Europe Digital TV News

Tele Columbus TV households down 40% YoY in 3Q 2024
Nov 25, 2024 – The total number of Tele Columbus TV households in the third quarter of 2024 decreased year-on-year to 1.1 million (-40.4% YoY), but remained stable compared to the second quarter of 2024.
News categories: Tele Columbus, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Results, Subscribers

EQT to sell Melita to Goldman Sachs Alternatives
Nov 22, 2024 – EQT has signed an agreement to sell Melita to Goldman Sachs Alternatives. Melita delivers digital services, including broadband, mobile, TV, and data centre solutions, to customers in Malta.
News categories: EQT, Melita, Goldman Sachs, Ulrich Köllensperger, Harald Rösch, 5G, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Malta, MandA

Disney+ partners with AudienceProject for audience measurement
Nov 20, 2024 – Disney+ has partnered with AudienceProject for audience measurement in Europe. Measurement will initially be available to advertisers in the UK, Germany and the Nordics, with more markets to follow.
News categories: AudienceProject, The Walt Disney Company, Morten Kruse Søndergaar, Lucy Gregory, Advertising, Digital TV, Europe, Germany, Streaming, UK

Live sports streaming latency shows significant improvements
Nov 14, 2024 – The DTG has released analysis showing notable improvements in live sports streaming performance across three major events in 2024: Wimbledon, the Olympic Games, and the Paralympic Games.
News categories: Digital TV Group, Ranjeet Kaur, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

HbbTV Association appoints Service List Registry
Nov 14, 2024 – The HbbTV Association has appointed the Service List Registry to run the registry platform enabling HbbTV Application Discovery over Broadband.
News categories: Service List Registry, HbbTV Association, Dr William Cooper, Vincent Grivet, Apps, Big Data, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, UX, Worldwide

ocilion brings Prime Video and YouTube to its IPTV platform
Nov 14, 2024 – ocilion is opening up access to integrated premium apps on its P500 set-top box series. Prime Video and YouTube are the first to be rolled out to ocilion's network operator customers.
News categories: ocilion, Thomas Bichlmeir, Apps, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Set Top Box

Swedish streaming market experiencing significant upswing
Nov 13, 2024 – According to Mediavision, in the third quarter Sweden added 600,000 new streaming subscriptions compared to the same period of last year, driven by more affordable, ad-supported options.
News categories: Mediavision, Marie Nilsson, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Sweden

Barb releases Q3 2024 UK SVOD subscriptions data
Nov 13, 2024 – Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20.1m UK homes (68.8%) had access to an SVOD service in Q3 2024. This is a slight increase from 20m UK homes (68.7%) in Q2.
News categories: Barb, Doug Whelpdale, Digital TV, Streaming, Subscribers, UK

Vodafone TV customers down 2.9 million in H1 FY25
Nov 12, 2024 – Vodafone Group has announced results for the half-year ended 30 Sept. 2024. The company's total TV customer base declined by 2.9 million in the period, mainly due to the MDU transition in Germany.
News categories: Vodafone, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Netherlands, Portugal, Results, Subscribers