TV Services (Pay TV, OTT, Broadcasting) News

US: 10% of streaming video services borrowed from someone else
Mar 20, 2024 – Research from LRG has found that 53% of households in the US have four or more DTC streaming video services. 10% of all DTC services are borrowed from someone else, down from 12% in 2022.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Bruce Leichtman, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Tolka to show datacasting and advertising solutions at NAB Show 2024
Mar 21, 2024 – At the NAB Show, Tolka will promote its extensive range of broadcast media products and services, including its ATSC 3 receiver modules, datacasting solutions and targeted content insertion system.
News categories: Tolka, Michael Day, Advertising, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, USA

RDK and Wireless Broadband Alliance announce collaboration
Mar 21, 2024 – RDK Management (RDK) has joined the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). The two organizations' members plan to collaborate on initiatives such as Operator Managed Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi 7, and IoT.
News categories: RDK Management, Wireless Broadband Alliance, Jason Briggs, Tiago Rodrigues, Broadband, RDK, Smart Home, Worldwide

Ghana reinstates Digital Television Receiver Conformance Regime
Mar 20, 2024 – Ghana has reinstated its Digital Television Receiver Conformance Regime. The regime requires all DTT and DTH receivers to pass a conformance test and be certified to use a receiver certification logo.
News categories: National Communications Authority, Digital TV, Ghana, Regulation, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Eastern Europe OTT revenues to climb by 82%
Mar 25, 2024 – Digital TV Research expects OTT TV and movie revenues in Eastern Europe to reach $6.96 billion in 2029, up from $3.82 billion in 2023. Russia will add $1 billion and Poland $0.7 billion.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Streaming

América Móvil expands video streaming in LATAM with Broadpeak
Mar 21, 2024 – Broadpeak has announced that América Móvil is using Broadpeak's nanoCDN multicast ABR solution to launch Claro Video OTT, a new video streaming service, in a third country in Latin America.
News categories: Broadpeak, América Móvil, Jacques Le Mancq, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Latin America, Streaming

Planetcast acquires Australia's Switch Media OTT
Mar 21, 2024 – Planetcast Media Services has announced the acquisition of one of its key partners, Switch Media, a white-label OTT platform provider deployed across Asia-Pacific, Europe and the US.
News categories: Planetcast, Switch Media, Sanjay Duda, Mark Johns, Utsav Baijal, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, Worldwide

Comark releases compact transmitter for SFN and NextGen TV
Mar 18, 2024 – Hitachi Kokusai Electric Comark has announced the release of its PARALLAX Compact UHF/VHF liquid-cooled, solid-state DTV transmitter for SFN and NextGen TV requirements.
News categories: Comark, Joe Turbolski, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, USA

Accedo launches OTT video managed services offering
Mar 20, 2024 – Accedo has launched a dedicated OTT Video Managed Services with Accedo taking complete ownership of operating and enhancing OTT video services, managing the entire end-to-end ecosystem.
News categories: Accedo, Michael Lantz, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide