Streaming (Over-the-top, OTT, P2P, PC-TV, Internet TV, online video, IP Video) News

Venu Sports won't go ahead
Jan 10, 2025 – Venu Sports, the proposed virtual MVPD service from ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery, will be discontinued. The collective decision by the three companies is effective immediately.
News categories: Venu Sports, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Telecom and pay TV revenue in Hong Kong to exhibit 1.8% CAGR
Jan 10, 2025 – Telecom and pay TV revenue in Hong Kong is expected to increase at a CAGR of 1.8% from 2024 to 2029, according to GlobalData. Pay TV revenue in the region will however decline over the period.
News categories: GlobalData, Sarwat Zeeshan, Broadband, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Market Research, Mobile, TV Services

HDR10+ Technologies announces latest ecosystem developments
Jan 8, 2025 – HDR10+ Technologies has provided an update on HDR10+ developments. New applications include everything from content creation and production to distribution and a growing number of viewing devices.
News categories: HDR10+ Technologies, Bill Mandel, Makoto Morise, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Gaming, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

Plex partners with Technicolor on HDR for AVOD
Jan 8, 2025 – Plex has teamed up with Advanced HDR by Technicolor to enhance the visual quality of its ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) services, ensuring a premium viewing experience for its audience.
News categories: Advanced HDR by Technicolor, Plex, Rick Dumont, CES2025, Digital TV, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

Disney Advertising shares ad-supported MAU numbers
Jan 8, 2025 – Disney Advertising (NYSE: DIS) has shared ad-supported monthly active user (MAU) data, showing that ad-supported MAUs have reached an estimated 157 million globally, and 112 million domestically.
News categories: Disney Advertising, Rita Ferro, Advertising, CES2025, Digital TV, Market Research, North America, Streaming, Worldwide

MPA unveils Asia-Pacific video industry key trends
Jan 8, 2025 – Media Partners Asia (MPA) has released its 2025 report on the Asia-Pacific video and broadband market, revealing major growth drivers and significant shifts in the industry landscape.
News categories: Media Partners Asia, Vivek Couto, Advertising, Asia, Broadband, Broadcast, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming

Sony's RIDEVU in-car entertainment to feature IMAX Enhanced films
Jan 7, 2025 – Sony Pictures, IMAX, Mercedes-Benz and DTS have announced that RIDEVU, SPE's in-car entertainment service, will make IMAX Enhanced movies from Sony's library available in vehicles later this year.
News categories: Mercedes-Benz, Sony Pictures, IMAX, Xperi, Magnus Östberg, Pete Wood, Vikram Arumilli, Bill Neighbors, Automotive, CES2025, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, UX

Roku exceeds 90 million streaming households
Jan 7, 2025 – Roku surpassed 90 million streaming households in the first week of January 2025. As the top selling TV OS for over five years in the U.S., Roku is in nearly half of all U.S. broadband households.
News categories: Roku, Anthony Wood, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

ACCESS Europe brings FIFA+ streaming app to cars and TVs
Jan 7, 2025 – FIFA+ has partnered with ACCESS to make its football platform accessible on Smart TVs and in cars via ACCESS’ NetRange Smart TV Portals and the ACCESS Twine4Car In-Vehicle Infotainment solution.
News categories: ACCESS Europe, FIFA+, Masahiro Aono, Apps, Automotive, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, Worldwide