Oceania (Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia) Digital TV News

Foxtel Media to digitise linear ad impressions with tvbeat
Oct 17, 2024 – Foxtel Media is partnering with tvbeat to convert linear TV spots into digitally tracked impressions, enabling improved audience targeting, ad analytics and programmatic trading of linear ad buys.
News categories: Foxtel Media, tvbeat, Nev Hasan, Robert Farazin, Advertising, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box

Foxtel Media to launch new audience measurement solution
Oct 17, 2024 – Foxtel Media is to launch a new audience measurement solution to better capture and report the viewing habits of all of the Foxtel Group’s 4.8 million linear and streaming subscribers.
News categories: Foxtel Media, Kantar Media, Mark Frain, Advertising, Australia, Big Data, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming

Ads coming to Prime Video in Brazil, India, Japan, the Netherlands and New Zealand
Oct 15, 2024 – Amazon Ads has announced that it will introduce limited advertisements on Prime Video in Brazil, India, Japan, the Netherlands, and New Zealand in 2025.
News categories: Amazon Ads, Alan Moss, Advertising, Brazil, Digital TV, India, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Streaming

Amagi and LeadStory launch personalized FAST news channel
Oct 15, 2024 – Amagi has collaborated with Samsung TV Plus and LeadStory to launch a personalized FAST channel that allows viewers to curate their news experience by selecting their preferred news categories.
News categories: Amagi, LeadStory, Samsung TV Plus, Srinivasan KA, Cam Price, Ed Love, Australia, Digital TV, New Zealand, Smart TV, Streaming, UX

TVPlus selects Eutelsat for DTH broadcast services in Australasia
Sep 13, 2024 – Eutelsat (Paris/London: ETL) has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement with TV Plus to provide premium DTH broadcasting services across Australia and New Zealand.
News categories: Eutelsat, TVPlus, Laurence Delpy, Robert Webb, Australia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, New Zealand, Satellite

Ad-supported streaming surges in Australia
Sep 2, 2024 – The Australian entertainment subscription market, which includes video, music and game services, grew by 5% to 52.3 million services in the 12 months to June 2024, according to Telsyte.
News categories: Telsyte, Foad Fadaghi, Alvin Lee, Australia, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Streaming

Nexxen ACR data now available on The Trade Desk
Aug 21, 2024 – Nexxen is providing The Trade Desk advertisers with access to automatic content recognition (ACR) data segments, offering clients advanced cross-channel and cross-device targeting capabilities.
News categories: Nexxen, The Trade Desk, Karim Rayes, Ben Sylvan, Advertising, Australia, Big Data, Digital TV, North America, Smart TV, UK

Fetch TV introduces hybrid RDK-Android set-top box
Aug 19, 2024 – Fetch TV has released its Fetch Mini G5 set-top box, built on a hybrid RDK-Android Opensource operating system, enabling Fetch to easily add Android apps into the RDK ecosystem.
News categories: Fetch TV, Consult Red, Dominic Arena, Apps, Australia, Digital TV, IPTV, RDK, Set Top Box

Strong streaming performance at Foxtel in Q2 2024
Aug 8, 2024 – At the end of Q2 2024, Foxtel had nearly 4.7 million video subscribers, up 1% YoY. In response to third party interest, News Corp. is assessing strategic and financial options for Foxtel.
News categories: News Corp, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers