Digital TV News: Epic

UK visual home entertainment sector surpass £5bn for first time
Jan 27, 2025 – Data for 2024 released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment in association with the Official Charts Company confirms that video is the most popular form of entertainment in the UK.
News categories: British Association for Screen Entertainment, Official Charts Company, Liz Bales, Marie-Claire Benson, Robert Marsh, Robert Callow, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Streaming, TV Services, UK

LG and Rakuten TV launch VOD service in Europe
Sep 25, 2024 – LG and Rakuten TV have launched LG Movies & TV, a VOD service accessible without the need for a subscription and now available on LG TVs across the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy.
News categories: Rakuten TV, LG Electronics, Sidharth Jayant, Chris Jo, Digital TV, Germany, Italy, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, UK

Samsung unveils glasses-free gaming monitor
Aug 21, 2024 – Samsung has unveiled its Odyssey 3D glasses-free gaming monitors. The monitors' light field display (LFD) technology creates 3D images from 2D content by using a lenticular lens on the front panel.
News categories: Samsung, Hoon Chung, Digital TV, Metaverse, Smart TV, Worldwide

DTH subscribers down 1.55 million in India in 1Q 2024
Jul 4, 2024 – According to TRAI, the total Pay DTH active subscriber base in India decreased from 63.52 million in December 2023 to 61.97 million in March 2024. There were 11 MSOs & 1 HITS operator with a subscriber base of over one million.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Satellite, Subscribers

Epic Cyprus selects Zattoo's TV platform
Nov 2, 2023 – Zattoo will migrate the TV service of Epic Cyprus to its TV-as-a-Service platform. Customers will then be able to access the offering via mobiles, Android TV and web, with Samsung and LG TVs to follow.
News categories: Zattoo, Epic Cyprus, Jörg Meyer, Content Distribution, Cyprus, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Airtel Xstream Play achieves 5 million subscriber milestone
Oct 20, 2023 – Bharti Airtel's video streaming service, Airtel Xstream Play, has crossed the five million paid subscriber mark and continues to be the fastest growing OTT aggregator in India.
News categories: Airtel, Adarsh Nair, Apps, Digital TV, India, Streaming, Subscribers

Swisscom: new TV-Box, Disney+ partnership and streaming package
Oct 17, 2023 – Swisscom will launch its new TV-Box 5 on 24 October 2023. The box is powered by Android TV. From November, the Disney+ streaming service will also be available to blue TV customers.
News categories: Swisscom, Dirk Wierzbitzki, Android TV, Apps, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Switzerland

Sky Stream launches in Ireland
Jul 17, 2023 – Sky has launched Sky Stream in Ireland. Simply plug the device into a TV to enjoy films, TV series and sport, including access to over 150 channels and 100,000 hours of content.
News categories: Sky, JD Buckley, Digital TV, Ireland, Set Top Box, Streaming

Epic Malta launches TV service with Zattoo
Mar 13, 2023 – Zattoo has launched a TV service for Epic Malta. Epic's customers will be able to access 39 TV channels, including 11 specifically for the Maltese market, via a wide range of streaming devices.
News categories: Zattoo, Epic, Jörg Meyer, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Malta, Set Top Box