Up in Hungary

by Tom Allen

Hungarian regulator NMHH has said that digital TV is growing quickly in the country. In March, 72.5% of pay-TV subscribers were using digital services. Cable and IPTV customers stood at 2.2 million, or which …