Digital TV News: ETRI

TAG Video Systems and Witbe deliver end-to-end video monitoring
Feb 11, 2025 – TAG Video Systems and Witbe (Euronext Growth – FR0013143872 – ALWIT) have announced a partnership on video monitoring and quality assurance across the entire OTT content delivery chain.
News categories: Witbe, TAG Video Systems, Mathieu Planch, Ziv Mor, Content Distribution, Digital TV, QoE, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

Space Norway orders THOR 8 satellite from Thales Alenia Space
Feb 10, 2025 – Space Norway has ordered THOR 8 from Thales Alenia Space. From 1°W, the THOR 8 satellite will ensure continuity of Space Norway's broadcast coverage over the Nordics, and Central and Eastern Europe.
News categories: Thales Alenia Space, Space Norway, Hervé Derrey, Morten Tengs, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Satellite

Lionsgate reports results for third quarter FY2025
Mar 6, 2025 – Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) and Lionsgate Studios (Nasdaq: LION) have reported results to December 31, 2024. North American OTT subscribers declined 6% YoY while growing 170,000 QoQ to finish at 12.57 million.
News categories: Lionsgate, Jon Feltheimer, Digital TV, India, Middle-East, North America, Results, Streaming, Subscribers

Gray Media to broadcast Super Bowl on NEXTGEN TV with HDR
Feb 7, 2025 – Gray Media will broadcast Super Bowl LIX using HDR at all its NEXTGEN TV FOX affiliates, allowing viewers the game with improved contrast between the brightest and darkest colours on the screen.
News categories: Gray Media, Sandy Breland, Rob Folliard, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA, UX

Disney reports earnings for quarter ended December 28, 2024
Feb 5, 2025 – The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has reported results for the quarter ended December 28, 2024. Total Disney+ subscribers decreased sequentially by 0.7 million in the quarter.
News categories: Walt Disney Company, Digital TV, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, USA, Worldwide

European measurement bodies launch Audience Measurement Coalition
Jan 28, 2025 – European JICs, Media Owner Committees (MOCs), and research companies have announced the creation of the Audience Measurement Coalition (AMC) to advocate for audience measurement in Europe.
News categories: Audience Measurement Coalition, Yannick Carriou, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research

Comscore expands local currency deal with Coastal Television
Jan 14, 2025 – Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has expanded its agreement with Coastal Television to include Comscore's Advanced Audience data which allows marketers to target audiences based on behaviour.
News categories: Comscore, Coastal Television, Steve Bagdasarian, Bill Fielder, Advertising, Big Data, Broadcast, Digital TV, USA

Comscore expands local currency partnership with Gray Media
Dec 20, 2024 – Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) will continue as a local measurement currency provider for Gray Media and provide additional advanced demographics as well as more precise audience insights across screens.
News categories: Comscore, Gray Media, Steve Bagdasarian, Matt Jaquint, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA

LG brings LG Magic Remote-optimized games to webOS
Dec 9, 2024 – LG has joined forces with Famobi to introduce the first games playable with the LG Magic Remote. As part of the deal, LG Smart TV users can now play 'Cut the Rope', a mind-bending puzzle game.
News categories: LG Electronics, Famobi, Apps, Digital TV, Gaming, HTML5, Smart TV, TV OS, Worldwide