Worldwide (not region-specific) Digital TV News

Viaplay paying subscribers up 83% in 2022
Feb 14, 2023 – Viaplay has released its interim report for the January-December period. In 2022, the Viaplay paying subscriber base grew 83% YoY to 7,318k (4,005) with 890k subscribers added in the final quarter.
News categories: Viaplay, Anders Jensen, Digital TV, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, Worldwide

DoubleVerify introduces ad viewability verification offering
Feb 14, 2023 – DoubleVerify (NYSE: DV) has launched a solution to verify viewability on CTV, enabling advertisers to measure delivery of the DV Authentic Ad, a proprietary metric that ensures consistent media quality across environments, on CTV.
News categories: DoubleVerify, Mark Zagorski, Advertising, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Demand recovery in LCD TV panel orders is around the corner
Feb 14, 2023 – The long-awaited demand recovery in LCD TV panel orders from Korean and Chinese TV makers is around the corner according to Omdia. Omdia expects a strong rebound of 19% YoY in 2Q23 with shipments up 8% at 161.4 million units for the year.
News categories: Omdia, Deborah Yang, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

Liberty Global acquires 4.92% interest in Vodafone
Feb 13, 2023 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has acquired 1,335 million shares in Vodafone representing 4.92% of the outstanding share capital (excluding treasury shares).
News categories: Liberty Global, Mike Fries, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Worldwide

NBCUniversal extends capabilities of One Platform technology stack
Feb 8, 2023 – NBCUniversal (NBCU) has unveiled expanded capabilities for its One Platform technology stack. NBCU is partnering industrywide to build an automated, interactive, and transparent future for fans, storytellers and marketers.
News categories: NBCUniversal, Steve Wozniak, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, NewFronts, USA, Worldwide

Disney reports earnings for quarter ended December 31, 2022
Feb 8, 2023 – The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has reported earnings for its first quarter ended December 31, 2022. D2C revenues for the quarter increased 13% to $5.3 billion and operating loss increased $0.5 billion to $1.1 billion.
News categories: Walt Disney Company, Digital TV, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, USA, Worldwide

Ant Media integrates Zixi for real-time live streaming
Feb 7, 2023 – Zixi has announced the integration of its Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP) with the Ant Media Server (AMS) live video streaming solution, enabling the ingest of live streams delivered using the Zixi protocol.
News categories: Zixi, Ant Media, John Wastcoat, Ahmet Oguz Mermerkaya, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide

Ateme services available in AWS Marketplace
Feb 7, 2023 – Ateme's video processing and delivery solutions can now be purchased via the AWS Marketplace, strengthening Ateme's partnership with AWS and bringing Ateme technologies to a wider audience of AWS users.
News categories: Ateme, AWS, Yohann Guilloux, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Worldwide

Kudelski Digital TV segment sales lower-than-expected in Q4 2022
Feb 7, 2023 – The Kudelski Group has provided a business update regarding its 2022 performance. Overall, Group EBITDA for the full year will be lower than previously announced due to lower-than-expected sales in the Digital TV business at the end of Q4.
News categories: Kudelski, Content Protection, Digital TV, Results, Software, Worldwide