North America Digital TV News

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

Fubo debuts four new interactive CTV ad formats
Nov 18, 2024 – FuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) has announced the availability of four new interactive CTV ad formats, including transactional and gamified variants, to further drive audience ad engagement.
News categories: FuboTV, Dina Roman, Advertising, Digital TV, USA, UX

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

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

WISI's Inca IP Video Platform supports A3SA-protected content
Nov 13, 2024 – WISI has announced an update to the Inca IP Video Platform with the addition of bulk Widevine decryption of ATSC 3.0 streams with content protection from the ATSC 3.0 Security Authority (A3SA).
News categories: WISI, Sharen Sandhu, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, North America

Charter to acquire Liberty Broadband
Nov 13, 2024 – Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) and Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ: LBRDA, LBRDK, LBRDP) have entered into an agreement under which Charter will acquire Liberty Broadband in an all-stock transaction.
News categories: Charter Communications, Liberty Broadband, Chris Winfrey, John Malone, Cable TV, Digital TV, MandA, USA

Vecima implementing Dynamic Ad Insertion for Hotwire Communications
Nov 12, 2024 – Vecima Networks (TSX: VCM) has completed initial linear parity ad insertion for Hotwire Communications, moving the provider toward dynamic ad insertion (DAI) in 2025.
News categories: Vecima, Hotwire Communications, Kyle Goodwin, Pragash Pillai, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

Parks Associates releases Top 10 US SVOD services list
Nov 12, 2024 – Parks Associates has released its updated list of the top 10 U.S. subscription streaming video services, based on estimated numbers of subscribers through September 2024.
News categories: Parks Associates, Jennifer Kent, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

EchoStar pay TV subscribers down 43,000 in 3Q 2024
Nov 12, 2024 – EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS) has released results for the period ended Sept. 30, 2024. Pay-TV subscribers fell 43,000 in Q3, to close at 8.03 million (5.89 million DISH TV, 2.14 million SLING TV).
News categories: EchoStar, Hamid Akhavan, Digital TV, MandA, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA