Digital TV News: Disney
Vantiva has shipped 22 million Android TV set-top boxes
Apr 16, 2024 – Vantiva (Paris: VANTI) has announced that it has sold 22 million Android TV set-top boxes to date. The company had a 25% market share as of the end of 2023 according to the latest Omdia STB report.
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Vantiva, Google, Leopold Diouf, Shalini Govil-Pai, Android TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Worldwide
Vi announces ultimate entertainment app
Mar 27, 2024 – Vi has introduced an entertainment app, Vi Movies & TV, providing access to 13+ OTT apps, 400+ live TV channels, and complimentary access to several content libraries - all under one roof.
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Vodafone Idea, Avneesh Khosla, Apps, Digital TV, India, Streaming
30% of EU SVOD viewing time goes to content from the EU plus UK
Mar 28, 2024 – The European Audiovisual Observatory has published reports analysing the consumption of films and TV seasons on SVOD, and the offer of films and TV seasons in VOD catalogues, in the EU.
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European Audiovisual Observatory, JustWatch, Goldmedia, Christian Grece, Jean-Augustin Tran, Digital TV, EU, Market Research, Streaming, UK
Western Europe OTT revenues to be up 55% in 2029
Mar 18, 2024 – Digital TV Research expects Western European OTT TV revenues to grow to $48 billion in 2029, up from $31 billion in 2023.
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Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Streaming
Paramount to sell 13.01% stake in Viacom18 to Reliance Industries
Mar 13, 2024 – Paramount Global has agreed to sell its subsidiaries' entire 13.01% equity interest in Viacom 18 Media to Reliance Industries for 42,86,00,00,000 Indian rupees (~$517 million).
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Paramount, Reliance Industries, Digital TV, India, MandA
Proximus launches multiscreen Pickx apps with 3SS
Mar 14, 2024 – 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) has announced that Proximus has launched several 3SS-developed apps to further enhance reach and device variety for its super-aggregated Pickx service.
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3SS, Proximus, Vantiva, Kai-Christian Borchers, Jim Casteele, Apps, Belgium, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Set Top Box
Latin America to add 55 million SVOD subscriptions
Mar 7, 2024 – Digital TV Research forecasts that Latin America will have 165 million SVOD subscriptions by 2029, up from 110 million at end-2023.
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Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Latin America, Market Research, Streaming
Viacom18 to be merged into Star India
Feb 28, 2024 – Reliance Industries, Viacom 18 Media and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) have signed agreements to create a JV that will combine the businesses of Viacom18 and Star India.
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The Walt Disney Company, Reliance Industries, Bob Iger, Mukesh D Ambani, Nita M. Ambani, Uday Shankar, Digital TV, India, MandA, Streaming
U.S. streaming revenue to overtake pay TV in 2024
Feb 26, 2024 – Research from Ampere Analysis finds that total revenues from streaming will overtake revenues from pay TV subscriptions in the US for the first time in Q3 2024.
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Ampere Analysis, Rory Gooderick, Digital TV, Market Research, TV Services, USA
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