Digital TV News: HITS

Paramount to combine My5 with Pluto TV in the UK
Nov 1, 2023 – Paramount is to combine Channel 5's broadcast video-on-demand (BVOD) service, My5, with its FAST service Pluto TV, to bring audiences in the UK a supersized, free streaming service in 2024.
News categories: Paramount, Pluto TV, Channel 5, Maria Kyriacou, Olivier Jollet, Apps, Digital TV, Streaming, UK

AMC Networks launches ad-supported version of AMC+
Sep 28, 2023 – AMC Networks has begun the rollout of an ad-supported version of its AMC+ streaming service. Priced at $4.99 per month, the ad-supported version has an ad load of less than five minutes per hour.
News categories: AMC Networks, Kim Kelleher, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Paramount+ to launch in Japan with J:COM and WOWOW
Sep 20, 2023 – Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) is to launch its Paramount+ streaming service in Japan with J:COM and WOWOW - the second market in Asia to launch the service, following its debut in Korea last year.
News categories: Paramount, J:COM, WOWOW, Marco Nobili, Yoichi Iwaki, Akira Tanaka, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Streaming

XroadMedia powers discovery and personalization at TrueID TV
Sep 15, 2023 – True Digital is using XroadMedia's content discovery and personalization solution to enhance the privacy-conscious viewing experience for TrueID TV, its video service in Thailand.
News categories: XroadMedia, True Digital, Adolf Proidl, Matthew Blumberg, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, Thailand, UX

Sky Stream launches in Ireland
Jul 17, 2023 – Sky has launched Sky Stream in Ireland. Simply plug the device into a TV to enjoy films, TV series and sport, including access to over 150 channels and 100,000 hours of content.
News categories: Sky, JD Buckley, Digital TV, Ireland, Set Top Box, Streaming

U.S. TV streaming usage hits all-time high in June
Jul 18, 2023 – According to Nielsen's June 2023 report of The Gauge, streaming accounted for 37.7% of overall TV usage in the U.S. in June, a record high share total for the digital format.
News categories: Nielsen, Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

NetRange extends reach of Vidio OTT service in Indonesia
Jun 27, 2023 – NetRange has announced a partnership with Vidio to extend the reach of Vidio's video-on-demand service in Indonesia through inclusion in the NetRange Smart TV App Store ecosystem.
News categories: NetRange, Vidio, Michi Uemetsu, Hadikusuma Wahab, Apps, Digital TV, Indonesia, Smart TV, Streaming

SkyShowtime now available on MEO's platform in Portugal
Jun 21, 2023 – MEO and SkyShowtime have announced a distribution agreement that will bring SkyShowtime to MEO's platform, representing SkyShowtime’s first MVPD relationship in Portugal.
News categories: SkyShowtime, MEO, Monty Sarhan, Raquel Berzosa, João Epifânio, Apps, Digital TV, IPTV, Portugal, Set Top Box

Pixalate introduces Samsung Connected TV Trends Report
Jun 21, 2023 – Pixalate has released its Samsung Connected TV Trends Report Q1 2023, analyzing Samsung Smart TV's position in the open programmatic advertising market.
News categories: Pixalate, Samsung, Apps, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming, Worldwide