EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Orange adds 223,000 TV customers in 3Q 2015
Oct 22, 2015 – Orange (PARIS: ORA; NYSE: ORAN) has released financial information for the 3rd quarter of 2015. The Orange Group added 223 thousand IPTV and satellite TV subscribers in the three months to end-September, finishing with a total of 7.658 million.
News categories: Orange, France, IPTV, Poland, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

Sky releases 3Q 2015 results
Oct 21, 2015 – SKY has released results for the three months ended 30 September 2015. In the UK and Ireland SKY added 759,000 paid-for products, including 43,000 new TV additions and 133,000 new broadband additions.
News categories: SKY plc, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Results, Satellite, UK

Germany audiovisual market set to top €10 billion
Oct 21, 2015 – For the first time, the revenue generated by audiovisual media enterprises in Germany will exceed the 10 billion limit in 2015, according to the latest market forecast published by the Association of Commercial Broadcasters and Audiovisual Services in Germany (VPRT).
News categories: VPRT, Dr. Tobias Schmid, Claus Grewenig, Frank Giersberg, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research

45% of Western European broadband homes have a smart TV
Oct 20, 2015 – Parks Associates research finds that 45% of European broadband households own a smart TV, with the highest percentage in Germany, where over 50% of broadband households have this internet-connected CE device.
News categories: Parks Associates, Brett Sappington, Digital TV, France, Germany, Market Research, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, UK

UPC DTH surpasses 800,000 customers
Oct 20, 2015 – Liberty Global’s satellite TV unit (UPC DTH), the satellite television provider in Central and Eastern Europe (freeSAT, UPC Direct and Focus Sat), has announced that it has surpassed 800,000 customers.
News categories: Liberty Global, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Hungary, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Subscribers

Netflix integrated with Vodafone TV in Portugal
Oct 20, 2015 – Vodafone Portugal has announced the integration of Netflix with its Vodafone TV service. The app will be available from November 4th. The offering includes subtitling in Portuguese, as well as a recommendation engine.
News categories: Vodafone, Netflix, Apps, Digital TV, IPTV, Portugal, Streaming

Teo adds 6,733 TV subscribers in 3Q 2015
Oct 20, 2015 – Lithuanian IT and telecommunications company, Teo, has released results for the third quarter of this year. Over the past 12 months, the number of Teo smart television (IPTV) users increased by 23.1 per cent.
News categories: TEO LT, Kęstutis Šliužas, IPTV, Lithuania, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Roku launches streaming players in France
Oct 20, 2015 – Roku has announced that it is launching its streaming players in France. In France, consumers with a Roku streaming player can stream entertainment from 1,500+ streaming channels, including Netflix, Google Play, Spotify, YouTube, Daily Motion, France 24 and soon content will be added from LA VOD videofutur, Deezer, ARTE and others.
News categories: Roku, videofutur, Clive Hudson, Mathias Hautefort, Digital TV, France, Set Top Box, Streaming

TeliaSonera reports 3Q 2015 results
Oct 20, 2015 – TeliaSonera has released its Interim Report for the January–September 2015 period. The total number of TV subscribers for the Group increased by 17 thousand in the third quarter to pass 1.6 million.
News categories: TeliaSonera, Cable TV, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, IPTV, Lithuania, Results, Subscribers, Sweden