Digital TV Business, Technology and Market Research News

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

Minerva launches AI-powered streaming service for broadband operators
Aug 14, 2024 – Minerva Networks has unveiled FAST+, a streaming service with integrated AI that can be made available free to broadband subscribers to add value to the operator's service and improve retention.
News categories: Minerva Networks, Randy Osborne, Advertising, Digital TV, IPTV, North America, Worldwide

Telemach Slovenia to acquire T-2
Aug 14, 2024 – Telemach Slovenia has signed a share purchase agreement with Garnol for the acquisition of business shares in T-2, securing at least 98.06% ownership in the company.
News categories: Telemach, T-2, Tomislav Čizmić, Jurij Krč, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Slovenia

Pixalate releases Q2 2024 CTV Ad Supply Chain Trends reports
Aug 13, 2024 – Pixalate has released its Q2 2024 CTV Ad Supply Chain Trends Reports, analysing the state of open programmatic CTV advertising in Q2 2024 across the world and in four global regions.
News categories: Pixalate, Advertising, Asia, Digital TV, Europe, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Streaming

Cadent unlocks ad revenue for Hotwire, Midco and other regional MSOs
Aug 13, 2024 – Cadent is providing Hotwire, Midco and Mediacom with access to the Cadent Aperture Ad Management solution to protect and grow their ad revenue as they roll out their IPTV platforms.
News categories: Cadent, Hotwire, Midco, Paul Ranger, Pragash Pillai, Tom McAdaragh, Advertising, Cable TV, Digital TV, USA

U.S. JIC awards iSpot certification as national currency
Aug 13, 2024 – The U.S. Joint Industry Committee (JIC) has announced that iSpot has been granted JIC Currency Certification. The news follows the JIC's certification of Comscore and VideoAmp in April.
News categories: U.S. Joint Industry Committee, iSpot, Travis Scoles, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA