Worldwide (not region-specific) Digital TV News

No-code App Builder 2.0 leads IBC demos from MwareTV
Aug 20, 2024 – MwareTV will be showcasing its TVMS (television management system) at IBC2024. Taking centre stage will be version 2.0 of the company's no-code-required App Builder for drag-and-drop UI design.
News categories: MwareTV, Sander Kerstens, Apps, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBCShow, UX, Worldwide

OLED TV panel shipments up 30% YoY in 2Q24
Aug 19, 2024 – According to DSCC, OLED panel shipments increased 13% Q/Q and 50% Y/Y in Q2'24 after declining 20% Q/Q and increasing 50% Y/Y in Q1'24. OLED TV panel shipments were up 43% Q/Q and 30% Y/Y.
News categories: DSCC, David Naranjo, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

Cineverse partners with Wurl for FAST Channel distribution
Aug 15, 2024 – Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS) has announced a partnership with Wurl to distribute its portfolio of free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels and launch new channels.
News categories: Cineverse, Wurl, Tony Huidor, Dave Bernath, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

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

MPI Media selects Whip Media performance tracking platform
Aug 14, 2024 – Whip Media has announced that MPI Media Group will use Whip Media's FASTrack platform for real-time tracking of its digital content, helping MPI Media manage VOD sales performance and revenue.
News categories: Whip Media, MPI Media, Vince Muscarella, Badie Ali, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Lionsgate report results for first quarter fiscal 2025
Aug 8, 2024 – Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) and Lionsgate Studios (Nasdaq: LION) have reported results to June 30, 2024. North American OTT subscribers increased 5.5% YoY to 13.2 million.
News categories: Lionsgate, Jon Feltheimer, Digital TV, India, Middle-East, North America, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, Worldwide

Media Press Group launches non-proprietary entertainment metadata IDs
Aug 13, 2024 – Media Press Group has launched OpenID, a non-proprietary ID solution supporting metadata flows throughout the media supply chain. The group will make its metadata archive available through OpenID.
News categories: Media Press Group, Gijs Davelaar, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, UX, Worldwide

NPAW sees improvement in global streaming QoE in 1H 2024
Aug 6, 2024 – According to data from NPAW, the first 6 months of 2024 saw a large global increase in QoE, with a 54% decrease in buffer ratio for VOD services compared to the same period last year.
News categories: NPAW, Ferran G. Vilaró, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

Amagi brings contextual CTV advertising to FAST with Anoki
Aug 6, 2024 – Amagi has partnered with Anoki on contextual advertising for FAST services. Anoki's platform generates contextual scene-level metadata on content served by Amagi using multimodel generative AI.
News categories: Amagi, Anoki, Srinivasan KA, Raghu Kodige, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide