Digital TV News: KAN

AppleTV+ fastest growing major SVOD service in Q1'24
May 2, 2024 – According to Kantar’s latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) analysis, AppleTV+ was the fastest growing major subscription video on-demand (SVoD) service in Q1’24, in terms of its % subscriber growth.
News categories: Kantar, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

Gray Television rolls out advanced features with NEXTGEN TV
Apr 29, 2024 – Gray Television (NYSE: GTN) is using NEXTGEN TV at its NBC affiliate WAVE(TV) in Louisville, Kentucky to broadcast in HDR with immersive sound, and its FOX affiliate KVVU(TV) has launched as a NEXTGEN Virtual Broadband IP Channel in Las Vegas.
News categories: Gray Television, Pat LaPlatney, Sandy Breland, Rob Folliard, John O’Brien, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA

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.
News categories: Vodafone Idea, Avneesh Khosla, Apps, Digital TV, India, Streaming

Wurl solution matches CTV ads with program context in real time
Mar 26, 2024 – Wurl has announced BrandDiscovery, a GenAI-based CTV advertising solution that enables advertisers to align their ads with content - based on emotions, genres, and brand safety - in real time.
News categories: Wurl, Peter Crofut, Matthew Kramer, Kathy Argyriou, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, North America, Streaming

Warner Bros. Discovery to launch Max in Europe beginning May 21
Mar 21, 2024 – Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) has announced that Max, its enhanced streaming service, will launch in the first European countries beginning May 21.
News categories: Warner Bros. Discovery, JB Perrette, Digital TV, Europe, Streaming

Bitmovin and Yospace launch live streaming ad partnership
Mar 14, 2024 – Bitmovin has announced a partnership with Yospace to deliver a joint solution for live streaming, empowering broadcasters to offer better ad solutions, with a seamless customer experience.
News categories: Bitmovin, Yospace, Stefan Lederer, Tim Sewell, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide

Teads expands exclusive CTV native ads partnership with LG Ad Solutions
Mar 14, 2024 – Teads has expanded its exclusive CTV native advertising inventory deal with LG Ad Solutions to include Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, and 10 Asia Pacific countries.
News categories: Teads, LG Ad Solutions, Bertrand Quesada, Serge Matta, Thibaud Rivals, Advertising, Asia, Digital TV, Europe, Smart TV, Streaming

Global TV shipments fell 3% in 2023
Feb 26, 2024 – Counterpoint Research is initiating coverage on Global TV shipments with its Global TV Shipment Tracker, a quarterly report split by region, screen size, resolution, ASP and other features.
News categories: Counterpoint Research, Tom Kang, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

Kaon and AMT to distribute TiVo STBs in North America
Feb 23, 2024 – Kaon and AMT have announced a deal to distribute TiVo set-top boxes in North America, leveraging Kaon's innovative technology and AMT's robust distribution channels.
News categories: AMT, Kaon, TiVo, Tom McLaughlin, Young Kang, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, North America, Set Top Box