Digital TV News: Ed New
Tubi announces new planning integrations and partnerships
Mar 23, 2023 – Tubi (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX) has announced new planning tools and partnerships enabling brands to capitalize on Tubi's audience via enhanced forecasting, identity and currency options.
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Tubi, Mark Rotblat, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA
Video spend in Sweden up 9% in 2022 versus 2021
Mar 15, 2023 – According to Mediavision, average media spend in Sweden in 2022 increased 8% compared to 2021, and now amounts to SEK 685 (~$65) per month. Out of the total, the video segment grew by 9% YoY.
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Mediavision, Marie Nilsson, Digital TV, Market Research, Sweden
Roku announces retail availability of own-branded TVs
Mar 9, 2023 – Roku (Nasdaq: ROKU) has announced the features and availability of its new Roku Select and Plus Series TVs, the first ever to be both designed and made by Roku.
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Roku, Mustafa Ozgen, Digital TV, Smart TV, USA
3SS partners with TELUS to power Android TV service
Mar 7, 2023 – 3SS has partnered with TELUS to launch the next-generation of the TELUS entertainment service, based on Android TV. TELUS chose 3SS' 3Ready Product Framework to provide the customized UX.
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3SS, ThinkAnalytics, t4h, VANTIVA, TELUS, Brian Jentz, Greg Riker, Graça Candido, Mercedes Pastor, Tim Fell, Android TV, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, UX
FAST to account for 20% of UK ad-supported video market by 2027
Mar 2, 2023 – Blue Ant International has released findings from a study, conducted by Omdia, revealing that FAST will account for nearly 20% of the UK's $3bn premium online ad-supported video market by 2027.
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Blue Ant, Lilla Hurst, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK
Varnish, Intel and Supermicro achieve streaming throughput record
Feb 22, 2023 – Varnish Software, with Intel and Supermicro, has announced new content delivery milestones having achieved over 1.3 Tbps throughput on a single Edge server consuming 1,120 watts, resulting in 1.17 Gbps per Watt.
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Varnish Software, Supermicro, Intel Corp, Frank Miller, Michael McNerney, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MWC23, Streaming, Worldwide
Spin Digital releases VVC/H.266 encoder and SDK for 4K and 8K live video
Feb 20, 2023 – Spin Digital has released new versions of its live encoder (Spin Enc Live v2.0) and Media SDK (Spin SDK v6.0) introducing support for real-time VVC encoding optimized for live streaming and broadcasting.
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Spin Digital, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Worldwide
Cord cutters/nevers now make up majority of U.S. population
Feb 13, 2023 – Samba TV has released its latest State of Viewership report showing a U.S. viewership landscape marked by a historic new low in linear TV viewership, and record saturation of the linear advertising market.
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Samba TV, Ashwin Navin, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Market Research, USA
NBCUniversal extends capabilities of One Platform technology stack
Feb 8, 2023 – NBCUniversal (NBCU) has unveiled expanded capabilities for its One Platform technology stack. NBCU is partnering industrywide to build an automated, interactive, and transparent future for fans, storytellers and marketers.
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NBCUniversal, Steve Wozniak, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA, Worldwide
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