Digital TV News: Discovery

More subscribers choose streaming with ads in Sweden
May 7, 2024 – According to Mediavision, during the first quarter of 2024, 60,000 more households subscribed to an HVOD (subscription+ads) service, bringing the total to over 250,000 households in Sweden.
News categories: Mediavision, Marie Nilsson, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Sweden

Red Bee, WWTV provide schedule services to World Poker Tour
May 6, 2024 – World Poker Tour has contracted with Who’s Watching TV for its WWTV Explorer Service program and schedule analysis tool, accompanied by TV listing data supplied by Red Bee Media.
News categories: Red Bee Media, World Poker Tour, WWTV, Shaun Stark, Marcia Hernandez, Big Data, Digital TV, UX, Worldwide

FuboTV releases results for quarter ended March 31, 2024
May 3, 2024 – FuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) has announced results for 1Q 2024. The company closed with 1.511 million paid subscribers in North America, up 18% YoY, and 397,000 subscribers in the Rest of World, up 5% YoY.
News categories: FuboTV, David Gandler, Edgar Bronfman Jr, Digital TV, North America, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, Worldwide

Anoki launches AI-powered experience on Google TV
May 2, 2024 – Anoki has launched Live TVx, a free streaming service on Google TV devices. Live TVx uses Anoki AI to curate and prioritize channels based on individual user viewing habits.
News categories: Anoki, Raghu Kodige, Advertising, Digital TV, USA, UX

Comcast releases research on how viewers discover new TV content
May 1, 2024 – Comcast Advertising has released a report analyzing trends in how consumers navigate and discover TV content across traditional and streaming in the U.S. and Europe.
News categories: Comcast Advertising, Travis Flood, Marcien Jencke, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, USA, UX

Samsung TV Plus partners with MLB, PGA Tour, F1 and ONE Championship
Apr 30, 2024 – At NewFronts 2024, Samsung Ads unveiled a new lineup of content on Samsung TV Plus, as well as new tools to enable advertisers to leverage AI for enhanced targeting and performance-driven outcomes.
News categories: Samsung, Michael Scott, Salek Brodsky, Cathy Oh, Travis Scott Howe, Advertising, Digital TV, NewFronts, Smart TV, Streaming, TV OS, USA

OTTera partners with ThinkAnalytics on enhanced personalization
Apr 25, 2024 – ThinkAnalytics has announced that OTTera will integrate ThinkAnalytics's ThinkFAST AI scheduler and ThinkAdvertising into its software, to personalize the viewing experience for its users.
News categories: ThinkAnalytics, OTTera, Marc Aldrich, Craig McEldowney, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

Meta opens Quest OS to third-party hardware makers
Apr 22, 2024 – Meta has announced that it is opening up the operating system that powers its Meta Quest devices to third-party hardware makers, giving developers a larger ecosystem to build for.
News categories: Meta, Qualcomm, Apps, Gaming, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Worldwide

Paramount to exclusively represent SkyShowtime advertising sales
Apr 22, 2024 – SkyShowtime has concluded an exclusive deal for Paramount to handle SkyShowtime's advertising sales across all of its markets, providing access to advertising in 20+ European markets.
News categories: SkyShowtime, Paramount, Monty Sarhan, Hristina Georgieva, Lee Sears, Advertising, Digital TV, Europe, Streaming