Digital TV News: Prime Video

Prime Video and YouTube coming to Volvo cars
Sep 13, 2023 – Volvo is adding Prime Video to Google Play for download in all of its car markets where Google apps and services are available. YouTube is also coming soon to Volvo cars with Google built-in.
News categories: Volvo, Erik Severinson, Digital TV, In-Car, Streaming, Worldwide

Gracenote supports Télé-Loisirs with SVOD information and imagery
Sep 5, 2023 – Gracenote is helping Prisma Media transform its Télé-Loisirs offerings into go-to resources for what to watch in France by providing information and imagery for the major SVOD catalogs.
News categories: Gracenote, Prisma Media, Vikram Kulkarni, Julian Marco, Big Data, Digital TV, France, IBC2023

Longtail OTT TV services expand reach in the U.S.
Aug 29, 2023 – Comscore (Nasdaq: SCOR) has released its annual State of Streaming report, showing a 21% increase CTV hours per household watched, with ad supported services capturing the bulk of new viewing.
News categories: Comscore, James Muldrow, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Barb releases Q2 2023 UK SVOD subscriptions data
Aug 17, 2023 – Barb has released survey data showing that 65.9% of UK households had access to an SVOD service in Q2 2023. Netflix and Amazon Prime Video saw quarterly drops in penetration.
News categories: Barb, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

U.S. streaming climbs to record high in July
Aug 15, 2023 – Streaming accounted for a record high 38.7% of total U.S. TV usage in July, while linear TV viewership fell below 50% for the first time, according to Nielsen's July 2023 The Gauge report.
News categories: Nielsen, Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

MPA releases 1H 2023 Southeast Asia online video report
Aug 2, 2023 – According to Media Partners Asia, the SE Asia region added only 7,000 net new SVOD subscriptions in 1H 2023, a marked slowdown from more than 7.0 million in 2H 2022 and 3.7 million in 1H 2022.
News categories: Media Partners Asia, Vivek Couto, Asia, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming

Ofcom releases Communications Market 2023 report
Jul 20, 2023 – According to Ofcom's Communications Market Report, UK audiovisual revenues increased to £20bn in 2022, up by 5.3% on 2021. The increase was driven by SVOD and online video advertising.
News categories: Ofcom, Broadcast, Digital TV, Market Research, TV-over-IP, UK

Polaroid Roku TV models launch at Asda in the U.K.
Jul 20, 2023 – Polaroid Roku TV models have arrived at Asda in the U.K. The HD and 4K TVs combine Polaroid hardware with Roku's OS to deliver a best-in-class streaming experience at an accessible price.
News categories: Roku, Asda, Polaroid, Bart Bomers, Joanna Stenhouse, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS, UK

U.S. TV streaming usage hits all-time high in June
Jul 18, 2023 – According to Nielsen's June 2023 report of The Gauge, streaming accounted for 37.7% of overall TV usage in the U.S. in June, a record high share total for the digital format.
News categories: Nielsen, Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA