Germany Digital TV News (Digital Fernsehen Nachrichten Deutschland)

Vodafone TV customers down 69,000 in 4Q 2024
Feb 4, 2025 – Vodafone has announced results for the quarter ended 31 Dec. 2024. The company's TV customer base declined by 69,000 in the period, with the migration of MDU customers in Germany largely completed.
News categories: Vodafone, Margherita Della Valle, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Germany, IPTV, Portugal, Results, Subscribers

SEI Robotics and HD PLUS launch Android TV IPTV stick
Dec 10, 2024 – SEI Robotics has joined forces with HD PLUS to co-launch a Google-certified Amlogic S905Y5-based Android TV stick in just three months, offering TV over the internet from mid-September 2024.
News categories: SEI Robotics, HD PLUS, Jeff Yin, Andreas Müller-Vondey, Android TV, Digital TV, Germany, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming

Ad Alliance all set for programmatic linear TV
Dec 10, 2024 – Virtual Minds' Media Manager has been integrated into RTL Deutschland's TV playout system, creating the infrastructure for Ad Alliance to make RTL's linear TV reach programmatically accessible.
News categories: Ad Alliance, Virtual Minds, RTL Deutschland, Frank Vogel, Tom Peruzzi, Advertising, Digital TV, Germany

DAZN expands live event based channel portfolio with LTN
Dec 10, 2024 – Using LTN's automated linear channel creation and playout, DAZN now delivers 11 live streaming channels to betting locations in Germany and to its distribution partner, Amazon Prime Video.
News categories: LTN, DAZN, Chris Myers, Bernd Brunner, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, Streaming

Insolvency proceedings against WISI Communications terminated
Dec 2, 2024 – WISI Communications has announced that the Pforzheim District Court has terminated insolvency proceedings against the assets of the company, following confirmation of its insolvency plan.
News categories: WISI Communications, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Finance, Germany, Worldwide

German video market remains stable
Nov 27, 2024 – According to the Q3/2024 CE-Branchenkompass, sales of TV sets in Germany in the first three quarters of 2024 (2.94 million) were almost the same as in the same period last year (2.92 million).
News categories: Deutsche TV-Plattform, ZVEI, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Smart TV

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

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

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