Digital TV News: EE TV

Media Distillery to power Swisscom ad-free replay product
Apr 25, 2024 – Swisscom (SMI: SCMN) has completed deployment of Media Distillery's Ad Break Distillery to power its Replay Comfort ad-free product that enables viewers to avoid commercials on replay.
News categories: Media Distillery, Swisscom, Roland Sars, Philipp Wuethrich, Advertising, Digital TV, IPTV, Switzerland, UX

Password sharing crackdowns impacting SVOD churn
Apr 10, 2024 – A new report from Horowitz Research sheds light on how recent crackdowns on password sharing are impacting consumer behavior when it comes to subscription streaming services (SVODs).
News categories: Horowitz Research, Adriana Waterston, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Free viewing increases lead over SVOD
Mar 13, 2024 – According to Omdia, the number of SVOD services per home has declined in a number of markets for the first time. Simultaneously, free video stacking is still on the rise.
News categories: Omdia, Maria Rua Aguete, Brazil, Digital TV, France, Germany, Market Research, Spain, Streaming, UK, USA

Tubi releases 2024 streaming insights report
Mar 12, 2024 – Tubi (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX) has released findings from 'The Stream 2024: Streaming Insights for Marketers'. The report provides a deep dive into the behaviors and preferences of streamers in the US.
News categories: Tubi, Cynthia Clevenger, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Indian M&E sector at $27.9 billion in 2023
Mar 5, 2024 – The latest FICCI-EY report has revealed that the Indian M&E sector grew by 8% in 2023, reaching INR2.3 trillion (US$27.9 billion), 21% above its pre-pandemic levels in 2019.
News categories: EY, FICCI, Ashish Pherwani, Kevin Vaz, Digital TV, Gaming, India, Market Research

Everyone TV reveals Freely UI and features
Feb 5, 2024 – Everyone TV has announced that Freely will launch in Q2 2024, and has offered a first glimpse at the UI and features of the streaming service. Vestel has been added as a smart TV partner.
News categories: Everyone TV, Vestel, Sarah Milton, Carl Pfeiffer, Atinc Ogut, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK, UX

Telly premieres new AI capabilities at CES
Jan 9, 2024 – Telly has released a slate of announcements at CES, including previewing one of its AI innovations - Telly’s new voice assistant powered by ChatGPT.
News categories: Telly, Advertising, CES2024, Digital TV, Smart TV, USA, UX

Everyone TV unveils Hisense as first smart TV partner for Freely
Dec 13, 2023 – Everyone TV has announced that its new streaming service, Freely, will be built into the next generation of smart TVs, with Hisense as the first partner to offer the service.
News categories: Everyone TV, Hisense, Amy Rowcliffe, Deep Halder, Howard Grindrod, Arun Bhatoye, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, UK, UX

WPIX, WABC-TV, WXTV-DT launch NextGen TV in New York City metro area
Dec 14, 2023 – Three TV stations serving the New York City metropolitan area have begun broadcasting with NextGen TV. The launch includes WPIX (CW), WABC-TV (ABC), and WXTV-DT (Univision).
News categories: BitPath, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA