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Broadcast continues seasonal ascent in the U.S. in October
Nov 19, 2024 – According to Nielsen's October 2024 report of The Gauge, broadcast exhibited 7% monthly growth and added 1.4 share points in October to finish at 24.0% of total time spent watching television.
News categories: Nielsen, Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

2.4% growth in 2024 for global telecom and pay-TV services
Nov 19, 2024 – Worldwide spending on telecommunications and pay TV services will reach $1,544 billion in 2024, representing an increase of 2.4% year-on-year, according to IDC.
News categories: IDC, Kresimir Alic, Digital TV, Market Research, TV Services, Worldwide

U.S. digital home entertainment spending approached $13bn in 3Q 2024
Nov 14, 2024 – According to DEG, U.S. consumers spent more than $13 billion on movies and TV shows in the third quarter of 2024, up more than $2 billion over consumer spending during the comparable 2023 quarter.
News categories: Digital Entertainment Group, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Disney reports fourth quarter and full year earnings for fiscal 2024
Nov 14, 2024 – The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has reported earnings for the quarter ended September 28, 2024. Disney ended with 122.7 million Disney+ Core subscriptions, up 4.4 million over the prior quarter.
News categories: The Walt Disney Company, Digital TV, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, USA, Worldwide

Live sports streaming latency shows significant improvements
Nov 14, 2024 – The DTG has released analysis showing notable improvements in live sports streaming performance across three major events in 2024: Wimbledon, the Olympic Games, and the Paralympic Games.
News categories: Digital TV Group, Ranjeet Kaur, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

68% of US households have a smart TV, 46% have a streaming media player
Nov 14, 2024 – Parks Associates research has found that 68% of U.S. internet households now own a smart TV and 46% own a streaming media player, an increase from 2020 when 54% and 42% owned these devices, respectively.
News categories: Parks Associates, Sarah Lee, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Gracenote launches SVOD content data hub
Nov 13, 2024 – Gracenote has launched a Data Hub providing insight into the current state of subscription video on-demand (SVOD) programming to identify global content trends and changes over time.
News categories: Gracenote, Trent Wheeler, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

Swedish streaming market experiencing significant upswing
Nov 13, 2024 – According to Mediavision, in the third quarter Sweden added 600,000 new streaming subscriptions compared to the same period of last year, driven by more affordable, ad-supported options.
News categories: Mediavision, Marie Nilsson, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Sweden

Barb releases Q3 2024 UK SVOD subscriptions data
Nov 13, 2024 – Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20.1m UK homes (68.8%) had access to an SVOD service in Q3 2024. This is a slight increase from 20m UK homes (68.7%) in Q2.
News categories: Barb, Doug Whelpdale, Digital TV, Streaming, Subscribers, UK