Digital TV News: DR

Larger-sized TVs to drive 8% growth in display area demand
Jul 24, 2024 – According to Omdia, overall display area demand in 2024 is projected to increase by 8% in 2024 compared to the previous year driven by a surge in demand for larger-sized displays.
News categories: Omdia, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

Canal+ could be listed on the London Stock Exchange
Jul 22, 2024 – Vivendi has provided an update on its project to split the company. Reflecting its international dimension and its ongoing combination with MultiChoice, Canal+ would be listed in London.
News categories: Vivendi, Digital TV, France, MandA, Netherlands, Satellite, South Africa, UK

LG adds Disney+ to its Automotive Content Platform
Jul 19, 2024 – LG Electronics has added Disney+ to the LG Automotive Content Platform (ACP) powered by webOS, further expanding the range of viewing options available on its in-car infotainment solution.
News categories: LG Electronics, Disney+, Brad Oh, Apps, Digital TV, In-Car, Streaming, Worldwide

Ofcom releases Communications Market 2024 report
Jul 18, 2024 – According to Ofcom's 2024 Communications Market Report, UK audiovisual revenues totalled £18.2bn in 2023, remaining flat compared to 2022. SVOD revenues increased by around £700m to just under £4bn.
News categories: Ofcom, Advertising, Broadcast, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

Foxtel selects Watching That to monitor ad-supported streaming
Jul 19, 2024 – Watching That has announced the adoption of its platform by Foxtel. Watching That's analytics module offers machine learning-powered performance monitoring of all revenue systems.
News categories: Watching That, Foxtel, Cameron Church, Advertising, Australia, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming

In the US, time spent streaming surged to over 40% in June
Jul 16, 2024 – According to Nielsen’s June 2024 report of The Gauge, time spent streaming in the U.S. soared to 40.3% of total TV usage, the highest share of TV ever reported in The Gauge.
News categories: Nielsen, Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Anghami selects Bitmovin VOD encoder
Jul 16, 2024 – Bitmovin has announced that Anghami (NASDAQ: ANGH) has selected its VOD Encoding, deployed on AWS to encode its expansive catalogue of content in the highest quality at speed and scale.
News categories: Bitmovin, Anghami, Stefan Lederer, Elias Khoury, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middle-East, Streaming

Global E&M revenues projected to hit $3.4 trillion in 2028
Jul 16, 2024 – According to PwC's Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2024-28 report, the entertainment & media (E&M) industry continued to grow in 2023, with global revenues up 5% in 2023 at US$2.8 trillion.
News categories: PwC, Werner Ballhaus, Wilson Chow, Advertising, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

ZTE and Telkomsel deploy two millionth STB powered by Android TV
Jul 11, 2024 – ZTE (0763.HK/000063.SZ) has held a collaborative event with Telkomsel to celebrate the distribution of two million set-top boxes powered by Android TV and one million internet modems.
News categories: ZTE, Telkomsel, Wu Xin, Android TV, Digital TV, Indonesia, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box