Digital TV News: Cable Congress

European cable industry continues to grow steadily
Mar 6, 2018 – The European cable industry continues to grow steadily, with total revenues up 2.4% year on year, reaching €23.43 billion in 2017, according to IHS statistics released by Cable Europe at the annual Cable Congress.
News categories: Cable Europe, IHS, Manuel Kohnstamm, Matthias Kurth, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Subscribers

12% of U.S. broadband households use a live streaming platform
Jan 17, 2018 – Parks Associates has announced that as of Q3 2017, 12% of U.S. broadband households use a live streaming platform like Facebook Live or Periscope. The profile for live streamers is generally younger, but live streaming of TV shows and sports skews older.
News categories: Parks Associates, Brett Sappington, Digital TV, Market Research, NABShow, Streaming, USA

Netflix and Amazon heavily investing in higher resolution offerings
Mar 9, 2017 – Amazon and Netflix are not only acquiring documentaries and films, but are also heavily involved in producing their own content using UHD technologies, according to a white paper released by IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO).
News categories: IHS Markit, Jonathan Broughton, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK, Worldwide

China to dominate 4K and 8K TV shipments through 2020
Mar 8, 2017 – China will continue to dominate the 4K TV market, with 42 percent of all TVs in 2017 expected to ship with 4K panels, according to a white paper released by IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO).
News categories: IHS Markit, Paul Gray, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

Digital transition drives growth in European cable
Mar 8, 2017 – The cable industry is growing, with total revenues up 4.6% year on year based on IHS statistics released by Cable Europe at the annual Cable Congress in Brussels. Revenue growth remains solid across all cable services.
News categories: Cable Europe, Manuel Kohnstamm, Matthias Kurth, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Subscribers

TiVo® surpasses 2.5 million subscribers in Europe
Mar 13, 2014 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has announced that TiVo has surpassed 2.5 million subscribers across Europe as consumers in the UK, Spain and Sweden embrace the TiVo experience offered by Virgin Media, ONO, and Com Hem, respectively.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Cable TV, Spain, Subscribers, Sweden, UK

Liberty Global joins RDK venture
Mar 13, 2014 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) and RDK Management have announced the strategic addition of Liberty Global as a new member in the RDK joint venture.
News categories: RDK Management, Liberty Global, Balan Nair, Steve Heeb, Cable TV, Licensing, RDK, USA

European cable top-line growth accelerates by 5.9% in 2013
Mar 12, 2014 – Cable investments in high-speed broadband connections and new service platforms drove top-line revenues across Europe up 5.9% to €21.9bn in 2013, according to new IHS statistics released by Cable Europe.
News categories: Cable Europe, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Subscribers

30 million digital cable TV subscribers in Europe
Mar 5, 2013 – At Cable Congress 2013, Cable Europe has announced data from IHS Screen Digest that shows 5.5% top-line cable revenue growth across Europe, representing nearly €1bn in new revenues for 2012. The number of Digital TV subscribers also rose 9.2% to 30.5 million, up from 28 million at the end of 2011.
News categories: Cable Europe, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Subscribers