Digital TV News: Pluto TV

Paramount and Nielsen sign measurement and analytics deal
Feb 3, 2025 – Paramount Global and Nielsen have signed a new measurement deal covering all Paramount platforms: national and local broadcast, all cable networks, and streaming on Paramount+ and Pluto TV.
News categories: Nielsen, Paramount, Karthik Rao, George Cheeks, Advertising, Big Data, Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

Record highs for YouTube, Netflix and Prime Video in December
Jan 21, 2025 – Nielsen's The Gauge for December 2024 showed a 4% increase in time spent watching TV in the U.S. versus November, with viewing on the Thanksgiving and Christmas days exceeding 100 billion minutes.
News categories: Nielsen, Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Alaska's GCI launches Xumo Stream Box
Dec 12, 2024 – GCI and Xumo have launched the Xumo Stream Box for GCI's internet customers. Xumo Stream Box is a 4K streaming device powered by Comcast's entertainment experience, Entertainment OS.
News categories: Xumo, GCI, Michael Gatzke, Kate Slyker, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, TV OS, USA

Time watching TV in the U.S. reached nine-month high in November
Dec 10, 2024 – Nielsen has released its The Gauge report for November 2024. Viewing levels in the U.S. increased 5% versus October to record the largest monthly viewing total since February.
News categories: Nielsen, Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Broadcast continues seasonal ascent in the U.S. in October
Nov 19, 2024 – According to Nielsen's October 2024 report of The Gauge, broadcast exhibited 7% monthly growth and added 1.4 share points in October to finish at 24.0% of total time spent watching television.
News categories: Nielsen, Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

U.S. digital home entertainment spending approached $13bn in 3Q 2024
Nov 14, 2024 – According to DEG, U.S. consumers spent more than $13 billion on movies and TV shows in the third quarter of 2024, up more than $2 billion over consumer spending during the comparable 2023 quarter.
News categories: Digital Entertainment Group, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Pixalate releases Q3 2024 FAST app rankings & ad spend reports
Nov 8, 2024 – Pixalate has released its Q3 2024 global FAST apps rankings and traffic report for CTV. Pixalate has published Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Samsung Smart TV versions of the report.
News categories: Pixalate, Advertising, Apps, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

Paramount+ subscribers up 3.5 million in 3Q 2024
Nov 8, 2024 – Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) has announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024. Paramount+ subscribers increased 3.5 million in the quarter to 72 million.
News categories: Paramount Global, Digital TV, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, Worldwide

84% of UK viewers scroll aimlessly as streaming services multiply
Nov 5, 2024 – TiVo (NYSE: XPER) has found in its latest Video Trends Report that UK users are overwhelmed by the rising number of video providers, adding to increased irritation when deciding what to watch.
News categories: Xperi, TiVo, Gabriel Cosgrave, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, TV Services, UK