Digital TV News: Axing

Rokid brings the magic of the big screen to AR glasses
Sep 7, 2024 – Rokid introduced the Rokid AR Joy 2 at IFA Berlin 2024. The AR kit, comprising Rokid Max 2 AR glasses and Rokid Station Android TV device, offers streaming from YouTube, Apple TV, and Disney+.
News categories: Rokid, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Streaming, Worldwide

Increased usage of FAST impacts SVOD and MVPD subscriptions
Aug 19, 2024 – Two in three (66%) U.S. TV viewers are using FAST platforms in a typical month, according to a Horowitz Research report. Tubi, Pluto TV, Freevee, YouTube and Roku are the top-used FAST networks.
News categories: Horowitz Research, Adriana Waterston, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

PTV Telecom introduces Android TV set-top box from ZTE
Mar 20, 2024 – ZTE (0763.HK/000063.SZ) has deepened its partnership with Spain's PTV Telecom with the introduction of its B866V6H Android TV-powered set-top box at the operator.
News categories: ZTE, PTV Telecom, Android TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Spain

TiVo signs four operators for TiVo Broadband
Feb 26, 2024 – Buckeye Broadband, Blue Stream Fiber, Blue Ridge Communications and Bluepeak have selected TiVo Broadband, an IPTV solution specifically tailored for operators' broadband-only customers.
News categories: TiVo, Buckeye Broadband, Blue Stream Fiber, Blue Ridge Communications, Bluepeak, Jeffrey Glahn, Geoff Shook, Greg Ireland, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

Magid reveals 2024 U.S. entertainment landscape predictions
Dec 11, 2023 – Magid has presented its 2024 predictions for the U.S. entertainment landscape, including insights about what drives or inhibits consumer engagement in streaming services.
News categories: Magid, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Roku introduces new platform features
Oct 4, 2023 – Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) has announced that users will gain new personalized discovery features, with updates across Sports, Live TV, What to Watch, Music Playlists, Roku Photo Streams, and more.
News categories: Roku, Preston Smalley, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, TV OS, UX, Worldwide

Xumo rolls out streaming box to Charter and Comcast households
Oct 4, 2023 – Xumo has launched its Xumo Stream Box to Spectrum households, with plans to bring it to Xfinity homes soon. Xumo Stream Box is powered by Comcast's Entertainment OS.
News categories: Xumo, Charter, Comcast, Marcien Jenckes, Rich DiGeronimo, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, TV OS, USA

Green Streams builds video CDN for ISPs with Varnish Software
May 17, 2023 – Green Streams has collaborated with Varnish Software to offer a self-operated Content Delivery Network (CDN) for pay TV operators and ISPs based on Varnish's caching capabilities.
News categories: Varnish Software, Green Streams, Gernot Jaeger, Ivo Stock, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Worldwide

Global consumer media usage growth slowed to 1.6% in 2021
Jan 12, 2022 – Global consumer media usage, including all digital and traditional media channels, grew at a decelerated rate of 1.6% to an average of 54.4 hours per week (HPW) in 2021, according to PQ Media’s Global Consumer Media Usage Forecast 2021-2025.
News categories: PQ Media, Patrick Quinn, Digital TV, Market Research, Worldwide