- November 12, 2024 — MultiChoice has released an update for the six months ended 30 September 2024. On a YoY basis, the company's linear subscriber base declined by 11% or 1.8m subscribers to 14.9m active subscribers.
- November 12, 2024 — EPCR, the tournament organiser of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, has selected Eluvio to power its global streaming subscription service, EPCR TV.
- November 12, 2024 — Parks Associates has released its updated list of the top 10 U.S. subscription streaming video services, based on estimated numbers of subscribers through September 2024.
- November 12, 2024 — EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS) has released results for the period ended Sept. 30, 2024. Pay-TV subscribers fell 43,000 in Q3, to close at 8.03 million (5.89 million DISH TV, 2.14 million SLING TV).
- November 12, 2024 — Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI) has announced that TCL will use Magnite's ad server to enhance the viewer experience and Magnite's streaming platform to capture the value of its premium inventory.
- November 11, 2024 — LG has introduced advanced technology concepts for the automotive industry, including an interactive entertainment hub for rear seat passengers based on 5G network connectivity and LG's webOS platform.
- November 7, 2024 — Lionsgate (NYSE:LGF.A, LGF.B) and Lionsgate Studios (Nasdaq:LION) have reported results to Sept. 30, 2024. North American OTT subscribers declined 2.6% YoY and 800,000 QoQ to finish at 12.4 million.
- November 8, 2024 — Comercio TV has partnered with FAST Channels TV on a FAST channel providing financial news, market insights and educational content in Spanish to audiences in the U.S., Latin America and beyond.
- November 8, 2024 — Pixalate has released its Q3 2024 global FAST apps rankings and traffic report for CTV. Pixalate has published Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Samsung Smart TV versions of the report.
- November 8, 2024 — Sinclair and IIT Bombay are to collaborate on wireless broadcast services over telecom and broadcast networks, focusing on enhancements to the ATSC 3.0 wireless broadcast standard.
- November 8, 2024 — Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) has announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024. Paramount+ subscribers increased 3.5 million in the quarter to 72 million.
- November 7, 2024 — StreamViral has launched its revenue share model for OTT services, offering a paid alternative to FAST channel distribution, without financial risk or upfront costs, for sports clubs and leagues.
- November 6, 2024 — Türk Telekom Group has announced third quarter 2024 results. TV Home recorded 20k net additions and maintaining its subscriber base at around 1.5 million.
- November 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.
- November 7, 2024 — Kantar's latest data on the global video streaming landscape reveal that sports viewership surged in Q3 2024 thanks to events including the Olympics encouraging more diverse audiences.
- November 6, 2024 — VIZIO Holding (NYSE: VZIO ) has announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. The company reported 19.1 million SmartCast Active Accounts, up 7% YoY, and an ARPU of $37.17, up 18% YoY.
- November 6, 2024 — Amagi has announced a partnership with A Parent Media Co. (APMC) to bring over 60 Amagi-delivered FAST channels, monetized by Amagi ADS PLUS, onto APMC's Victory+ sports streaming service.
- November 5, 2024 — Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) has debuted its next-generation Cloud TV platform, enabling companies to deliver a TV experience, both broadcast and OTT, from the cloud via a managed 24x7 service.
- November 5, 2024 — TiVo (NYSE: XPER) has found in its latest Video Trends Report that UK users are overwhelmed by the rising number of video providers, adding to increased irritation when deciding what to watch.
- November 5, 2024 — El Reino Infantil is to deploy Amagi's cloud-native automation and playout platform and its content scheduling platform to distribute its library of children's content to new digital platforms
- November 1, 2024 — FuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) has announced results to September 30, 2024. Fubo ended the period with 1.613 million subscribers in North America, up 9% YoY, and 378,000 subscribers in RoW, down 8.1% YoY.
- October 31, 2024 — Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. Domestic video customers fell 365,000 in the quarter. Peacock paid subscribers grew by 29% YoY to 36 million.
- October 29, 2024 — Titan OS is to make available a selection of channels from its FAST offering on selected Sony Android TVs in Europe, starting in the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.
- October 31, 2024 — Action sports property X Games is entering the streaming TV market with a new FAST channel by partnering with Frequency, a global leader in creating and distributing streaming channels.
- October 31, 2024 — Kantar's has released 3Q 2024 data on the U.S. streaming market. Video streaming now reaches 96% of, or 125 million, households, with certain streamers pulling ahead. The decline of SVOD has accelerated.
- October 30, 2024 — Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) has released third quarter 2024 results. Streaming Households were 85.5 million, up 2.0 million net from Q2 2024. Streaming Hours were 32.0 billion, up 5.3 billion hours YoY.
- October 30, 2024 — ODK Media has partnered with Amagi to launch Amasian TV, a FAST platform dedicated to Pan-Asian entertainment, with FAST 2.0 features such as 'personalized EPG' and 'start over' functionality.
- October 30, 2024 — Synamedia has announced that AYOZAT has chosen Synamedia Iris for advertising campaign management, decisioning, and reporting for its live and on-demand streaming service, AYOZAT STREAM.
- October 28, 2024 — Kantar has released data on the Australian video streaming market in Q3 2024. 24% of all households are now watching AVOD services, boosted by the introduction of ads on Prime Video in the quarter.
- October 28, 2024 — According to GlobalData, pay TV in Indonesia will see a decline in revenue over the 2023-2028 period due to a continued drop in cable TV subscriptions and decline in total pay TV service ARPU.
- Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has launched a new online video service targeted at a young audience featuring original and interactive content. The new service, Playz, is designed to create an open space for young Spanish content...
- Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV is to realign its service on a hybrid model including on-demand services and a new brand. The new look service will kick off with a launch in the Russian Far East, where Tricolor TV has not been...
- Netflix has cancelled the show that has been core to its popularity, House of Cards. The show will end after the upcoming sixth season is complete, with the decision made public soon after allegations of sexual assault were made against...
- US streamer Hulu has appointed Fox Networks Group (FNG) chief Randy Freer has its new CEO, with incumbent Mike Hopkins switching over to Sony Pictures Television (SPT). Hulu is experiencing its moment in the sun, having become the first...
- US and Canada-based OTT TV technology outfit Zone-TV is planning to tap the power of artificial intelligence to launch an OTT TV service with ‘linear-like’ channels that automatically schedule themselves according to the preference of...
- The new premium content-focused version of Vivendi-owned video portal Dailymotion has launched in the UK and Switzerland, following its debut in France in July. The new version of the free Dailymotion platform is launching in the UK as...
- Jeremy Clarkson petrol-head series The Grand Tour remains the most in-demand digitally produced original programme in Europe, exclusive data shows. Parrot Analytics stats from January 1 to August 31 of this year reveal the Amazon Prime...
- HBO is the channel consumers in the US and Canada are willing to pay the most for, and 80% of consumers only want to pay for the channels they actually watch, according to TV technology outfit TiVo’s Q2 2017 Video Trends Report....
- Netflix has committed a five-year, C$500 million (€340 million) spend on Canadian original programming, and will pay no local taxes as a result. The SVOD giant will invest the money in English- and French-language programming over the...
- Amazon has launched of its Fire TV streaming device featuring support for 4K Ultra HD video, HDR and Alexa voice-enabled remote. The device, which Amazon says is 40% more powerful than the existing Fire TV Stick, will retail for US$69.99...
- A disruptive landscape is changing the shape of the entertainment industry as we know it. Embedded operators are facing cord cutting from a millennial generation that don’t want to be tied down to hefty monthly bills for channels they...
- What makes NOWTV so successful? There are several reasons, according to NowTV strategy & proposition director James Alexander.
- “OTT has shortened the gap between content producers and end users,” Henrik Schneider, director of broadcast and media services division, Antenna Hungária told attendees at the OTTtvWorld Summit today.
- “OTT has shortened the gap between content producers and end users,” Henrik Schneider, director of broadcast and media services division, Antenna Hungária told attendees at the OTTtvWorld Summit today.
- “We are not a broadcast network. We have no intention of becoming a broadcaster. We want to become the world’s largest network of broadcasters,” Matthew Corbin, Global Product Marketing, Facebook told attendees at the OTTtv World Summit...
- It’s half way through the busy season for TV Connect events, with TV Connect MENA wrapping up yesterday and only last week I made a whistle-stop trip to Budapest for Digital TV CEE. Next week sees the co-located OTTtv World Summit and...
- Piracy is about more than just content stealing, it is a threat that has the potential to bring down whole networks. Niall Hunt talks to Conax EVP and Principal Architect Tor Helge Kristiansen about the right approach to ensuring network...
- Dimitar Radev, head of content distribution & new platforms at Nova Broadcasting, quoted Apple CEO Tim Cook as he addressed attendees at Digital TV Central & Eastern Europe today. “The future of TV is apps,” he said, though...
- With few local players in the region able to achieve Netflix’s scale, a lively panel discussion chaired by Anette Schaefer, Industry Analyst, BIG Picture, debated the prospects for OTT in key markets?
- In a rapidly changing TV landscape where disruption is the norm, pay-TV operators are launching OTT services to combat churn and gain new revenue streams. Conax AS commercial product director Einar Vaagmo says the secret to success is...