TV Services (Pay TV, OTT, Broadcasting) News

Telia adds 125,000 TV subscribers in 2024
Jan 30, 2025 – Telia Company (STO: TELIA) has reported results for the period January–December 2024. Across the Group, TV subscriptions were 3.555 million at year-end, up 81,000 in the quarter and up 125,000 YoY.
News categories: Telia Company, Cable TV, Digital TV, Estonia, Finland, IPTV, Lithuania, Norway, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, Sweden

Comcast domestic video subscribers down 311,000 in 4Q 2024
Jan 30, 2025 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. Domestic video customers fell 311,000 in the quarter. Peacock paid subscribers grew by 16% YoY to 36 million.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

TELUS selects Broadpeak origin packaging solution
Jan 30, 2025 – Broadpeak has announced that TELUS is using Broadpeak's origin packager, running on Google Cloud, to reduce its infrastructure costs while enabling it to provide a superior QoE.
News categories: Broadpeak, TELUS, Jacques Le Mancq, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV

Amagi releases 14th Global FAST Report
Jan 30, 2025 – Amagi has released its 14th Amagi Global FAST Report, which highlights content providers’ shift toward unified, platform-agnostic distribution to amplify both reach and monetization.
News categories: Amagi, Srinivasan KA, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

UK BVOD ad spend expected to have grown 12.4% YoY in 2024
Jan 30, 2025 – According to an Advertising Association/WARC report, UK ad spend rose 9.7% to £10.6bn in the third quarter of 2024. BVOD ad spend is expected to have grown 12.4% at end-2024.
News categories: Advertising Association, WARC, Stephen Woodford, James McDonald, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, TV Services, UK

Netgem streaming subscriber households exceed 700,000
Jan 29, 2025 – Netgem has announced revenue of €33.8M for 2024, with growth in its recurring revenue of 6%. The company's ended with a streaming subscriber base of more than 700,000 households in Europe.
News categories: Netgem, Mathias Hautefort, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

ThinkAnalytics AI platform to power DISH Network and Sling TV
Jan 30, 2025 – ThinkAnalytics' AI will be integrated into search, voice search discovery and personalized recommendations across DISH, Sling TV, and DISH Anywhere services - on both satellite and OTT platforms.
News categories: ThinkAnalytics, DISH Network, Greg Riker, Seth Van Sickel, Big Data, Digital TV, Satellite, Streaming, USA, UX

Backscreen to integrate Scalstrm Origin streaming technology
Jan 29, 2025 – Backscreen is to integrate Scalstrm's Origin solution to enhance its video processing flow with features such as low-latency streaming, dynamic ad personalization and content repackaging.
News categories: Scalstrm, Backscreen, Erik Svennemar, Norberts Ositis, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Africa E&M expected to outpace global growth over next five years
Jan 28, 2025 – Entertainment & Media (E&M) markets across South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya are expected to see revenue growth ahead of the global average (3.9% CAGR through 2028), according to PwC.
News categories: PwC, Alinah Motaung, Charles Stuart, Nana Madikane, Advertising, Digital TV, Gaming, Kenya, Market Research, Nigeria, South Africa, Streaming