Digital TV News: gfu

GroupM forms Ad Innovation Accelerator with industry partners
Jan 4, 2024 – GroupM has launched the GroupM Ad Innovation Accelerator with media and technology partners. The group will strategize and create scalable ad formats for use in ad-supported streaming environments.
News categories: GroupM, Andrew Meaden, Mike Fisher, Matt Sweeney, Advertising, Digital TV, North America, Streaming, Worldwide

Global shipments of Smart TVs poised to make a slow recovery
Dec 22, 2023 – Worldwide smart TV shipments are on track to decline 5.5% Y-o-Y in 2023, according to IDC. The market is expected to recover with flat growth in 2024 followed by slow growth in the following years.
News categories: IDC, Jitesh Ubrani, Adam Wright, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, TV OS, Worldwide

Flat panel display oversupply to continue into 2024
Nov 27, 2023 – TVs represent the dominant share of flat panel display demand. DSCC expects TV panel unit growth of 1%-2% per year with the average size increasing from 48.2” in 2023 to 51.6” in 2027.
News categories: DSCC, Bob O'Brien, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

Ad-supported streaming delivers scale for brands in Southeast Asia
Nov 14, 2023 – Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI) research finds that ad-supported streaming delivers scale and impact for brands in Southeast Asia, with 71% of TV viewers in the region watching ad-supported streaming.
News categories: Magnite, Advertising, Asia, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming

Amagi and Cineverse offer end-to-end FAST kit for VSPs
Nov 8, 2023 – Cineverse (NASDAQ:CNVS) and Amagi have teamed up to offer an end-to-end FAST kit for video service providers including monetization, content acquisition and curation, and a joint backend solution.
News categories: Cineverse, Amagi, Tony Huidor, Srinivasan KA, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

VIZIO reports Q3 2023 financial results
Nov 9, 2023 – VIZIO Holding (NYSE: VZIO) has announced results for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The company reported 17.9 million SmartCast Active Accounts. SmartCast ARPU was $31.55, up 14% YoY.
News categories: VIZIO, William Wang, Advertising, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

GatesAir supplies transmitters for ATSC 3.0 lab in Canada
Nov 2, 2023 – GatesAir UHF transmitters are supporting ATSC 3.0 research, testing, and deployment within the Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B²C Lab infrastructure at Humber College in Toronto.
News categories: GatesAir, Humber College, Orest Sushko, ATSC 3, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV

EE announces shift to platform services
Oct 18, 2023 – EE has unveiled the first of a new suite of products and services, including a new set-top-box range and the availability of the EE TV service, with live channels, on Apple TV 4K.
News categories: EE, Marc Allera, Digital TV, Fibre, Gaming, IPTV, Mobile, Set Top Box, UK

LG presents vision to become media and entertainment platform company
Sep 19, 2023 – LG Electronics (LG) has shared its first step to become a media and entertainment platform company. LG shared its new direction and strategy at the webOS Partner Summit 2023 in Seoul.
News categories: LG Electronics, Park Hyoung-sei, Advertising, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS, Worldwide