Digital TV News: CTA

Sky Link TV launches streaming platform with Bitcentral
Feb 11, 2025 – Sky Link TV has adopted Bitcentral's ViewNexa streaming platform. With ViewNexa, Sky Link TV's app stepped up its capacity to deliver content on iOS, Android, Roku, mobile, web, and soon tvOS and FireTV.
News categories: Bitcentral, Sky Link TV, Sam Kamel, Terry Cheng, Apps, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Vodafone TV customers down 69,000 in 4Q 2024
Feb 4, 2025 – Vodafone has announced results for the quarter ended 31 Dec. 2024. The company's TV customer base declined by 69,000 in the period, with the migration of MDU customers in Germany largely completed.
News categories: Vodafone, Margherita Della Valle, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Germany, IPTV, Portugal, Results, Subscribers

StackAdapt secures $235m investment
Feb 4, 2025 – Programmatic ad platform StackAdapt has raised growth capital of $235 million led by Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG), with participation from Intrepid Growth Partners and four other investors.
News categories: StackAdapt, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Intrepid Growth Partners, Vitaly Pecherskiy, Yang Han, Ildar Shar, Rick Prostko, Mark Machin, Advertising, Digital TV, Venture Capital, Worldwide

World Surf League partners with LTN on live event distribution
Feb 4, 2025 – The World Surf League (WSL) is to use LTN's remote production, monetization and distribution technologies to deliver coverage on global broadcast, digital, and FAST platforms.
News categories: LTN, World Surf League, Chris Myers, Rob Hammer, Content Distribution, Digital TV, TV-over-IP, Worldwide

UK BVOD ad spend expected to have grown 12.4% YoY in 2024
Jan 30, 2025 – According to an Advertising Association/WARC report, UK ad spend rose 9.7% to £10.6bn in the third quarter of 2024. BVOD ad spend is expected to have grown 12.4% at end-2024.
News categories: Advertising Association, WARC, Stephen Woodford, James McDonald, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, TV Services, UK

'yes' to continue limited satellite broadcasts after Feb 2026
Jan 22, 2025 – 'yes' is migrating from satellite to OTT delivery, with satellite due to end in February 2026. The company is now considering continued limited satellite broadcasts beyond this date as well.
News categories: 'yes', Content Distribution, Digital TV, Israel, Satellite

Access Advance announces video distribution patent pool
Jan 16, 2025 – Access Advance has launched its Video Distribution Patent (VDP) pool, providing a single license covering streaming with all four of the most recent video codecs (HEVC, VVC, AV1, and VP9).
News categories: Access Advance, Peter Moller, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Licensing, Patent, Streaming, Worldwide

15 million no-display AI smart glasses expected to ship in 2030
Jan 8, 2025 – Meta's Ray-Ban glasses have spurred interest in AR. ABI Research now forecasts no-display smart glasses shipments will grow from 679,004 in 2024 to 15 million in 2030 – a CAGR of almost 68%.
News categories: ABI Research, Matilda Beinat, Market Research, Metaverse, Worldwide

U.S. tech industry forecasts record sales, tariff threats loom
Jan 5, 2025 – The CTA projects record revenues as the U.S. consumer technology industry grows 3.2% in 2025 to $537 billion. However, tech products are threatened by President-elect Trump's tariff proposals.
News categories: Consumer Technology Association, Gary Shapiro, Ed Brzytwa, CES2025, Digital TV, Market Research, USA