Digital TV News: Foxtel

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

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

Foxtel selects Watching That to monitor ad-supported streaming
Jul 19, 2024 – Watching That has announced the adoption of its platform by Foxtel. Watching That's analytics module offers machine learning-powered performance monitoring of all revenue systems.
News categories: Watching That, Foxtel, Cameron Church, Advertising, Australia, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming

Hubbl integrates global streaming apps with Amdocs
May 8, 2024 – Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) has announced that Foxtel has deployed its Subscription Marketplace on Foxtel's streaming aggregation service, Hubbl, integrating global streaming content apps into the platform.
News categories: Amdocs, Hubbl, Anthony Goonetilleke, Les Wigan, Apps, Australia, Digital TV, Streaming

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.
News categories: Planetcast, Switch Media, Sanjay Duda, Mark Johns, Utsav Baijal, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, Worldwide

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.
News categories: Hubbl, Foxtel, Les Wigan, Dani Simpson, Australia, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, TV OS

MPA releases Asia Pacific Video & Broadband 2024 report
Jan 3, 2024 – Media Partners Asia has released a report providing a guide to the adoption and monetization of free-to-air TV, pay-TV, SVOD, premium AVOD and UGC / Social Video advertising in 14 Asia Pacific markets.
News categories: Media Partners Asia, Vivek Couto, Asia, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, TV Services

Foxtel selects Kantar for STB return path audience measurement
Oct 26, 2023 – Foxtel Media has selected Kantar to deliver a new audience measurement service, ingesting data collected from Foxtel subscribers’ set top boxes using return path data technology.
News categories: Foxtel Media, Kantar, Mark Frain, Keld Nielsen, Advertising, Australia, Digital TV, Set Top Box

Foxtel announces Hubbl plugin device and Hubbl Glass TV
Oct 26, 2023 – Foxtel has announced Hubbl, bringing together paid and free streaming entertainment via a plug-in device or a Hubbl Glass TV, all based on an entertainment OS backed by Comcast and Sky.
News categories: Foxtel, Australia, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, TV OS