Digital TV News: Paramount

Top five channels account for 20% of FAST consumption in U.S.
Nov 7, 2023 – Research from Omdia has revealed that FAST's growth in the US is being powered by a small number of players, with the top five channels accounting for more than 20% of monthly consumption.
News categories: Omdia, Maria Rua Aguete, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Prime Video maintains top position in U.S. subscription video
Oct 31, 2023 – Parks Associates has released its updated list of the top 10 US subscription streaming video services, based on estimated numbers of subscribers through September 2023.
News categories: Parks Associates, Jennifer Kent, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

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

Barb releases Q3 2023 UK SVOD subscriptions data
Oct 26, 2023 – Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 19.3m UK homes (67.3%) had access to an SVOD service in Q3 2023, up from 18.8m (65.9%) that had access in Q2 2023.
News categories: Barb, Justin Sampson, Digital TV, Streaming, Subscribers, UK

Swisscom: new TV-Box, Disney+ partnership and streaming package
Oct 17, 2023 – Swisscom will launch its new TV-Box 5 on 24 October 2023. The box is powered by Android TV. From November, the Disney+ streaming service will also be available to blue TV customers.
News categories: Swisscom, Dirk Wierzbitzki, Android TV, Apps, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Switzerland

Paramount and iSpot.tv agree currency partnership
Oct 10, 2023 – Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) is to use iSpot's currency metrics to measure and transact national TV advertising campaigns across its media and streaming properties in the U.S.
News categories: iSpot, Paramount, Sean Muller, John Halley, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA

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.
News categories: Roku, Currys, Bart Bomers, Paul Slater, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS, UK

Akta powers AVOD, SVOD, Live Streaming and FAST for ViX
Oct 3, 2023 – TelevisaUnivision has announced that Akta's Cloud Video Platform is powering AVOD, SVOD, Live and FAST Channels for ViX, its Spanish language streaming service.
News categories: Akta, ViX, TelevisaUnivision, Alper Turgut, Michael Cerda, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Latin America, Mexico, Streaming, USA

Global SVOD revenues to surpass $127bn in 2029
Sep 25, 2023 – According to Digital TV Research, global SVOD revenues will reach $127 billion by 2029, up from $107 billion in 2023. The US and China will account for half of the 2029 total.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide