TV-over-IP IPTV, Streaming, Broadband

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

Spanglish Movies launches ad-supported streaming with FAST Channels TV
Nov 19, 2024 – Spanglish Movies has partnered with FAST Channels TV to launch two streaming platforms, FLOUtv and Vision by Spanglish, catering to US Hispanic and DEI audiences.
News categories: FAST Channels TV, Spanglish Movies, Russell Foy, Gustavo Aparicio, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Max now available in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong
Nov 19, 2024 – Max, the streaming service from Warner Bros. Discovery is officially live and available to stream in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, as well as Taiwan and Hong Kong.
News categories: Warner Bros. Discovery, JB Perrette, James Gibbons, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Streaming, Taiwan, Thailand

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

ocilion brings Prime Video and YouTube to its IPTV platform
Nov 14, 2024 – ocilion is opening up access to integrated premium apps on its P500 set-top box series. Prime Video and YouTube are the first to be rolled out to ocilion's network operator customers.
News categories: ocilion, Thomas Bichlmeir, Apps, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Set Top Box

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