Digital TV Business, Technology and Market Research News

Liberty LA and Millicom to combine operations in Costa Rica
Aug 1, 2024 – Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ: LILA; LILAK, OTC Link: LILAB) and Millicom (NASDAQ U.S.: TIGO, Nasdaq Stockholm: TIGO_SDB) have agreed to combine their respective operations in Costa Rica.
News categories: Liberty Latin America, Millicom, Balan Nair, Mauricio Ramos, Costa Rica, Digital TV, Fibre, MandA

Roku joins Unified ID 2.0 identity fabric
Aug 1, 2024 – Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) has announced its adoption of Unified ID 2.0 (UID2), a solution helping pioneer a new identity fabric for the open internet, across its premium streaming inventory.
News categories: Roku, The Trade Desk, Jay Askinasi, Will Doherty, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA, Worldwide

Dolby has acquired THEO Technologies
Jul 31, 2024 – Dolby has announced that it has acquired THEO Technologies as part of its mission to enable the creation of real-time live event experiences that are more interactive and personalized.
News categories: Dolby, THEO Technologies, Giles Baker, Steven Tielemans, Pieter-Jan Speelmans, Digital TV, MandA, Media Player, Streaming

Bitmovin adds support for multi-stream viewing
Jul 31, 2024 – Bitmovin has announced Multiview, a feature that allows audiences to watch multiple streams simultaneously, for use cases such as sports, esports, and live events.
News categories: Bitmovin, Stefan Lederer, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, Worldwide

Vivo Worldwide taps Harmonic to power Caliente TV sports channel
Jul 31, 2024 – Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that Vivo Worldwide Productions is powering Caliente TV, a new sports TV channel in Mexico, with Harmonic's playout and distribution solution.
News categories: Harmonic, Vivo Worldwide, Gil Rudge, Juan Carlos Velazquez, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mexico

ACCESS and NetRange offer integrated HbbTV browser and app store
Jul 31, 2024 – ACCESS Europe and NetRange have launched NetFront Browser BE v3, the latest version of the ACCESS browser, with support for HbbTV 2.0.4 and integrated with the NetRange HbbTV Appstore.
News categories: ACCESS Europe, NetRange, Aono Masahiro, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, Smart TV, Worldwide

Gen Z swerves traditional broadcast TV in the UK
Jul 31, 2024 – According to Ofcom's annual Media Nations study into the UK's media habits, for the first time, less than half of 16-24-year-olds are now watching broadcast TV in an average week.
News categories: Ofcom, Ian Macrae, Broadcast, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

Amagi releases 12th Amagi Global FAST Report
Jul 30, 2024 – Amagi has released its 12th Amagi Global FAST Report, which found that TV networks account for 30% of the top 100 FAST channels, driving a 40% share in total viewing hours across these channels.
News categories: Amagi, Srinivasan KA, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

Comscore extends YouTube audience measurement to all digital devices
Jul 30, 2024 – Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has launched measurement of YouTube audiences across all digital devices in the U.S., delivering a holistic view of YouTube traffic across desktop, mobile and connected TV.
News categories: Comscore, Steve Bagdasarian, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, Worldwide