Digital TV News: Appear

One-in-three UK streaming subscribers share accounts with other households
Aug 31, 2023 – More than a third (35%) of people in the UK with access to an SVOD service are sharing at least one of their subscriptions with others outside their home, according to Deloitte.
News categories: Deloitte, Paul Lee, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

Nielsen report highlights content discovery challenge for viewers
Aug 28, 2023 – Nielsen has released a report illuminating the surging number of program titles and streaming video services, as well as the resulting challenges for viewers deciding what to watch.
News categories: Gracenote, Nielsen, Filiz Bahmanpour, Big Data, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, North America, Streaming, UX

NRK chooses Appear encoding for DVB and OTT distribution
Aug 15, 2023 – Appear has been chosen by NRK to build and run a compression platform to deliver streams for transcoding by various content distributors across Norway as well as for NRK's OTT and DVB systems.
News categories: Appear, NRK, Thomas Bostrøm Jørgensen, Henrik Slåen, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Norway

Ofcom publishes latest Media Nations research
Aug 3, 2023 – Ofcom has published research looking at the media habits and preferences of people in the UK. Take-up of SVOD services has stalled with subscriptions plateauing at about 66% of households.
News categories: Ofcom, Broadcast, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

Sky rolls out Entertainment OS 1.2
Jul 31, 2023 – Sky has rolled out new features to Entertainment OS, the Sky Glass and Sky Stream operating system that keeps getting smarter, as Entertainment OS 1.2 is made available on its devices.
News categories: Sky, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, TV OS, UK, UX

Audi integrates YouTube into various models
Jul 25, 2023 – Audi is integrating YouTube into selected models' infotainment systems. YouTube is the first video platform available for download via Audi's new native store for apps.
News categories: Audi, YouTube, Canada, Digital TV, Europe, In-Car, Streaming, USA

TOGGO & 3SS launch kids video app on Android Automotive OS
Jul 26, 2023 – 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) has announced that SUPER RTL Fernsehen has launched the world's first kids-only native video app on Android Automotive OS, with a UI/UX engineered by 3SS.
News categories: 3SS, SUPER RTL Fernsehen, Tomasz Dzikowski, Robert Dube, Apps, Digital TV, Germany, IBC2023, In-Car, Streaming

Insys Video taps into LATAM market with Power Diamond
Jul 14, 2023 – Insys Video Technologies and Power Diamond (PWD) have partnered to provide customers in Latin America with white label OTT solutions and tools for online video streaming.
News categories: Insys Video, Power Diamond, Krzysztof Bartkowski, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming

LG rolls out camera for webOS-powered smart TVs
Jun 28, 2023 – LG has announced the global rollout of its Smart Cam. The Smart Cam integrates with webOS-powered smart TVs to provide enhanced user interaction for apps and services.
News categories: LG Electronics, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS, UX, Worldwide