Europe Digital TV News

United Group consolidates broadcasting on EUTELSAT 16A and HOTBIRD
Aug 8, 2024 – Eutelsat (ISIN: FR0010221234; Paris/London: ETL) has been selected by United Group to consolidate its Total TV, Nova and Vivacom broadcasting activities on HOTBIRD at 13°E, and EUTELSAT 16A at 16°E.
News categories: Eutelsat, United Group, Laurence Delpy, Zeljko Batistić, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Satellite

Deutsche Welle to use EBU PEACH recommendation engine
Aug 7, 2024 – Deutsche Welle (DW) has selected EBU PEACH as its recommendation engine. DW will use PEACH's community-driven approach and technology to help manage the delivery of news across a range of digital channels.
News categories: EBU PEACH, Deutsche Welle, Guido Baumhauer, Big Data, Digital TV, Europe, UX

Xperi signs seventh TV partner to integrate TiVo OS
Aug 5, 2024 – In its 2nd quarter 2024 results Xperi (NYSE: XPER) announced that it has signed a seventh TiVo OS partner, a top 5 supplier of smart TVs in the U.S. market, with plans to launch TVs in 2025.
News categories: Xperi Inc, Jon Kirchner, Advertising, Automotive, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Japan, Results, Smart TV, TV OS, USA, Worldwide

Digi Portugal acquires Nowo Communications
Aug 2, 2024 – Digi Communications' subsidiary in Portugal has acquired 100% of the shares of Cabonitel, owner of Nowo Communications, Portugal's fourth biggest mobile and fixed telecom operator.
News categories: Digi Communications, Nowo Communications, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Portugal

TV set sales in Germany up 17% in 2Q 2024
Aug 1, 2024 – According to the latest CE industry compass from ZVEI and Deutsche TV-Plattform, in cooperation with GfK, sales of TV sets in Germany in 2Q 2024 were up 17% compared to the same period last year.
News categories: Deutsche TV-Plattform, ZVEI, GfK, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Smart TV

HbbTV releases version 2024-2 of its Conformance Test Suite
Aug 5, 2024 – The HbbTV Association has released v2024-2 of the HbbTV Conformance Test Suite, building on the 2024-1 release with further new packages for the latest version of the core HbbTV specification.
News categories: HbbTV Association, Vincent Grivet, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, QoE, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Worldwide

ACCESS and NetRange offer integrated HbbTV browser and app store
Jul 31, 2024 – ACCESS Europe and NetRange have launched NetFront Browser BE v3, the latest version of the ACCESS browser, with support for HbbTV 2.0.4 and integrated with the NetRange HbbTV Appstore.
News categories: ACCESS Europe, NetRange, Aono Masahiro, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, Smart TV, Worldwide

Gen Z swerves traditional broadcast TV in the UK
Jul 31, 2024 – According to Ofcom's annual Media Nations study into the UK's media habits, for the first time, less than half of 16-24-year-olds are now watching broadcast TV in an average week.
News categories: Ofcom, Ian Macrae, Broadcast, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

4iG to acquire Direct One satellite customer base from Canal+
Jul 26, 2024 – DIGI, a subsidiary of 4iG, has signed an agreement with Canal+ to acquire the satellite customer base of Hungary's Direct One, with an option to also acquire its cable TV portfolio.
News categories: 4iG, Direct One, Péter Fekete, Cable TV, Digital TV, Hungary, MandA, Satellite