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Telia releases January-March 2023 results
Apr 26, 2023 – Telia Company has releases its Interim Report for January-March 2023. Across the Group, TV subscriptions were 3.403 million at period end, up 9,000 in the quarter and up 100,000 y-o-y.
News categories: Telia Company, Cable TV, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Finland, IPTV, Lithuania, Norway, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, Sweden

Roku and Instacart pair TV streaming data and online grocery delivery
Apr 26, 2023 – Roku (Nasdaq:ROKU) and Instacart have combined viewing data from Roku with insights from Instacart to measure whether streamers purchase products on Instacart after seeing an ad on the Roku platform.
News categories: Roku, Instacart, Alison Levin, Ali Miller, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA

Arthur D. Little publishes 2023 Media Market Report
Apr 26, 2023 – Arthur D. Little (ADL) has published its annual State Of The Media Market report, which analyses how global trends are impacting the major subsegments of the media, sports, and entertainment sectors.
News categories: Arthur D. Little, Maureen Kerr, Digital TV, Market Research, Worldwide

Half of ad-supported Netflix subscribers find the ad load heavy
Apr 24, 2023 – Though Netflix's ad-supported tier averages less than 5 minutes of ads per hour, 49% of Basic with Ads subscribers found it to varying degrees heavy, with 17% seeing it as excessive, according to Aluma.
News categories: Aluma, Michael Greeson, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Marketers are all-in on streaming despite questioning its effectiveness
Apr 26, 2023 – According to a report from Nielsen, 84% of marketers are including streaming in their media plannings, yet only 49% of survey respondents view OTT and CTV as effective advertising channels.
News categories: Nielsen, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

Viaplay subscribers up 60% YoY in 1Q 2023
Apr 25, 2023 – Viaplay Group AB has released its Q1 2023 interim report. At period-end, Viaplay paying subscribers were up 60% year-on-year to 7,643k (4,783k) with 325k subscribers added in the quarter.
News categories: Viaplay Group, Anders Jensen, Digital TV, Europe, North America, Results, Streaming, Subscribers

Samsung opens new TV factory in Nepal
Apr 26, 2023 – Samsung has inaugurated a new TV factory in Nepal in collaboration with its partner, Him Electronics. The factory will help develop a stronger electronics manufacturing ecosystem in the country.
News categories: Him Electronics, Samsung, Shekhar Golchha, JB Park, Digital TV, Nepal, Smart TV

Over 20 FAST channels from Xumo Play, NBC and Sky added to Xfinity Stream
Apr 25, 2023 – Xfinity is giving all its customers more entertainment to enjoy in the Xfinity Stream app with the addition of 20+ free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels from Xumo Play, NBC and Sky.
News categories: Comcast, Vito Forlenza, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Tele2 Digital TV subscribers down 9k in 1Q 2023
Apr 21, 2023 – Tele2 (Stockholm: TEL2 A; TEL2 B) has announced results for Q1 2023. Sweden Consumer was flat in the quarter as growth in Mobile, Fixed broadband and Digital TV Cable & Fiber was offset by a decline in legacy services.
News categories: Tele2, Kjell Johnsen, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial