Digital TV News: Fox

Foxtel Media to digitise linear ad impressions with tvbeat
Oct 17, 2024 – Foxtel Media is partnering with tvbeat to convert linear TV spots into digitally tracked impressions, enabling improved audience targeting, ad analytics and programmatic trading of linear ad buys.
News categories: Foxtel Media, tvbeat, Nev Hasan, Robert Farazin, Advertising, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box

Foxtel Media to launch new audience measurement solution
Oct 17, 2024 – Foxtel Media is to launch a new audience measurement solution to better capture and report the viewing habits of all of the Foxtel Group’s 4.8 million linear and streaming subscribers.
News categories: Foxtel Media, Kantar Media, Mark Frain, Advertising, Australia, Big Data, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming

Sinclair and Nebraska Public Media launch virtual channel on ATSC 3.0
Oct 16, 2024 – Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI) has announced that Nebraska Public Media's PBS and local programming is now hosted on Sinclair's station in Omaha, as a free, virtual channel, using NEXTGEN broadcast data channel capacity.
News categories: Sinclair, Nebraska Public Media, APTS, Rob Weisbord, Peter Clowney, Kate Riley, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA

Bedrock to use Eluvio Content Fabric for broadcast streaming
Sep 5, 2024 – Eluvio has announced that Bedrock will use its Content Fabric for ultra-low-latency live and on-demand streaming, with monetization, AI discovery, tamper-proof content, and end-to-end analytics.
News categories: Eluvio, Bedrock, Michelle Munson, Jonas Engwall, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, IBCShow, UX

YouTube moves into the lead among media distributors in the US
Sep 3, 2024 – YouTube has moved into the lead among media distributors in the July 2024 Media Distributor Gauge report, Nielsen’s monthly view of U.S. TV consumption by media company.
News categories: Nielsen, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, USA

Ad-supported streaming surges in Australia
Sep 2, 2024 – The Australian entertainment subscription market, which includes video, music and game services, grew by 5% to 52.3 million services in the 12 months to June 2024, according to Telsyte.
News categories: Telsyte, Foad Fadaghi, Alvin Lee, Australia, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Streaming

U.S. TV viewing exhibits rare upswing in July
Aug 20, 2024 – According to Nielsen's The Gauge, in July, streaming was again the dominant category in the U.S., accounting for 41.4% of TV viewing. Streaming levels were over 5% higher in July compared to June.
News categories: Nielsen, Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Strong streaming performance at Foxtel in Q2 2024
Aug 8, 2024 – At the end of Q2 2024, Foxtel had nearly 4.7 million video subscribers, up 1% YoY. In response to third party interest, News Corp. is assessing strategic and financial options for Foxtel.
News categories: News Corp, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers

Pricing of $42.99/month for upcoming Venu Sports streaming service
Aug 1, 2024 – Venu Sports, the upcoming standalone streaming service being built by ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery, will be available at a launch price of $42.99 per month for the service.
News categories: Venu Sports, Pete Distad, Digital TV, Streaming, USA