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European IPTV to Pass Satellite in 2015

by Tom Allen

Digital TV Research says that the impact of cord-cutting will be ‘minimal’ in Western Europe. Despite market maturity, pay-TV penetration is expected to grow from 56.7% at end-2014 to 60.4% in 2020. Subscribers will …

Researchers Explore High Dynamic Range for Broadcast TV

by Aldo Cugnini

Speaking at NAB, Ericsson researcher Lukasz Litwic discussed the Implications of High Dynamic Range on the Broadcast Chain for HD and Ultra-HD Content. The talk described the need and impact of new Electro-Optical and …

Top TV Providers Add 5.1 Million Subs in Q4

by Tom Allen

Informitv’s Multiscreen Index, of 100 leading pay-TV providers worldwide, shows that these services grew by more than 5.1 million subscribers in Q4’14 (up 1.42%). The top 10 services added more than 5.3 million throughout …

Russia Carries Weight in East Europe Pay-TV Market

by Tom Allen

Pay-TV revenues in Eastern Europe will climb 45% from 2010 ($5 million) to 2020 ($7.3 million), according to a forecast by Digital TV Research. However, most of that increase has already taken place and …

UltraHD Planned for German Satellite Homes

by Tom Allen

HD+, the SES subsidiary, plans to launch an UltraHD demo channel in Germany by the end of the year. It will be launched by 1st December at the latest.

Pay-TV Falls in North America While OTT and SVoD Climb

by Tom Allen

North American pay-TV revenues peaked in 2013, at $102.9 billion. Digital TV Research now forecasts that they will fall 11.7% ($12 billion) between 2014 and 2020, to end at $90.7 billion. Cable revenues in …

More Germans Aware of UltraHD, But UK Tops Penetration

by Tom Allen

SES’ annual survey of TV reception in Europe shows that Germany – followed by the UK – leads the region in awareness of UltraHD. However, UltraHD TV ownership is (apparently) higher in the UK. …

Latin American Digital TV Doubles to 2020

by Tom Allen

The number of digital TV homes in the LATAM region will double by 2020, according to Digital TV Research. 152 million households will have access to digital TV at this time, representing 93.6% penetration …

Spanish Subscribers Rise, Revenues Fall

by Tom Allen

Spanish regulator CNMC says that the country’s pay-TV market is gaining subscribers but losing revenue. The number of customers was up 23.32% in Q3’14, to 4.76 million, but revenues were down almost 7%, to …

Pay-TV Climbs in Portugal

by Tom Allen

Figures from Portuguese regulator Anacom show that there were around 3.35 million pay-TV subs in the country at the end of 2014; a 5.7% YoY increase, and representing a 56.5% penetration rate. Cable remains …

Pay-DTT Rises, But IPTV Rules Croatia

by Tom Allen

According to HAKOM, the Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency, pay-DTT was the fastest-growing segment of the Croatian TV market last year, with subscriptions rising 52.5% YoY to 47,900. However, IPTV had the most …

German HD Climbs Rapidly

by Tom Allen

More than 3 million households were subscribed to SES’ HD+ platform in Germany at the end of last year. 1.65 million were paying for the service as of 31st December: a 17% increase compared …