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Google announces Google TV Streamer, its Chromecast replacement
Aug 6, 2024 – Google has announced Google TV Streamer, a 4K TV streaming device. Along with offering Google TV, the Google TV Streamer box doubles as a smart home hub for Google Home and Matter devices.
News categories: Google, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, USA, UX

Amagi brings contextual CTV advertising to FAST with Anoki
Aug 6, 2024 – Amagi has partnered with Anoki on contextual advertising for FAST services. Anoki's platform generates contextual scene-level metadata on content served by Amagi using multimodel generative AI.
News categories: Amagi, Anoki, Srinivasan KA, Raghu Kodige, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Ad-supported streaming booms with increasing viewer approval
Aug 6, 2024 – According to Kantar's latest global video streaming data and analysis, ad-supported streaming saw significant growth in Q2 2024, with AVoD increasing by 10% QoQ and FAST growing by 6%.
News categories: Kantar, Andrew Skerratt, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

Xperi signs seventh TV partner to integrate TiVo OS
Aug 5, 2024 – In its 2nd quarter 2024 results Xperi (NYSE: XPER) announced that it has signed a seventh TiVo OS partner, a top 5 supplier of smart TVs in the U.S. market, with plans to launch TVs in 2025.
News categories: Xperi Inc, Jon Kirchner, Advertising, Automotive, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Japan, Results, Smart TV, TV OS, USA, Worldwide

Rhebus TV launches streaming channel with FAST Channels TV
Aug 2, 2024 – Rhebus TV has announced its collaboration with FAST Channels TV to introduce its latest venture, Fancy A Movie, a FAST channel, to audiences worldwide.
News categories: FAST Channels TV, Rhebus TV, Russell Foy, Sean Crawford, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Digi Portugal acquires Nowo Communications
Aug 2, 2024 – Digi Communications' subsidiary in Portugal has acquired 100% of the shares of Cabonitel, owner of Nowo Communications, Portugal's fourth biggest mobile and fixed telecom operator.
News categories: Digi Communications, Nowo Communications, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Portugal

Pixalate releases global Q2 2024 CTV device market share reports
Aug 1, 2024 – Pixalate has released its Q2 2024 CTV Device Global Market Share Reports, offering an in-depth analysis of CTV devices across global regions, including North America, LATAM and EMEA.
News categories: Pixalate, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Pricing of $42.99/month for upcoming Venu Sports streaming service
Aug 1, 2024 – Venu Sports, the upcoming standalone streaming service being built by ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery, will be available at a launch price of $42.99 per month for the service.
News categories: Venu Sports, Pete Distad, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Liberty LA and Millicom to combine operations in Costa Rica
Aug 1, 2024 – Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ: LILA; LILAK, OTC Link: LILAB) and Millicom (NASDAQ U.S.: TIGO, Nasdaq Stockholm: TIGO_SDB) have agreed to combine their respective operations in Costa Rica.
News categories: Liberty Latin America, Millicom, Balan Nair, Mauricio Ramos, Costa Rica, Digital TV, Fibre, MandA