Smart TV (Connected TV, Integrated Digital Television, IDTV) News

Verance shows HbbTV ADB2 watermarking at DVB World 2024
Mar 19, 2024 – At the 2024 DVB World Conference, Verance is showing a demonstration of its watermarking technology integrated into the HbbTV ADB2 application discovery ecosystem.
News categories: Verance, HbbTV Association, Nil Shah, Vincent Grivet, Advertising, Apps, Broadcast, Content Identification, Digital TV, Germany, HbbTV, Smart TV, Worldwide

Addressable TV Initiative certifies HbbTV-TA at TP Vision and Vestel
Mar 18, 2024 – The addressable TV Initiative (ATVI) has concluded partnership agreements with TP Vision and Vestel. The agreements include the certification of TV platforms according to the HbbTV-TA specification.
News categories: Addressable TV Initiative, TP Vision, Vestel, Seraphic, Nicole AGUDO BERBEL, Andre PRAHL, Elie BONTE, Antic OGUT, Xinwen XUE, Advertising, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, Smart TV

Teads expands exclusive CTV native ads partnership with LG Ad Solutions
Mar 14, 2024 – Teads has expanded its exclusive CTV native advertising inventory deal with LG Ad Solutions to include Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, and 10 Asia Pacific countries.
News categories: Teads, LG Ad Solutions, Bertrand Quesada, Serge Matta, Thibaud Rivals, Advertising, Asia, Digital TV, Europe, Smart TV, Streaming

Titan OS expands channel lineup
Mar 12, 2024 – Titan OS has expanded its channel lineup. Partnerships include Euronews, Bloomberg TV, Red Bull TV, CHILI, FUNKE Digital, Blue Ant Media, Insight TV and Love TV Channels, among others.
News categories: Titan OS, Lucas Llop, Digital TV, Europe, Smart TV, Streaming, TV OS

Titan OS adds Mediaset Spain's mitele app to its OS
Mar 6, 2024 – Titan OS has integrated mitele, Mediaset Spain's live and on-demand digital TV multiplatform, which is now available on Smart TVs powered by Titan OS in Spain.
News categories: Titan OS, Mediaset, Jacinto Roca, Apps, Digital TV, Smart TV, Spain, TV OS

1Q24 LCD TV panel shipments estimated at 55.8 million units
Mar 1, 2024 – TrendForce expects TV panel prices to increase in Q2, enhancing manufacturers’ production willingness and potentially boosting shipments to 61.5 million units, a 10.5% QoQ increase.
News categories: TrendForce, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

Xperi signs up Skyworth to integrate TiVo OS
Feb 28, 2024 – In its 4th quarter 2023 results Xperi (NYSE: XPER) announced that it has signed Skyworth as a Tivo OS Smart TV OEM, and that Vestel is now shipping TiVo-powered TVs into seven European countries.
News categories: Xperi Inc, Advertising, Automotive, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Smart TV, TV OS, UK, Worldwide

Hubbl to go on sale from March 10th
Feb 29, 2024 – Hubbl will be on sale from March 10. Hubbl is an entertainment OS and experience available in Australia as a plug-in TV dongle, or as a dedicated TV, Hubbl Glass.
News categories: Hubbl, Dani Simpson, Apps, Australia, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

TCL ranked as Top 2 global TV brand for second consecutive year
Feb 28, 2024 – According to Omdia, in 2023 TCL maintained its second position in the global TV market for the second year in a row with shipments of 25.26 million units, representing a 12.5% market share.
News categories: TCL, Omdia, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide