Digital TV News: OTE

Sky introduces Sky Glass Gen 2
Feb 11, 2025 – Sky has unveiled its new Sky Glass TV, with a brighter 4K HDR screen and seven-speaker Dolby Atmos sound. Sky Glass Gen 2 runs on the Sky OS platform, the new name for Entertainment OS in the UK.
News categories: Sky, Fraser Stirling, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, TV OS, UK

Harmonic video streaming qualified on Akamai Cloud
Feb 10, 2025 – Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that its VOS 360 Media SaaS and VOS360 Ad SaaS are now qualified on Akamai for the deployment of playout, broadcast and video streaming workflows.
News categories: Harmonic, Akamai, Gil Rudge, Dan Lawrence, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide

Gray Media to broadcast Super Bowl on NEXTGEN TV with HDR
Feb 7, 2025 – Gray Media will broadcast Super Bowl LIX using HDR at all its NEXTGEN TV FOX affiliates, allowing viewers the game with improved contrast between the brightest and darkest colours on the screen.
News categories: Gray Media, Sandy Breland, Rob Folliard, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA, UX

Samba TV releases State Of Viewership report
Feb 6, 2025 – Samba TV has released its H2 2024 State of Viewership Report showing a surge in TV viewership driven by major live events and ad-supported streaming gaining widespread adoption.
News categories: Samba TV, Ashwin Navin, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, USA

StackAdapt secures $235m investment
Feb 4, 2025 – Programmatic ad platform StackAdapt has raised growth capital of $235 million led by Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG), with participation from Intrepid Growth Partners and four other investors.
News categories: StackAdapt, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Intrepid Growth Partners, Vitaly Pecherskiy, Yang Han, Ildar Shar, Rick Prostko, Mark Machin, Advertising, Digital TV, Venture Capital, Worldwide

Intensified competition among streaming services in Sweden
Feb 4, 2025 – According to Mediavision's latest analysis of the Swedish market, the number of paid streaming subscriptions reached a new record last year, with newer services in particular gaining market share.
News categories: Mediavision, Fredrik Liljeqvist, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Sweden

World Surf League partners with LTN on live event distribution
Feb 4, 2025 – The World Surf League (WSL) is to use LTN's remote production, monetization and distribution technologies to deliver coverage on global broadcast, digital, and FAST platforms.
News categories: LTN, World Surf League, Chris Myers, Rob Hammer, Content Distribution, Digital TV, TV-over-IP, Worldwide

Pixalate releases Q4 2024 CTV device market share reports
Jan 30, 2025 – Pixalate has released its Q4 2024 CTV Device Market Share Reports for the UK, US, Canada and Mexico. The reports provide data on the top CTV devices in each country by quarterly market share.
News categories: Pixalate, Advertising, Canada, Digital TV, Market Research, Mexico, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, UK, USA

UK BVOD ad spend expected to have grown 12.4% YoY in 2024
Jan 30, 2025 – According to an Advertising Association/WARC report, UK ad spend rose 9.7% to £10.6bn in the third quarter of 2024. BVOD ad spend is expected to have grown 12.4% at end-2024.
News categories: Advertising Association, WARC, Stephen Woodford, James McDonald, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, TV Services, UK