Digital TV News: Seven
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.
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Sky, Fraser Stirling, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, TV OS, UK
Barb launches prototype phase for Barb Panel Plus
Jan 30, 2025 – Barb has commissioned two prototypes and two new data sources for Barb Panel Plus, which extends Barb's use of big data sets for integration with UK panel data.
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Barb, Caroline Baxter, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, HbbTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK
UK visual home entertainment sector surpass £5bn for first time
Jan 27, 2025 – Data for 2024 released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment in association with the Official Charts Company confirms that video is the most popular form of entertainment in the UK.
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British Association for Screen Entertainment, Official Charts Company, Liz Bales, Marie-Claire Benson, Robert Marsh, Robert Callow, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Streaming, TV Services, UK
Chunghwa Telecom reports results for Q4 and FY 2024
Jan 23, 2025 – Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX:2412, NYSE:CHT) has reported results for 4Q 2024. The company's IPTV/MOD + OTT video platform ended the year with 3.330 million subscribers up 151,000 in the quarter.
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Chunghwa Telecom, Chih-Cheng Chien, RongShy Lin, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, Taiwan
Magnite to power programmatic on Samsung TV Plus in Southeast Asia
Jan 15, 2025 – Magnite (Nasdaq: MGNI) has strengthened its partnership with Samsung Ads to power programmatic advertising on Samsung TV Plus inventory in Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand for the first time.
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Magnite, Samsung, Gavin Buxton, Alex Spurzem, Advertising, Digital TV, Philippines, Singapore, Streaming, Thailand
Tolka and Technicolor show HDR-capable NEXTGEN TV receiver
Jan 7, 2025 – Tolka and Advanced HDR by Technicolor will showcase their software on a new NEXTGEN TV receiver from Atlanta DTH (ADTH) at CES 2025. The receiver is powered by a Montage system-on-chip (SoC).
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Advanced HDR by Technicolor, Sinclair, Tolka, Montage, Alex Day, Matthew Goldman, Rick Dumont, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, USA
Samsung unveils Vision AI and new innovations at CES
Jan 5, 2025 – Samsung is ushering in a new era of AI-driven screen technology, with Samsung Vision AI features integrated into its TV models to enhance picture quality, sound clarity and the viewing experience.
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Samsung, SW Yong, Hayley Romer, CES2025, Digital TV, Smart Home, Smart TV, USA, UX, Worldwide
DAZN advances global expansion with acquisition of Foxtel
Dec 22, 2024 – DAZN has announced an agreement to acquire Foxtel Group from its majority shareholder News Corp and minority shareholder Telstra at an enterprise value of US$2.2bn, subject to regulatory approval.
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DAZN, Foxtel Group, Shay Segev, Siobhan McKenna, Patrick Delany, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, Streaming
Global semiconductor revenue up 17% YoY in Q3 2024
Dec 9, 2024 – The semiconductor industry's Q3 2024 revenue rose 17% YoY to reach $158.2 billion, largely fueled by demand for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and a recovery in the memory sector.
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Counterpoint, Market Research, Semiconductor, Worldwide
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