TV Services (Pay TV, OTT, Broadcasting) News

Minerva streamlines ad insertion with Viamedia
Aug 19, 2024 – Viamedia is collaborating with Minerva to integrate Viamedia's Parrot Ad Decisioning System (ADS) into Minerva's platforms to enhance programmatic ad capabilities for MVPDs and broadcasters.
News categories: Viamedia, CDE Lightband, Minerva Networks, David Solomon, Christy Batts, Advertising, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

TiVo Broadband adds five more operators
Aug 19, 2024 – TiVo (NYSE: XPER) has announced that TiVo Broadband has added five new operators, in addition to expanding its channel lineup on TiVo+ and further solidifying the rollout of monetization efforts.
News categories: TiVo, Bill Routt, Geoff Shook, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

Fetch TV introduces hybrid RDK-Android set-top box
Aug 19, 2024 – Fetch TV has released its Fetch Mini G5 set-top box, built on a hybrid RDK-Android Opensource operating system, enabling Fetch to easily add Android apps into the RDK ecosystem.
News categories: Fetch TV, Consult Red, Dominic Arena, Apps, Australia, Digital TV, IPTV, RDK, Set Top Box

Cineverse partners with Wurl for FAST Channel distribution
Aug 15, 2024 – Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS) has announced a partnership with Wurl to distribute its portfolio of free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels and launch new channels.
News categories: Cineverse, Wurl, Tony Huidor, Dave Bernath, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

Barb releases Q2 2024 UK SVOD subscriptions data
Aug 15, 2024 – Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20m UK homes (68.7%) had access to an SVOD service in Q2 2024 - a slight increase from 19.5m UK homes (67.9%) in Q1.
News categories: Barb, Doug Whelpdale, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

ATSC demonstrates ATSC 3.0 at SET Congress and Expo in São Paulo
Aug 15, 2024 – ATSC will showcase the capabilities of ATSC 3.0 broadcast standards in its booth at SET Expo in São Paulo (August 20-22, 2024). Several ATSC member companies will also exhibit in the booth.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, Madeleine Noland, Mark Corl, ATSC 3, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, SBTVD

RTL Deutschland expands FAST Channel offer with Harmonic and netorium
Aug 15, 2024 – RTL Deutschland has added eight new FAST channels to its video streaming service, RTL+. The FAST channels are powered by Harmonic's VOS®360 Media SaaS, which simplifies all stages of media processing.
News categories: Harmonic, RTL Deutschland, netorium, Gil Rudge, Andre Prahl, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, IBCShow, Streaming

50% of U.S. consumers watch free ad-supported video
Aug 14, 2024 – Parks Associates research shows that 67% of U.S. consumers now watch social video, 50% watch free ad-supported video, one-third watch pay TV, and 14% use an antenna to watch OTA broadcasts.
News categories: Parks Associates, JW Player, Sarah Lee, James Burt, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV, Tablet, Terrestrial, USA

U.S. home entertainment spending topped $25bn in 1H 2024
Aug 12, 2024 – According to DEG, U.S. consumers spent almost $25.4 billion on movies and TV shows in the first six months of 2024. Strong growth was achieved in consumer spend on subscription streaming.
News categories: Digital Entertainment Group, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Streaming, USA