Worldwide (not region-specific) Digital TV News

Fox and The Trade Desk extend ad integrations across Fox's portfolio
Jun 19, 2024 – Fox (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX) and The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) have expanded their partnership to bring innovation to advertisers, helping them reach their audiences and measure campaign performance.
News categories: The Trade Desk, Tubi, Fox Corp, Jeff Green, Paul Cheesbrough, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA, Worldwide

XREAL brings Play Store apps to 3D space on XREAL AR glasses
Jun 18, 2024 – XREAL has unveiled an Android mobile device called XREAL Beam Pro, bringing Google Play Store apps, including entertainment streaming services, to 3D space when viewed through XREAL AR glasses.
News categories: XREAL, Qualcomm, Chi Xu, Sahil Bansal, Apps, Digital TV, Gaming, Hardware, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Streaming, Worldwide

Outlook for AR/VR headsets is expected to improve
Jun 18, 2024 – Global shipments of AR/VR headsets declined 67.4% YoY in the first quarter of 2024, according to data from IDC. IDC forecasts headset shipments will return to growth later this year.
News categories: IDC, Jitesh Ubrani, Ramon T. Llamas, Market Research, Metaverse, Worldwide

Accedo, Qualcomm and HBS partner on XR sports
Jun 18, 2024 – Accedo, Qualcomm and HBS have partnered to accelerate commercialization of XR sports, drawing on Accedo's expertise in video, Qualcomm's XR technology, and HBS' sports ecosystem.
News categories: Accedo, Qualcomm, HBS, Michael Lantz, Patrick Costello, Sylvain Lebreton, Digital TV, Metaverse, Semiconductor, UX, Worldwide

CTVMA publishes 2024 global Smart TV OS market share data
Jun 16, 2024 – The Connected TV Marketing Association (CTVMA) has announced its 2024 Global Smart TV Operating System (OS) Market Share Rankings covering eleven of the world's leading Smart TV OSes.
News categories: CTVMA, James Grant Hay, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, TV OS, Worldwide

Hisense TV ranks no. 2 globally in Q1 2024
Jun 14, 2024 – Data from Omdia shows that global shipments of Hisense TVs for Q1 2024 were 6.32 million, ranking Hisense No. 2 overall in the global market from 2022 to 2024 Q1.
News categories: Hisense, Omdia, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

Software private equity firm Clearhaven acquires Zixi
Jun 13, 2024 – Clearhaven Partners has announced that it has acquired Zixi. Zixi's executive leadership team invested alongside Clearhaven in the transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed.
News categories: Zixi, Clearhaven Partners, Gordon Brooks, Michelle Noon, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Worldwide

Stream7 scales live event broadcasting with MainStreaming
Jun 12, 2024 – Stream7 is using MainStreaming's Video Edge Network to enable its clients to scale their live event broadcasting, providing flexibility for Stream7's diverse client base.
News categories: MainStreaming, Stream7, Antonio Corrado, Pete Amos, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, UK, Worldwide

mediasmart partners with TCL FFalcon on connected TV advertising
Jun 20, 2024 – mediasmart has partnered with TCL FFalcon to leverage the smart TV inventory on TCL's built-in FAST streaming platform TCL Channel, offering solutions to advertisers on Connected TV.
News categories: mediasmart, TCL, Nikhil Kumar, Matt Ding, Advertising, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, UX, Worldwide