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

BT survey reveals how Brits connect with biggest cultural moments
Dec 17, 2024 – Whereas once families were more likely to gather around a TV for major events, now over a third (35%) of the UK admit to regularly splitting their attention over multiple screens at the same time.
News categories: BT Group, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Streaming, UK

UK consults on legal framework for AI use of copyright material
Dec 17, 2024 – The UK has launched a consultation on plans to give certainty to the creative industries and AI developers on how copyright material can be used to train AI models.
News categories: UK Government, Big Data, Digital TV, Regulation, UK

Ofcom updates connected TV platform market approach
Dec 5, 2024 – Ofcom has examined the role of connected TV platforms as digital content gateways, looking at whether content providers are able to make their content available and discoverable to UK audiences on such platforms.
News categories: Ofcom, Digital TV, Market Research, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, TV OS, UK

StackAdapt offers access to Channel 4 programmatic inventory
Dec 4, 2024 – StackAdapt has announced a collaboration with Channel 4, the UK Public Service Broadcaster (PSB) to open up broadcast advertising inventory for StackAdapt clients in the UK for the first time. 
News categories: StackAdapt, Channel 4, Ed Mullins, Fatima Dowlet, Advertising, Digital TV, Streaming, UK

Disney+ partners with AudienceProject for audience measurement
Nov 20, 2024 – Disney+ has partnered with AudienceProject for audience measurement in Europe. Measurement will initially be available to advertisers in the UK, Germany and the Nordics, with more markets to follow.
News categories: AudienceProject, The Walt Disney Company, Morten Kruse Søndergaar, Lucy Gregory, Advertising, Digital TV, Europe, Germany, Streaming, UK

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

Barb releases Q3 2024 UK SVOD subscriptions data
Nov 13, 2024 – Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20.1m UK homes (68.8%) had access to an SVOD service in Q3 2024. This is a slight increase from 20m UK homes (68.7%) in Q2.
News categories: Barb, Doug Whelpdale, Digital TV, Streaming, Subscribers, UK

UK launches forum to advise on the future of television
Nov 8, 2024 – The UK government is to form a new working group which will consult with key stakeholders to consider how viewers can continue to access British content as consumer habits continue to change.
News categories: UK government, Digital TV, Market Research, TV Services, UK

Strong trading for Aferian in second half
Nov 5, 2024 – Aferian (LSE AIM: AFRN) has provided a trading update for the year to 30 November 2024. The Group has continued to win new business and has received increased sales orders in the second half of the year.
News categories: Aferian, Mark Carlisle, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Results, Set Top Box, UK, Worldwide