TV Services (Pay TV, OTT, Broadcasting) News

Run3TV partners with TVision on Local TV measurement
Oct 17, 2024 – Run3TV, the ATSC 3.0 application platform for local TV broadcasters in the U.S., has partnered with TVision to provide viewing and attention data from the TVision audience panel.
News categories: Run3TV, TVision, Michael Collette, Yan Liu, Advertising, ATSC 3, Big Data, Digital TV, HTML5, USA

Cox Communications launches Xumo Stream Box
Oct 17, 2024 – Cox Communications has launched Xumo Stream Box, a 4K streaming device, powered by Comcast's Entertainment OS, that brings together live TV and streaming into one simple, intuitive experience.
News categories: Cox Communications, Xumo, Michael Gatzke, Digital TV, RDK, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA, UX

DISH includes Netflix in DISH TV subscriptions
Oct 17, 2024 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: SATS) has announced that Netflix Standard Plan (ad-free) is included with DISH TV subscriptions, at no additional cost for two years, for new DISH customers.
News categories: DISH Network, Netflix, Gary Schanman, Digital TV, Satellite, USA

Pay TV and Paid-VOD revenues in Germany rose to €5.4bn in 2023
Oct 16, 2024 – Revenues from pay TV and paid VOD in Germany grew by 8.8% to €5.4 billion in 2023. VAUNET expects additional growth of around 5% for 2024, bringing total revenues to €5.6 billion.
News categories: VAUNET, Frank Giersberg, Tim Werner, Elke Walthelm, Nicole Agudo Berbel, Henning Nieslony, Michael Keidel, Austria, Digital TV, Germany, Subscribers, Switzerland, TV Services

Foxtel Media to digitise linear ad impressions with tvbeat
Oct 17, 2024 – Foxtel Media is partnering with tvbeat to convert linear TV spots into digitally tracked impressions, enabling improved audience targeting, ad analytics and programmatic trading of linear ad buys.
News categories: Foxtel Media, tvbeat, Nev Hasan, Robert Farazin, Advertising, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box

Tripleplay and quadrupleplay to drive multiplay market in Korea
Oct 17, 2024 – GlobalData expects South Korea’s multiplay service revenue to grow at a gradual yet consistent pace, increasing at a CAGR of 1% from $6.2 billion in 2023 to $6.6 billion in 2028.
News categories: GlobalData, Hrushikesh Mahananda, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Korea, Market Research

Foxtel Media to launch new audience measurement solution
Oct 17, 2024 – Foxtel Media is to launch a new audience measurement solution to better capture and report the viewing habits of all of the Foxtel Group’s 4.8 million linear and streaming subscribers.
News categories: Foxtel Media, Kantar Media, Mark Frain, Advertising, Australia, Big Data, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming

Ads coming to Prime Video in Brazil, India, Japan, the Netherlands and New Zealand
Oct 15, 2024 – Amazon Ads has announced that it will introduce limited advertisements on Prime Video in Brazil, India, Japan, the Netherlands, and New Zealand in 2025.
News categories: Amazon Ads, Alan Moss, Advertising, Brazil, Digital TV, India, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Streaming

Sinclair and Nebraska Public Media launch virtual channel on ATSC 3.0
Oct 16, 2024 – Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI) has announced that Nebraska Public Media's PBS and local programming is now hosted on Sinclair's station in Omaha, as a free, virtual channel, using NEXTGEN broadcast data channel capacity.
News categories: Sinclair, Nebraska Public Media, APTS, Rob Weisbord, Peter Clowney, Kate Riley, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA