Digital TV News: Fox
Planetcast acquires Australia's Switch Media OTT
Mar 21, 2024 – Planetcast Media Services has announced the acquisition of one of its key partners, Switch Media, a white-label OTT platform provider deployed across Asia-Pacific, Europe and the US.
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Planetcast, Switch Media, Sanjay Duda, Mark Johns, Utsav Baijal, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, Worldwide
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.
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Tubi, Cynthia Clevenger, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA
U.S. TV viewing hits four-year high in January
Feb 20, 2024 – Nielsen's January 2024 report of The Gauge has revealed that January TV viewing levels soared with January producing nine of the 10 highest daily streaming levels ever.
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Nielsen, Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA
Foxtel reveals pricing and retail partners for Hubbl
Feb 21, 2024 – Foxtel has revealed pricing and retail partners for Hubbl, its entertainment OS and experience, to be available as a small device that plugs into a TV, or in TV form as Hubbl Glass.
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Hubbl, Foxtel, Les Wigan, Dani Simpson, Australia, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, TV OS
ESPN, FOX and WBD forming U.S. sports streaming JV
Feb 6, 2024 – ESPN (NYSE: DIS), FOX (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX) and Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) have announced plans to form a joint platform to house a new streaming sports service for the U.S.
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The Walt Disney Company, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery, Bob Iger, Lachlan Murdoch, David Zaslav, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA
Five Chicago local TV stations launch NEXTGEN TV
Feb 5, 2024 – Viewers in America’s third-largest television market can now experience the future of broadcast television as five stations join to launch NEXTGEN TV in Chicago.
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Pearl TV, Anne Schelle, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA
Nielsen and Fox renew audience measurement agreement
Jan 23, 2024 – Nielsen has announced a renewal agreement with FOX, covering measurement of FOX networks across broadcast, cable and free streaming, and including Nielsen ONE Ads measurement on all FOX properties.
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Nielsen, Fox, Amilcar Perez, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA
Apple previews entertainment experiences on Apple Vision Pro
Jan 16, 2024 – Apple has announced entertainment experiences for its Apple Vision Pro. Vision Pro enables users to watch new shows and films from streaming services including Apple TV+ and Disney+.
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Apple, Disney, Greg Joswiak, Bob Iger, Digital TV, Metaverse, Streaming, Worldwide
Local TV stations launch NextGen TV in El Paso, Texas
Dec 14, 2023 – Local television stations serving the El Paso market have begun broadcasting with NextGen TV. The launch includes KVIA-TV (ABC), KDBC-TV (CBS), KTSM-TV (NBC), KFOX-TV (FOX), and KTDO (Telemundo).
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BitPath, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA
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