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Everyone TV reveals Freely UI and features
Feb 5, 2024 – Everyone TV has announced that Freely will launch in Q2 2024, and has offered a first glimpse at the UI and features of the streaming service. Vestel has been added as a smart TV partner.
News categories: Everyone TV, Vestel, Sarah Milton, Carl Pfeiffer, Atinc Ogut, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK, UX

NetRange brings TikTok to Smart TVs
Feb 2, 2024 – NetRange has announced that it has collaborated with TikTok to enable users of the short-form video service to access TikTok content on TV through the NetRange Smart TV Portal.
News categories: ACCESS CO, NetRange, Michi Uemetsu, Apps, Digital TV, Smart TV, Worldwide

Veset launches ad-insertion platform, AdWise
Feb 1, 2024 – Veset has released Veset AdWise, an ad-insertion solution that allows advertising to be placed alongside live video, avoiding the need for traditional ad breaks.
News categories: Veset, Gatis Gailis, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, UX, Worldwide

inext supplies set-top boxes to SkyNet in Kyrgyzstan
Jan 29, 2024 – inext has announced that it is providing customised set-top boxes to SkyNet in Kyrgyzstan. inext also developed branded applications for the SkyNet service.
News categories: inext, SkyNet, Pavlo Sidorov, Ruslan Karabulya, Apps, Digital TV, IPTV, Kyrgyzstan, Set Top Box, UX

Bell launches next generation Fibe TV service
Jan 25, 2024 – Bell has launched its next generation Fibe TV service in Atlantic Canada with live TV, on demand shows and apps all in one place, and powerful search options to make the experience even better.
News categories: Bell, Glen LeBlanc, Android TV, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

Pixalate publishers report shows Castify.ai's global influence
Jan 25, 2024 – Many of the CTV applications that Castify.ai has built, distributed and is monetizing for its content partners have been recognized as top publishers in Pixalate's Publishers Trust Index Report for December 2023.
News categories: Castify.ai, Pixalate, Gal Turjeman, Advertising, Apps, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Pixalate releases reports on top grossing CTV apps in Q4 2023
Jan 24, 2024 – Pixalate has released benchmark reports with data on the top grossing apps in open programmatic advertising by region across Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Samsung Smart TV.
News categories: Pixalate, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, North America, Streaming, TV OS, Worldwide

Xperi launches first UK in-car entertainment report
Jan 24, 2024 – Research from DTS (NYSE: XPER) reveals that in-car entertainment is of the utmost importance to 67% of UK adults, showing the growing significance of entertainment systems in vehicle selection.
News categories: Xperi, Censuswide, Automotive, Digital TV, Market Research, UK, UX

ACCESS develops Chromium-based WebView plug-in for Flutter
Jan 23, 2024 – ACCESS has developed a Chromium-based WebView plug-in for Flutter and has released the code to the open-source community to help promote the development of in-vehicle infotainment services.
News categories: ACCESS Co, Michi Uematsu, Automotive, Software, Worldwide