Digital TV News: Warner Bros. Discovery
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
Venu Sports won't go ahead
Jan 10, 2025 – Venu Sports, the proposed virtual MVPD service from ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery, will be discontinued. The collective decision by the three companies is effective immediately.
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Venu Sports, Digital TV, Streaming, USA
VideoAmp renews measurement partnership with Paramount
Jan 7, 2025 – Paramount Global has extended its partnership with VideoAmp. VideoAmp will provide the entertainment giant with a view of its audience, enabling both demographic and advanced audience measurement.
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VideoAmp, Paramount, Bryan Goski, John Halley, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA
Fubo and Disney's Hulu + Live TV to combine
Jan 6, 2025 – FuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) have entered into an agreement for Disney to combine its Hulu + Live TV business with Fubo, forming a combined virtual MVPD company.
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The Walt Disney Company, FuboTV, Justin Warbrooke, David Gandler, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, USA
Comcast to launch cross-publisher advertising solution
Jan 6, 2025 – Comcast has announced Universal Ads, allowing advertisers to buy premium video as easily as they buy from social media platforms. Universal Ads is built on FreeWheel's ad technology.
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Comcast Advertising, FreeWheel, Universal Ads, James Rooke, James Borow, Mark Marshall, Gary Vaynerchuk, Jeff Collins, Advertising, CES2025, Digital TV, USA
Warner Bros. Discovery restructures into two divisions
Dec 12, 2024 – Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) is to implement a new corporate structure. The re-structured company will consist of two divisions: Global Linear Networks and Streaming & Studios.
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Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide
Agile Content powers Linkem My Ti-Vi streaming service in Italy
Nov 26, 2024 – Agile Content has announced that it is providing the end-to-end TVaaS (TV-as-a-Service) platform that powers Tiscali's Linkem My Ti-Vi on-demand streaming service in Italy.
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Agile Content, Linkem, Koldo Unanue, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Italy, Set Top Box, Streaming, UX
Max now available in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong
Nov 19, 2024 – Max, the streaming service from Warner Bros. Discovery is officially live and available to stream in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, as well as Taiwan and Hong Kong.
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Warner Bros. Discovery, JB Perrette, James Gibbons, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Streaming, Taiwan, Thailand
Warner Bros. Discovery adds 7.2 million DTC subscribers in 3Q 2024
Nov 7, 2024 – Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. Total DTC subscribers were 110.5 million, an increase of 7.2 million global subscribers vs. Q2.
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Warner Bros. Discovery, Digital TV, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, USA, Worldwide
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