Digital TV News: BIA

A+E Networks signs up to TVision viewer engagement platform
Aug 28, 2023 – A+E Networks has signed on to access Total View, TVision's platform for measuring and analyzing person-level viewing engagement with content and ads, across both linear and CTV.
News categories: TVision, A+E Networks, Yan Liu, Suzanne Persechino, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Worldwide

ArabyAds and VIDAA partner on smart TV advertising for the UAE and Saudi Arabia
Aug 22, 2023 – ArabyAds has announced an advertising partnership on VIDAA-powered Hisense smart TVs, giving ArabyAds exclusive access to Hisense inventory for CTV advertising within the UAE and KSA.
News categories: ArabyAds, VIDAA, Mahmoud Fathy, Yaniv Gruenwald, Advertising, Digital TV, Saudi Arabia, Smart TV, Streaming, UAE

Claro Colombia selects TVkey for direct-to-TV offering
Jun 19, 2023 – NAGRA (SIX:KUD.S) has announced that Claro Colombia has selected TVkey Cloud as a direct-to-TV offering, on Samsung smart TVs, for its Claro tv+ service.
News categories: NAGRA, Claro Colombia, Samsung, Sebastian Kramer, Rodrigo de Gusmao, Colombia, Content Protection, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Simplestream deploys Livestream Scheduler at Optik TV
Jun 14, 2023 – TELUS has enhanced its Optik TV Livestreaming offering with Simplestream. Livestream Scheduler from Simplestream provides the ability to manage live programming via a web-based UI.
News categories: Simplestream, TELUS, Josh Harrington, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV

Thales and Netskrt Systems collaborate on inflight VOD streaming
Jun 6, 2023 – When hosted on Thales' inflight entertainment system, Netskrt's edge CDN will provide content caching for streaming of direct-to-consumer content to seatback screens and personal devices.
News categories: Netskrt, Thales, Sig Luft, Kurt Weidemeyer, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

VIDAA to bring Paramount+ to viewers in Canada and Latin America
Jun 6, 2023 – VIDAA and Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) have announced a partnership to bring Paramount+ to smart TVs powered by VIDAA in Canada and Latin America, including Brazil.
News categories: VIDAA, Paramount+, Nick Ruczaj, Marco Nobili, Apps, Brazil, Canada, Digital TV, Latin America, Smart TV, Streaming

Streaming TV growth in Latin America driven by ad-supported viewing
May 29, 2023 – Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI) has unveiled research showing that 75% of internet-connected TV viewers across Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico watch ad-supported streaming TV.
News categories: Magnite, Advertising, Digital TV, Latin America, Market Research, Streaming

STARZ domestic OTT subscribers up 700,000 in 1Q 2023
May 25, 2023 – Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) has reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. Total global OTT subscribers increased by 1.3 million in the sequential quarter, on a pro forma basis.
News categories: Lionsgate, Jon Feltheimer, Digital TV, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, USA, Worldwide

MENA online video ad revenue to more than double to $2.3bn in 2027
May 22, 2023 – The online video advertising market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will more than double to reach $2.3bn in 2027 according to the latest research from Omdia.
News categories: Omdia, Digital TV, Market Research, Middle-East, Streaming