EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Free launches OQEE TV app on Titan OS Smart TVs in France
Jul 9, 2024 – Free has launched its OQEE TV app, developed for its mobile and Freebox subscribers, on Titan OS in France. The app brings to Titan OS over 230 channels and a wide range of OQEE TV services.
News categories: Titan OS, Free, Apps, Digital TV, France, Smart TV, TV Everywhere, TV OS

TVN Warner Bros. Discovery renews and expands HOTBIRD capacity
Jul 8, 2024 – Eutelsat (Paris/London:ETL) and TVN Warner Bros Discovery have inked a multi-transponder agreement renewing and expanding the group's capacity at Eutelsat's HOTBIRD video neighbourhood.
News categories: Eutelsat, TVN Warner Bros Discovery, Laurence Delpy, Krzysztof Kozłowski, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Poland, Satellite

Allente selects Simply.TV metadata for advanced super aggregation
Jul 8, 2024 – Allente has chosen Simply.TV's super aggregation platform to enhance content discovery for its subscribers across linear channels, transaction VOD and third-party content providers.
News categories: Simply.TV, Allente, Daniel Rühmann, Jon Espen Nergard, Big Data, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, IBC2024, Norway, Sweden, UX

Pay TV subscribers in Portugal up 88,000 YoY at end Q1 2024
Jul 5, 2024 – According to ANACOM, at the end of Q1 2024 there were 4.6 million pay TV subscribers in Portugal, up 88,000 on the same quarter of 2023 - the lowest YoY growth (+2.0%) since the end of 2013.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite

FRANSAT launches new 4K-UHD satellite decoders
Jul 4, 2024 – FRANSAT has launched new 4K-UHD satellite decoders. Bearing the 'FRANSAT UHD' label, the new generation supports the reception of all France's DTT channels up to 4K-UHD without subscription.
News categories: FRANSAT, Digital TV, France, Satellite, Set Top Box

Persidera and MainStreaming partner on distribution services
Jul 2, 2024 – Persidera and Mainstreaming are collaborating to integrate services from Persidera for HbbTV and OTT streaming delivery with distribution via Mainstreaming's Edge Video Delivery Network.
News categories: MainStreaming, Persidera, Antonio G. Corrado, Guido Fermetti, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Italy

German study shows high consumer interest in 5G broadcast
Jun 27, 2024 – A German study from Kantar shows a high level of consumer interest in 5G Broadcast, with two thirds of respondents imagining 5G Broadcast's 'TV to go' as a good alternative to streaming via the internet.
News categories: Media Broadcast, Francie Petrick, 5G, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany

Drei TV selects ATEME to power OTT streaming service
Jun 27, 2024 – Ateme has announced that it is powering Drei TV's OTT streaming service in Austria. Drei TV has deployed ATEME's video processing, management, and orchestration solutions.
News categories: ATEME, Drei, Johannes Schlieszus, Günter Lischka, Austria, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming

44p selects Harmonic for UHD playout, media processing and distribution
Jun 26, 2024 – Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that 44p, a Germany-based media production company, has upgraded its UHD playout, media processing and distribution with Harmonic's XOS Advanced Media Processor.
News categories: Harmonic, 44p, Stéphane Cloirec, Mido Fayad, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany