UK (United Kingdom, Great Britain & Northern Ireland) Digital TV News

LG and Rakuten TV launch VOD service in Europe
Sep 25, 2024 – LG and Rakuten TV have launched LG Movies & TV, a VOD service accessible without the need for a subscription and now available on LG TVs across the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy.
News categories: Rakuten TV, LG Electronics, Sidharth Jayant, Chris Jo, Digital TV, Germany, Italy, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, UK

Barb extends campaign planning to include discovery+ and Netflix
Sep 24, 2024 – Barb has upgraded its pre-campaign planning tool, enabling advertisers and media agencies to plan campaigns on a wide range of streaming services that now includes discovery+ and Netflix.
News categories: Barb, Luca Vannini, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, UK

Ad tiers bring unexpected perception boost to SVOD providers
Sep 18, 2024 – ScreenThink has announced findings from its research on the impact of advertising tiers on SVOD services, revealing that the introduction of ad tiers has had a positive effect on streaming brands.
News categories: MTM, Philippe Epailly, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

UKTV joins Freely, the UK's new live and on demand streaming platform
Sep 16, 2024 – Everyone TV has announced that UKTV will bring its on demand service U to new streaming platform, Freely, this month, alongside streamed live channels U&Dave, U&DRAMA, U&W and U&YESTERDAY.
News categories: Everyone TV, UKTV, Jonathan Thompson, Jonathan Newman, Lottie Towler, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, UK

Accedo to deliver streaming services for Talking Pictures TV
Sep 11, 2024 – Accedo is to deliver streaming services for Talking Pictures TV across web, mobile and other streaming devices using its SaaS platform, Accedo One.
News categories: Accedo, Talking Pictures TV, Joe Foster, Chris Parsons, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBC2024, Streaming, UK, UX

UKTV chooses XroadMedia to power personalised experiences
Sep 9, 2024 – UKTV has selected XroadMedia to provide content personalisation capabilities for its new U streaming app, improving user management with smarter segments to drive more engaging experiences.
News categories: XroadMedia, UKTV, Adolf Proidl, Declan Clarke, Big Data, Digital TV, IBC2024, Streaming, UK, UX

Channel 4 and Yospace extend SSAI partnership
Sep 9, 2024 – Channel 4 and Yospace have extended their partnership. Yospace's SSAI technology plays a pivotal role in Channel 4’s digital ambitions by opening up addressable advertising across its live streams.
News categories: Yospace, Channel 4, Tim Sewell, Barry John, Advertising, Digital TV, IBC2024, Streaming, UK

Rakuten TV app now available on Virgin TV in the UK
Sep 6, 2024 – Rakuten TV is now available on Virgin TV in the UK, offering customers access to a diverse array of on-demand and FAST content. The app is available at no extra cost.
News categories: Rakuten TV, Virgin Media, Sidharth Jayant, David Bouchier, Apps, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK

Cox latest to integrate Xumo FAST channels into linear guide
Sep 4, 2024 – Xumo has partnered with Cox to integrate FAST channels into its linear guide. Also, later this year, Sky will integrate six FAST channels into the TV guide on Sky Glass and Sky Stream devices.
News categories: Xumo, Cox Communications, Cable TV, Digital TV, Streaming, UK, USA, UX