Digital TV News: ITV
Free viewing increases lead over SVOD
Mar 13, 2024 – According to Omdia, the number of SVOD services per home has declined in a number of markets for the first time. Simultaneously, free video stacking is still on the rise.
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Omdia, Maria Rua Aguete, Brazil, Digital TV, France, Germany, Market Research, Spain, Streaming, UK, USA
DAZN and GeoComply to pilot Content Access Control system
Feb 21, 2024 – DAZN launched GeoComply's VPN and proxy detection solution last year, and now plans to work with the GeoComply team to introduce a geolocation solution to the media and entertainment vertical.
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GeoComply, DAZN, Anna Sainsbury, Sandeep Tiku, Content Protection, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide
Everyone TV reveals Freely UI and features
Feb 5, 2024 – Everyone TV has announced that Freely will launch in Q2 2024, and has offered a first glimpse at the UI and features of the streaming service. Vestel has been added as a smart TV partner.
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Everyone TV, Vestel, Sarah Milton, Carl Pfeiffer, Atinc Ogut, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK, UX
Contentwise selected for ITVX recommendations and personalization
Jan 23, 2024 – ContentWise has been selected by ITV to enhance the UX personalization of ITVX. The ContentWise UX Engine, a machine learning platform, was launched into production on ITVX in early November 2023.
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Contentwise, ITV, Paolo Bozzola, Deep Bagchee, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, UK, UX
Everyone TV unveils Hisense as first smart TV partner for Freely
Dec 13, 2023 – Everyone TV has announced that its new streaming service, Freely, will be built into the next generation of smart TVs, with Hisense as the first partner to offer the service.
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Everyone TV, Hisense, Amy Rowcliffe, Deep Halder, Howard Grindrod, Arun Bhatoye, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, UK, UX
TalkTalk rolls out TV Hub to fibre broadband customers
Dec 14, 2023 – TalkTalk's fibre broadband customers are now able to get the TalkTalk TV Hub. The TV box launched earlier this year as a limited release for Full Fibre customers and is now being rolled out more widely.
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TalkTalk, Matthew Poole, Android TV, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Set Top Box, UK
ITV launches linear addressable advertising in YouView homes
Oct 11, 2023 – ITV has announced the launch of linear addressable advertising across ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and ITVBe in YouView homes, opening up addressable targeting for advertisers in live broadcast viewing.
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ITV, Omnicom, Ben Allen, Adam Turner, Advertising, Broadcast, Digital TV, Middleware, UK
JVC Roku TV models launch in the UK at Currys
Oct 4, 2023 – Roku has announced a range of Roku TV models with Currys-owned brand JVC. Combining quality hardware with the Roku OS, the TVs deliver a seamless streaming experience at competitive prices.
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Roku, Currys, Bart Bomers, Paul Slater, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS, UK
Barb upgrades API with BVOD, SVOD, video-sharing and non-TV device data
Sep 20, 2023 – Barb has upgraded its API to include all data available in its panel viewing file, including non-linear viewing on BVOD, SVOD and video-sharing services plus viewing on PCs, tablets and smartphones.
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Barb, Jim Jarrett, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, UK
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