Digital TV Business, Technology and Market Research News

Freely streaming service launches in the UK
Apr 30, 2024 – Everyone TV's new streaming service Freely has launched. Backed by BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, Freely is available through the next generation of smart TVs now on sale in UK stores and online.
News categories: Everyone TV, Xperi, Hisense, Freely, Kieran Clifton, Martin Goswami, Grace Boswood, James Tatam, Gabriel Cosgrave, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, TV OS, UK, UX

SES to acquire Intelsat
Apr 30, 2024 – SES is to acquire Intelsat through the purchase of 100% of the equity of Intelsat Holdings for a cash consideration of $3.1 billion (€2.8 billion) and certain contingent value rights.
News categories: SES S.A., Intelsat, Adel Al-Saleh, David Wajsgras, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, Worldwide

Laws to protect consumers from cyber threats come into force in the UK
Apr 29, 2024 – Manufacturers will be legally required to protect consumers from hackers and cyber criminals accessing devices with internet or network connectivity, as the UK becomes the first country to introduce such laws.
News categories: UK Government, Digital TV, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK

Gray Television rolls out advanced features with NEXTGEN TV
Apr 29, 2024 – Gray Television (NYSE: GTN) is using NEXTGEN TV at its NBC affiliate WAVE(TV) in Louisville, Kentucky to broadcast in HDR with immersive sound, and its FOX affiliate KVVU(TV) has launched as a NEXTGEN Virtual Broadband IP Channel in Las Vegas.
News categories: Gray Television, Pat LaPlatney, Sandy Breland, Rob Folliard, John O’Brien, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA

Barb issues invitation to tender for new audience measurement initiative
May 1, 2024 – Barb has issued an invitation to tender (ITT) for the next iteration of its audience measurement service, which aims to extend Barb's integration of big data and panel data.
News categories: Barb, Caroline Baxter, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, UK

Amagi report shows rise of a diverse global FAST marketplace
Apr 30, 2024 – Amagi has announced that the 11th edition of the Amagi Global FAST Report continues to show double-digit growth for the global FAST industry over the last year.
News categories: Amagi, CRG Global, Srinivasan KA, Gavin Bridge, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

Broadpeak to power targeted advertising on new TF1 video service
Apr 29, 2024 – Broadpeak has announced that French TV network TF1 is powering targeted ad insertion on its TF1+ streaming service with Broadpeak's broadpeak.io Dynamic Ad Insertion service.
News categories: Broadpeak, TF1, Jacques Le Mancq, Francois Xavier Pierrel, Content Distribution, Digital TV, France, Streaming

AA/WARC reports UK 2023 ad spend at £36.6bn
Apr 25, 2024 – The latest AA/WARC dataset expects the UK advertising market to grow 5.8% to reach nearly £39bn in 2024. Broadcast media, most notably TV (+2.6%) and radio (+2.3%) are expected to return to growth.
News categories: WARC, Advertising Association, James McDonald, Stephen Woodford, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, UK

FCC restores net neutrality
Apr 25, 2024 – The FCC has voted to reclassify broadband as a Title II telecommunications service. ISPs will again be prohibited from blocking, throttling or engaging in paid prioritization of lawful content.
News categories: Federal Communications Commission, Broadband, Digital TV, Regulation, Streaming, USA