Digital TV News: gfu

SKT, Deutsche Telekom, e&, Singtel and SoftBank plan LLM JV
Feb 26, 2024 – SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, e&, Singtel and SoftBank have held the inaugural meeting of the Global Telco AI Alliance (GTAA) and announced plans to establish a Large Language Model joint venture.
News categories: SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, e&, Singtel, SoftBank, Ryu Young-sang, Claudia Nemat, Dena Almansoori, Yuen Kuan Moon, Hideyuki Tsukuda, MWC24, UX, Worldwide

TiVo signs four operators for TiVo Broadband
Feb 26, 2024 – Buckeye Broadband, Blue Stream Fiber, Blue Ridge Communications and Bluepeak have selected TiVo Broadband, an IPTV solution specifically tailored for operators' broadband-only customers.
News categories: TiVo, Buckeye Broadband, Blue Stream Fiber, Blue Ridge Communications, Bluepeak, Jeffrey Glahn, Geoff Shook, Greg Ireland, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

Walmart agrees to acquire VIZIO
Feb 20, 2024 – Walmart and VIZIO have entered into an agreement for Walmart to acquire VIZIO for $11.50 per share in cash, equating to a fully diluted equity value of approximately $2.3 billion.
News categories: Walmart, VIZIO, Seth Dallaire, William Wang, Advertising, Digital TV, MandA, Smart TV, USA

Samsung ranked No. 1 global TV brand for 18th consecutive year
Feb 19, 2024 – Omdia has reported that Samsung achieved a 30.1% share of the global TV market in 2023, reinforcing its status as the industry leader since 2006.
News categories: Samsung, Omdia, SW Yong, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

Samba TV releases latest State of Viewership report
Feb 8, 2024 – According to Samba TV's latest viewership report, linear continues its decline in reach while streaming viewing has swelled. The report also gives an early look at the impact of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
News categories: Samba TV, Ashwin Navin, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, USA

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

MPA releases Asia Pacific Video & Broadband 2024 report
Jan 3, 2024 – Media Partners Asia has released a report providing a guide to the adoption and monetization of free-to-air TV, pay-TV, SVOD, premium AVOD and UGC / Social Video advertising in 14 Asia Pacific markets.
News categories: Media Partners Asia, Vivek Couto, Asia, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, TV Services

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