Digital TV News: BARB
Barb issues tender for Barb Data Hub
Jul 9, 2024 – Barb has issued an invitation to tender for Barb Data Hub, a new centralised system for accessing its trusted viewing figures. The tender is for the development of the new hub and codebase.
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Barb, Caroline Baxter, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, UK
Record streaming audiences for Channel 4
Jun 24, 2024 – Data from BARB shows that Channel 4 is the only major UK broadcaster growing overall viewing across streaming and linear. Its streaming audience in viewer minutes is up 32% YoY so far in 2024.
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Channel 4, Ian Katz, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK
Max arrives in France and Poland
Jun 11, 2024 – Max is now live and available to watch in France and Poland, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has announced, completing the first wave of European launches that began last month.
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Warner Bros. Discovery, JB Perrette, Digital TV, France, Poland, Streaming
Barb releases Q1 2024 SVOD data from its Establishment Survey
Jun 3, 2024 – Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 19.5m UK homes (67.9%) had access to an SVOD service in Q1 2024, an increase from 18.8m UK homes (65.4%) in Q4 2023.
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Barb, Doug Whelpdale, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK
Barb issues tender seeking TV viewing data sources
May 16, 2024 – Barb has issued an invitation to tender for the next iteration of its audience measurement service, looking for contractors to provide sources of TV viewing data that can enhance its panel data.
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Barb, Caroline Baxter, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, UK
Liberty Latin America organic Video RGUs up 2,000 in 1Q 2024
May 7, 2024 – Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ: LILA; LILAK, OTC Link: LILAB) has announced results for the Q1 2024. Revenue for the quarter was flat as compared to the corresponding prior-year period.
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Liberty Latin America, Bahamas, Barbados, Cable TV, Costa Rica, Digital TV, IPTV, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, Results, Subscribers, Trinidad and Tobago
Barb issues invitation to tender for new audience measurement initiative
May 1, 2024 – Barb has issued an invitation to tender (ITT) for the next iteration of its audience measurement service, which aims to extend Barb's integration of big data and panel data.
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Barb, Caroline Baxter, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, UK
Warner Bros. Discovery to launch Max in Europe beginning May 21
Mar 21, 2024 – Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) has announced that Max, its enhanced streaming service, will launch in the first European countries beginning May 21.
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Warner Bros. Discovery, JB Perrette, Digital TV, Europe, Streaming
U.S. home entertainment spending up 16.8% in 2023
Feb 7, 2024 – According to DEG, overall U.S. consumer spending on digital and physical home entertainment formats in 2023 was $43 billion, a 16.8% increase from the almost $37 billion consumers spent in 2022.
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Digital Entertainment Group, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Streaming, USA
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