Germany Digital TV News (Digital Fernsehen Nachrichten Deutschland)

Half of families in Western Europe are now receiving digital television
Sep 24, 2007 – Digital television in Western Europe is reaching a decisive milestone this month, overtaking the analogue system for the first time. There are now about 83 million households in the region's 20 countries receiving digital television signals out of a total of 166 million TV households.
News categories: e-Media Institute, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Luxembourg, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK

Germany - Digitalisation Breakthrough in TV Households
Sep 4, 2007 – The digitalisation of TV-households is gathering momentum in Germany: 77 per cent of TV-households will be digitalised at primary reception by the end of 2012. This is the forecast of Goldmedia published in its latest study "The Future of TV-transmission", which analyses the development of broadcasting infrastructures in Germany.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial, TV Services

45 percent of Germans watch TV digitally
Sep 4, 2007 – In total there are approximately 17.9 million German households, i.e. about 45 percent, watching TV digitally. 21.8 million households still receive analogue TV signals.
News categories: BITKOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

ADB to Supply T-COM Innovation GmbH for Pilot of New Internet-Based Interactive TV Concept
Sep 3, 2007 – Advanced Digital Broadcast has announced that it had been selected by T-Com Innovation GmbH to supply its ADB-3810TW series set-top boxes for a new innovation project and consumer pilot of an Internet TV service.
News categories: Digital TV, Germany, IBCShow, IPTV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

D-Link and DivX Sign Agreement to Release First DivX Connected Device
Aug 31, 2007 – The evolution of the digital home is set to make a significant step forward with the D-Link DSM-330 DivX Connected™ HD Media Player, the world's first DivX Connected consumer electronics device.
News categories: DivX, D-Link, Digital TV, France, Germany, IFABerlin, Media Player, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, UK

Germany - DTT surpasses digital cable
Aug 30, 2007 – The proportion of German digital households has now risen to 40% as compared with 31.6% a year ago, according to Dr Oliver Ecke of research institute TNS Infratest.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

New ZDFmediathek at the IFA in Berlin
Aug 30, 2007 – Large picture, modern design and user-friendly control: ZDF is presenting its revamped Mediathek online video player at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin.
News categories: ZDF, Germany, IFABerlin, Media Player, Streaming

Primacom Quarterly Report Six Months Ended June 30, 2007
Aug 29, 2007 – Digital TV revenues remained flat at EUR 0.2m in the first six months of 2006 and 2007. Customer numbers increased slightly from 4,153 on June 30, 2006 to 4,244 on June 30, 2007. A comprehensive relaunch of this product is planned for the second half of 2007.
News categories: PrimaCom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Results, Subscribers

IPTV becomes a disruptive influence in the European pay-TV market
Aug 29, 2007 – Well over 60 IPTV services operated across Europe at the end of the second quarter of 2007, with more to launch in the second half of the year. Whilst some major Western European states are used to competing with so many players, others are unfamiliar with such a jam-packed market.
News categories: Screen Digest, Digital TV, Europe, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Spain, Subscribers, UK