AMC Theatres launches VoD service
Movie exhibition company AMC Theatres is extending its business into the home. Members of the company’s AMC Stubs loyalty plan in the United States can rent or buy approximately 2,000…
Analyst: Apple TV+ limited reach hinders growth
The Apple TV+ app will initially address only about half of the total US market, so the service is likely to encounter limited subscriber growth compared to competitors that have…
Tru Optik unveils Privacy.TV solution
Tru Optik, an audience intelligence and data-management platform (DMP) across Connected TV (CTV), has announced plans to power a free privacy compliance solution for CTV and Advanced Media called Privacy.TV.…
Italy: Mobile phones surpass TVs for 1st time
The total number of connected devices in Italy reached 111.8 million at the end of 2018, up by 0.5 per cent on the previous year, for an average of 4,6…
beoutQ ISD seller convicted
A retailer in London has been convicted at the City of London Magistrates’ Court for selling illegal streaming devices (ISDs) which gave access to unauthorised Premier League broadcasts and other…
Research: Chromecast Australia’s most popular DTV service
Findings from research firm Roy Morgan shows that Google Chromecast is Australia’s most popular digital television service, with 12.1 per cent owning the service. Uptake has more than doubled over…
Report: Connected TV now half of all video ad impressions
Connected TV (CTV) has established itself as a brand building essential that is clearly here to stay. It now accounts for a full 50 per cent of all video ad…
Wurl launches AdPool
Wurl, a provider of streaming video distribution and advertising services for connected TV, has announced the general availability of AdPool, a new advertising marketplace enabling video producers to sell their…
Disney, PlayStation Vue distribution deal
The Walt Disney Company has secured a comprehensive distribution agreement to continue to deliver Disney’s lineup of sports, news and entertainment content to PlayStation Vue customers. It expands upon the…
BritBox confirms distribution partners
BritBox, the SVoD service created by UK PSBs the BBC and ITV, has agreed distribution deals bringing the service to Samsung TVs, Freeview Play and YouView, reaching millions of homes…
Pluto TV Europe now on Android devices
Ad-funded streaming service Pluto TV has expanded its availability in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK via the Android app available through the Google Play Store and on Android compatible…
Protected Media OTT/CTV ad-verification platform
Protected Media, a provider of ad fraud detection solutions, has announced the launch of its SDK for Connected TV and OTT. With the new SDK OTT traffic can be verified…
Roku: 60m US homes stream TV only by 2024
Roku has released a 2019 Cord Cutting study that predicts approximately 60 million TV households are expected to access video on their TV exclusively through streaming within the next five…
CommScope, Altice France Smart Media Device
Communications and media technology provider ARRIS (now part of CommScope via acquisition) has confirmed that multiplay operator Altice France is collaborating with CommScope to bring a personalised connected home experience…
Comscore joins with ad platforms to better reach Connected TVs
Comscore, a partner for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms, has joined with Adobe, Google and Oracle Data Cloud to introduce privacy-focused connected TV (CTV) audience segments that align…