Digital TV News: Strong

RayNeo brings AR glasses technology to IFA 2024
Sep 6, 2024 – RayNeo has unveiled its RayNeo Air 2s XR and RayNeo X2 AR glasses at IFA. The RayNeo Air 2s is compatible with RayNeo's Pocket TV streaming media box, providing access to Google TV's vast content library.
News categories: RayNeo, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Worldwide

Verizon to acquire Frontier Communications
Sep 5, 2024 – Verizon (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FYBR) have entered into a definitive agreement for Verizon to acquire Frontier in an all-cash transaction valued at $20 billion.
News categories: Verizon, Frontier Communications, Hans Vestberg, Nick Jeffery, Cable TV, Digital TV, MandA, USA

Panasonic returns to the US with new Fire TV televisions
Sep 4, 2024 – Panasonic has announced its return to the US TV market. The new line-up includes OLED (Z95A and Z85A) and Mini-LED (W95A) TVs ranging from 55 to 85 inches. The new smart TVs have Fire TV built in.
News categories: Panasonic, Amazon, Yasunari Anan, Daniel Rausch, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS, USA

DTS improves dialogue intelligibility on TVs
Sep 4, 2024 – DTS (NYSE: XPER) has announced DTS Clear Dialogue, an on-device solution that leverages advancements in AI-based audio processing to improve the intelligibility of TV dialogue.
News categories: DTS, Inc, Geir Skaaden, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Smart TV, UX, Worldwide

Ad-supported streaming surges in Australia
Sep 2, 2024 – The Australian entertainment subscription market, which includes video, music and game services, grew by 5% to 52.3 million services in the 12 months to June 2024, according to Telsyte.
News categories: Telsyte, Foad Fadaghi, Alvin Lee, Australia, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Streaming

Ad revenue increasingly important to Swedish streaming services
Aug 30, 2024 – Clear growth for TV streaming subscriptions with advertising has been observed during the second quarter, according to Mediavision's latest analysis of the Swedish TV and streaming market.
News categories: Mediavision, Marie Nilsson, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Sweden

Safari Solutions adopts Net Insight for sports content distribution
Aug 29, 2024 – Net Insight's Nimbra Connect iT solution has enabled Safari Solutions to support its end customer's global distribution of media content, without needing the involvement of a third party.
News categories: Net Insight, Safari Solutions, Crister Fritzson, Carl Van Dusen, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBC2024, North America

Global TV shipments up 0.8% YoY in 1H 2024
Sep 27, 2024 – According to TrendForce, branded TV shipments in 1H24 reached 90.717 million units globally, representing a YoY increase of 0.8%, with demand pressure varying between regions.
News categories: TrendForce, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

Japan SVOD market to rise to $5.6 billion in 2028
Aug 29, 2024 – Subscription video on demand (SVOD) service revenue in Japan is expected to increase at a CAGR of 6.8% from $4 billion in 2023 to $5.6 billion in 2028, according to GlobalData.
News categories: GlobalData, Kantipudi Pradeepthi, Digital TV, Japan, Market Research, Streaming