Europe Digital TV News

Green Streams and Swisscom create white-label IPTV service for Swiss operators
Oct 29, 2024 – Green Streams has integrated Swisscom's TV and video backend and CDN with its Media Integration Platform and frontend applications to create an IPTV service for operators in Switzerland.
News categories: Green Streams, Swisscom, Gernot Jaeger, Elias Gutscher, Apps, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Switzerland, UX

Rohde & Schwarz and Vantage Towers drive 5G Broadcast commercialization in Europe
Oct 28, 2024 – Rohde & Schwarz and Vantage Towers have signed an MoU to advance the commercialization of 5G Broadcast (5GB) in Europe, aiming to support 5GB deployment during its roll out from 2026 onwards.
News categories: Rohde & Schwarz, Vantage Towers, Steven Edwards, Badiaa Bazarbacha, 5G, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe

UK releases policy statement on new prominence framework
Oct 24, 2024 – The UK Government has set out the categories of TV devices to be considered as internet television equipment for the purposes of the new prominence framework introduced by its Media Act 2024.
News categories: UK Government, Digital TV, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK, UX

Disney+ remains #1 in new VOD subscriptions in UK
Oct 24, 2024 – Kantar has released its latest Entertainment on Demand data on the UK's streaming market. Emmy awards for FX shows have cemented Disney+ as top for new subscribers for the second consecutive quarter.
News categories: Kantar, Dominic Sunnebo, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

Paid streaming with ads growing strongly in Norway
Oct 23, 2024 – Paid streaming with ads continues to grow rapidly in Norway with several services launching such subscriptions over the past year. Nearly 600,000 households in Norway now have a subscription.
News categories: Mediavision, Marie Nilsson, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Norway, Streaming

VAUNET expects audio and AV revenue in Germany to hit €16bn in 2024
Oct 23, 2024 – According to VAUNET, revenue from audio and audio-visual media in Germany in 2024 will rise by 4.3% to €16.0bn (2023: €15.3bn), primarily driven by the audio and video streaming segments.
News categories: VAUNET, Frank Giersberg, Claus Grewenig, Advertising, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Streaming, TV Services

Samsung offers personalized generative wallpaper on its TVs
Oct 23, 2024 – Samsung has launched a Generative Wallpaper feature for its 2024 Neo QLED and QLED models. The feature uses AI to create custom 4K images that personalize the user's viewing experience.
News categories: Samsung, Cheolgi Kim, Digital TV, Europe, Korea, North America, Smart TV, TV OS, UX

Commercial broadcasters launch cross-platform ad measurement in Finland
Oct 22, 2024 – Commercial broadcasters in Finland have launched SpotOn, an advertising measurement system developed by dataBreeders that reports profiled contacts, reach and frequency across devices.
News categories: Screenforce Finland, Riina Aho, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Finland

NAGRAVISION selected to secure Play Poland pay TV service
Oct 21, 2024 – NAGRAVISION (SIX:KUD.S) has announced a partnership with Play Poland, part of the iliad Group, who have selected the NAGRA OneCAS solution to secure the former pay TV service of UPC Polska.
News categories: NAGRAVISION, Play Poland, Olivier Met, Michał Ziółkowski, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Poland, Set Top Box