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By 2006, Germany will have overtaken the UK to become Europe’s most profitable digital pay-TV market, according to business information company, Datamonitor. The UK market was rated the most valuable in Europe last year, bringing in $3.5 billion in revenues. By contrast, the preponderance of free to air channels and licence free public funded channels… Continue reading Germany Set To Take Digital Crown

The switch-off of the analogue television signal throughout European countries is unlikely to occur before 2015, later than the 2010 target that many governments are hoping to achieve, according to analysts at Lehman Brothers. In a new report on the European digital terrestrial television (DTT) market, the broker says that take-up of the platform will… Continue reading European Analogue TV Switch-Off Unlikely Before 2015

The number of digital cable TV subscribers in France increased by 30% in a year, according to the country’s organisation of cable operators, Aform. Figures show that at the end of March this year, there were 710,000 people viewing digital television via cable. Meanwhile, cable internet subscriptions had reached 210,000, a rise of 40% year… Continue reading French Turning On To Cable, Says Research

The successful bid by the BBC led coalition for the DTT licences formerly held by ITV Digital could mark a watershed in UK broadcasting, according to analysts at Lehman Brothers. The Independent Television Commission (ITC) yesterday awarded the available multiplex licences to the BBC, Crown Castle and BSkyB consortium. The three organisations are set to… Continue reading BBC/BSkyB To Reap Fruits Of DTT Victory, Says Lehman Brothers

Video game platforms are set to experience rapid growth in the coming years according to a report by Screen Digest for the European Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA). The study entitled Wireless, Interactive TV & Online Gaming claims that iTV, mobile and multiplayer console games will energise the home entertainment sector and bring about a… Continue reading Bright Future Predicted For Gaming Platforms

Take-up of digital TV has increased by 10% in the UK during the past year, according to a survey conducted by MORI on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Approximately 40% of UK households now have access to digital television, up from 30% last year. Moreover, the report found that 71% of… Continue reading Digital TV Take-Up On The Increase, Says Report

The requirements of the viewing public should be a prime consideration for digital terrestrial television licence bidders. So says a report by market research group, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), which provides food for thought to those parties applying to take over the DTT multiplexes vacated by ITV Digital earlier this year. The research, carried out… Continue reading DTT Providers Warned To Listen To Viewers

Cable TV subscriptions in the UK declined by 2.0% to 3.5 million homes in Q2 2002, according to the latest figures from the Independent Television Commission (ITC). In Q2 2001 the number of homes taking cable TV stood at 3.6 million; in Q1 2002 the figure was also 3.6 million. The drop in Q2 was… Continue reading UK Cable TV Subs Drop As NTL Struggles With Debt

The ITC has released its cable TV statistics for the first quarter of 2002. The figures show that cable TV subscriptions have seen a year on year decrease to 3.54m. This is a 1.9% drop on the same period in 2001, when the total number of cable TV subscribers was 3.61m.The drop was experienced by… Continue reading ITC Cable Statistics Show Decrease In Subscribers

The digital terrestrial television (DTT) licence bid by ITV and Channel 4 may just have the edge over rival proposals, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has received four applications for the licence to operate the DTT multiplexes freed up by the demise of ITV Digital earlier in the year.… Continue reading ITV/Channel 4 Digital Bid May Have The Edge, Says Merrill Lynch