Digital TV News: Sky

Sky Link TV launches streaming platform with Bitcentral
Feb 11, 2025 – Sky Link TV has adopted Bitcentral's ViewNexa streaming platform. With ViewNexa, Sky Link TV's app stepped up its capacity to deliver content on iOS, Android, Roku, mobile, web, and soon tvOS and FireTV.
News categories: Bitcentral, Sky Link TV, Sam Kamel, Terry Cheng, Apps, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

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

LG Ads study shows dramatic shift to CTV for live sports
Feb 6, 2025 – LG Ad Solutions has released findings from a study on the habits of sports viewers in the US, UK and Canada, revealing a dramatic shift toward CTV as the primary platform for live sports.
News categories: LG Ad Solutions, Michael Hudes, Advertising, Canada, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK, USA

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

Comcast domestic video subscribers down 311,000 in 4Q 2024
Jan 30, 2025 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. Domestic video customers fell 311,000 in the quarter. Peacock paid subscribers grew by 16% YoY to 36 million.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

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.
News categories: Barb, Caroline Baxter, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, HbbTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK

Sky NZ to move from Optus D2 to new satellite by May 2025
Jan 26, 2025 – Sky New Zealand is aware that a growing number of customers have experienced signal disruption following the decision by Optus to place its D2 satellite into an inclined orbit to conserve fuel.
News categories: Sky New Zealand, Content Distribution, Digital TV, New Zealand, QoE, Satellite

Magnite to power programmatic on Sky Sport Now in New Zealand
Jan 28, 2025 – Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI) is working with Sky New Zealand to power programmatic advertising on Sky’s premium live and on-demand sports streaming platform, Sky Sport Now.
News categories: Magnite, Sky New Zealand, Yael Milbank, Lauren Quaintance, Advertising, Digital TV, New Zealand, Streaming

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.
News categories: 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