Digital TV News: Lionsgate

Amagi releases 14th Global FAST Report
Jan 30, 2025 – Amagi has released its 14th Amagi Global FAST Report, which highlights content providers’ shift toward unified, platform-agnostic distribution to amplify both reach and monetization.
News categories: Amagi, Srinivasan KA, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

Africa E&M expected to outpace global growth over next five years
Jan 28, 2025 – Entertainment & Media (E&M) markets across South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya are expected to see revenue growth ahead of the global average (3.9% CAGR through 2028), according to PwC.
News categories: PwC, Alinah Motaung, Charles Stuart, Nana Madikane, Advertising, Digital TV, Gaming, Kenya, Market Research, Nigeria, South Africa, Streaming

UK visual home entertainment sector surpass £5bn for first time
Jan 27, 2025 – Data for 2024 released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment in association with the Official Charts Company confirms that video is the most popular form of entertainment in the UK.
News categories: British Association for Screen Entertainment, Official Charts Company, Liz Bales, Marie-Claire Benson, Robert Marsh, Robert Callow, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Streaming, TV Services, UK

Whale TV announces profit sharing program for TV brands
Jan 7, 2025 – Whale TV is starting the rollout of Whale OS 10. The company is also introducing a profit share program which compensates OEMs for every TV set shipped, along with a share of platform revenue.
News categories: Whale TV, Jason He, Advertising, CES2025, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, TV OS, Worldwide

Amagi acquires Argoid AI
Dec 3, 2024 – Amagi has announced that it has acquired Argoid AI, an AI company specializing in recommendation engines and programming automation for OTT platforms.
News categories: Amagi, Argoid AI, Baskar Subramanian, Gokul Muralidharan, Soundararajan Velu, Big Data, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

Lionsgate reports results for second quarter FY2025
Nov 7, 2024 – Lionsgate (NYSE:LGF.A, LGF.B) and Lionsgate Studios (Nasdaq:LION) have reported results to Sept. 30, 2024. North American OTT subscribers declined 2.6% YoY and 800,000 QoQ to finish at 12.4 million.
News categories: Lionsgate, Jon Feltheimer, Digital TV, India, Middle-East, North America, Results, Streaming, Subscribers

Amagi and Phenix offer sub-second latency streaming with SSAI
Sep 30, 2024 – Amagi and Phenix have partnered to provide a complete turnkey solution for content owners to achieve real-time streaming with sub-second latency and server-side ad insertion (SSAI).
News categories: Amagi, Phenix, Richard Perkett, Bill Wishon, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Cignal TV expands service to Android set-tops with Quickplay
Sep 25, 2024 – Cignal TV is using Quickplay's cloud-native, open architecture OTT platform to enhance its Cignal Play service in the Philippines with the launch of the Cignal Play TV Android set-top box.
News categories: Quickplay, Cignal TV, Paul Pastor, Gerard L. Milan, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middleware, Philippines, Set Top Box, Streaming

Amagi enables IP-based distribution across APAC for ABS-CBN
Sep 12, 2024 – Amagi has announced the implementation of an IP-based delivery solution for ABS-CBN's pay-TV channels to multiple affiliates across the APAC region.
News categories: Amagi, ABS-CBN, Srinivasan KA, Asia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Philippines