Europe Digital TV News

UK consults on legal framework for AI use of copyright material
Dec 17, 2024 – The UK has launched a consultation on plans to give certainty to the creative industries and AI developers on how copyright material can be used to train AI models.
News categories: UK Government, Big Data, Digital TV, Regulation, UK

Nearly half of Norwegian homes have streaming bundles via operators
Dec 17, 2024 – Mediavision's latest analysis shows that nearly half of households in Norway have at least one streaming service bundled by an operator. Growth in this segment has been strong in 2024.
News categories: Mediavision, Adrian Grande, Digital TV, Market Research, Norway, Streaming

Smartclip and M6 Publicité announce ad-tech partnership
Dec 17, 2024 – Smartclip’s advanced ad-tech solutions will progressively be integrated into M6 Publicité’s ad-tech stack, supporting Groupe M6’s ambition to triple its streaming revenues to €200 million by 2028.
News categories: Smartclip, M6 Publicité, Thomas Servatius, Hortense Thomine-Desmazures, Advertising, Digital TV, France

TCL adds NBCUniversal channels to FAST offering in Europe
Dec 17, 2024 – TCL and NBCUniversal have announced a new agreement to introduce a range of NBCUniversal TV shows to audiences in Europe via branded FAST services on TCL Channel.
News categories: TCL, NBCUniversal, Howie Li, Rob Bell, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Smart TV, Streaming

LFP Media chooses Bitmovin Player for D2C mobile apps
Dec 12, 2024 – Ligue De Football Professionnel (LFP) Media, the commercial arm of the French football league, has chosen the Bitmovin Player to power video streams for its direct-to-consumer mobile apps.
News categories: Bitmovin, Ligue De Football, Stefan Lederer, Gregory Rota, Apps, Digital TV, France, Media Player, Mobile, Streaming

Amagi to power ABC's FAST channels showcasing Australian content
Dec 11, 2024 – ABC Commercial has partnered with Amagi to launch a suite of FAST channels showcasing Australian content. The rollout is to begin in North America, with plans to expand more widely to follow.
News categories: Amagi, ABC, Srinivasan KA, Thomas Parsons, Brian Lee, Asia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, North America, Streaming

SEI Robotics and HD PLUS launch Android TV IPTV stick
Dec 10, 2024 – SEI Robotics has joined forces with HD PLUS to co-launch a Google-certified Amlogic S905Y5-based Android TV stick in just three months, offering TV over the internet from mid-September 2024.
News categories: SEI Robotics, HD PLUS, Jeff Yin, Andreas Müller-Vondey, Android TV, Digital TV, Germany, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming

Ad Alliance all set for programmatic linear TV
Dec 10, 2024 – Virtual Minds' Media Manager has been integrated into RTL Deutschland's TV playout system, creating the infrastructure for Ad Alliance to make RTL's linear TV reach programmatically accessible.
News categories: Ad Alliance, Virtual Minds, RTL Deutschland, Frank Vogel, Tom Peruzzi, Advertising, Digital TV, Germany

Residential pay TV subscribers up 1.5% YoY in Portugal in 3Q 2024
Dec 6, 2024 – According to Anacom, at the end of 3Q 2024, there were 4.1 million residential subscribers to pay TV in Portugal, 59 thousand more (+1.5%) than in the same quarter of the previous year.
News categories: Anacom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers