November 7, 2016

Switzerland

General Information (Last Update March 2018):

• 3,3 Mln TV households

HbbTV – Key Facts:

• 2 Mln HbbTV devices deployed (60%)
• HbbTV Market Reach: 80%
• > 90% of the devices are activated by default
• no HbbTV certification regime but self-certification by the CE-vendors using HbbTV Test Suites
• HbbTV standards currently in use: HbbTV 1.0/1.5
• All HbbTV services related to TV channels are distributed by satellite television, cable networks or digital terrestrial networks (DVB-T). HbbTV services in IPTV networks are under preparation
• All Swiss public and most commercial broadcasters offer a vast variety of services like chatchup (minimum 7 days catchup), EPG (Electronic Program Guide) Restart (arte) weather services, portals and many more.