Digital TV News: Collective
Hisense ranked global no. 2 for TV shipments for 3rd successive quarter
Aug 24, 2023 – Hisense shipped the second largest volume of TVs in the world in 2Q 2023, according to Omdia. This is the third consecutive financial quarter that Omdia has ranked Hisense second.
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Hisense, Omdia, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide
AVOD to outgrow SVOD in Latin America
Aug 24, 2023 – According to Digital TV Research, OTT revenues in Latin America will grow by $7 billion between 2023 and 2029 to reach $17 billion. AVOD will add $3.5 billion versus $2.8 billion for SVOD.
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Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Latin America, Market Research, Streaming
Arabic-speaking countries to add 13 million SVOD subscribers
Aug 17, 2023 – According to Digital TV Research, there will be 28 million SVOD subscriptions across 13 Arabic countries by 2029, up from 15 million in 2023.
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Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Market Research, Middle-East, Streaming
Ofcom publishes latest Media Nations research
Aug 3, 2023 – Ofcom has published research looking at the media habits and preferences of people in the UK. Take-up of SVOD services has stalled with subscriptions plateauing at about 66% of households.
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Ofcom, Broadcast, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK
FreeWheel to bring Roku ad technologies to its customers
Jul 12, 2023 – Roku (Nasdaq: ROKU) and FreeWheel have announced the launch of combined technologies that aim to simplify, optimize and enhance TV streaming for advertisers and publishers.
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Roku, FreeWheel, Youssef Ben-Youssef, Soo Jin Oh, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, Worldwide
Independent Streaming Alliance (ISA) announces formation
Jun 12, 2023 – The Independent Streaming Alliance (ISA) has announced its formation. The ISA is a streaming industry forum set up to engage and work collaboratively with consumers, platforms and media.
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Independent Streaming Alliance, Philippe Guelton, Damian Pelliccione, Cameron Saless, Evan Bregman, Digital TV, Streaming, USA
Comcast introduces NOW TV in the U.S.
May 23, 2023 – Comcast has unveiled NOW TV, a streaming service that includes 40+ live channels from A&E, AMC, Hallmark and Warner Bros. Discovery, plus 20+ FAST channels from NBC, Sky and Xumo Play, and a subscription to Peacock Premium.
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Comcast, Dave Watson, Digital TV, Streaming, USA
Avanci Broadcast adds ETRI, KPN, NEC & NERC-DTV as ATSC 3.0 IP licensors
May 22, 2023 – Avanci Broadcast, the one-stop licensing platform for ATSC 3.0, has announced the addition of four new licensors - ETRI, KPN, NEC and NERC-DTV.
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Avanci Broadcast, Ilkka Rahnasto, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Licensing, Patent, Worldwide
Comscore to provide local advertising currency for NBCUniversal
May 18, 2023 – Comscore (Nasdaq: SCOR) has announced a partnership with NBCUniversal, in which NBCUniversal will be, for the first time, guaranteeing all local ad buys on Comscore measurement.
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Comscore, NBCUniversal, Jon Carpenter, Frank Comerford, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA
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