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LG TVs add Amazon Alexa support

LG Electronics will begin rolling out Amazon Alexa support in 14 countries to the company’s 2019 TV models featuring artificial intelligence. The update will be implemented through the Alexa app on 2019 TVs featuring ThinQ AI including LG UHD TVs, NanoCell TVs and OLED TVs. Customers in North America will begin receiving the update this […]

May 23, 2019

Study: Europeans increasingly using multiple TV sources

Findings from a study – TV Universe – UK, Sweden, Germany: How People Watch Television Today – from entertainment metadata specialist Gracenote and digital media analyst firm nScreenMedia, focusing on pay TV, free-to-air and online TV viewership in major European countries, reveal that TV viewing has become a complicated undertaking for European audiences, who juggle […]

May 15, 2019

Study: Just half of 4K TV owners have watched 4K content

Hub’s inaugural study on entertainment technology, Entertainment in the Connected Home, shows that even though ownership of new connected devices in the US is high, many who own them don’t use most of their core capabilities. Highlights from the study include: 1) Half of TV homes is the US now have a 4K set – […]

May 8, 2019

Karate Combat app on Vewd devices

Karate Combat, the global, full-contact martial arts league, has announced a partnership with Vewd, the Smart TV OTT software provider, offering Karate Combat’s app and content on Vewd-enabled devices worldwide. Vewd provides content distribution on Smart TVs and connected devices made by Sony, Hisense, Philips and TiVo, among others. “We are excited to bring our […]

May 8, 2019

ITV exec: ‘Room for another SVoD player’

Faz Aftab, Director of Platform Distribution at UK commercial public broadcaster ITV, has revealed that research suggests that people will pay for BritBox, the SVoD joint venture between the BBC and ITV, and that there is room for another SVoD service in the UK. Speaking at a London event on ‘Content and commissioning strategies for […]

April 25, 2019By Colin Mann

Report: ISDs, apps targeted for malware infection

Hackers are tapping into a growing consumer trend, the use of illicit streaming devices and apps to access pirated movies, TV shows and live programming, to spread malware and exploit unsuspecting users, a Digital Citizens Alliance investigation has found. Over the course of its nine-month probe, Digital Citizens, a consumer-oriented coalition focused on educating the […]

April 25, 2019By Colin Mann

Report: Continued convergence of linear and digital TV

FreeWheel, a Comcast company and advertising management solution, has published its Q4 2018 Video Marketplace Report (previously the Video Monetisation Report), which shows the line between linear and digital TV is increasingly disappearing, as the TV and premium video landscape evolves. In Europe, confidence in premium video continues to grow, with overall ad views in […]

April 16, 2019

Forecast: Smart TVs 81% of total TV sales in 2024

Analyst and consultancy firm Ovum predicts TV market will have multiple drivers in the forecast period. There will be steeper smart TV/4K TV growth in developing countries over the next few years as first-time smart TV consumers in these markets begin to purchase the devices en masse. To date, smart TV uptake has been slower […]

April 16, 2019

iflix on Foxxum devices

Foxxum, global player in TV solutions, has announced a new partnership with iflix, the Southeast Asian streaming service. As part of the deal, the iflix app will be made available on all Foxxum-enabled devices in key markets, including Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Now available to over one billion consumers throughout Asia, the Middle East […]

April 12, 2019

Research: Connected TVs vital for new DTCs

Telaria, a software platform for managing video advertising, in partnership with Hulu, has published research demonstrating how connected TV (CTV) is a key channel for Direct-to-Consumer brands (DTC) to increase reach and drive brand awareness among direct-to-consumer shoppers. The study, Emerging Alliances: How CTV and DTC Brands are Upending Traditional Paradigms for Performance-Minded Marketers, found […]

April 11, 2019