FITE app on LG Smart TVs
FITE, the global platform for sports and entertainment, has announced that its OTT app is now live on LG Smart TVs globally (model years 2018-2021), including LG OLED TVs. The…
Gracenote personalised imagery solution
Gracenote, the content services arm of Nielsen Media, has launched Personalized Imagery to help video services increase engagement by presenting the most appealing programme images to viewers in their user…
MadHive launches audience forecaster tool
Enterprise software platform MadHive is launching an Audience Forecaster tool to address industry-wide problems such as frequency control and transparency for OTT, CTV. The feature set integrates into MadHive’s full…
Nielsen, Roku ad alliance
Nielsen and Roku have announced a strategic alliance that that they say will help shape the future of media and TV measurement in a streaming-first market. Roku has entered into…
FITE App available globally on Samsung Smart TVs
FITE, the global platform for sports and entertainment, has announced that its Smart TV app is now available natively on Samsung TVs worldwide. Samsung television models from 2016-2021 and onward…
ShortsTV secures Airtel Xstream deal
Short form video entertainment network ShortsTV has formed its first partnership with a major mobile network operator which will see it offer the ShortsTV video-on-demand service to Airtel’s 340 million…
Report: Media aggregators surpass premium publishers
Extreme Reach (ER), the asset management solution for TV and video advertising, has released the findings of its Video Benchmarks Report with data from Q4 2020 and full year 2020.…
Canela.TV on Samsung TV Plus
Canela.TV, one of the first AVoD streaming services for US Hispanics, is now available on Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s free ad supported video service on 2016 – 2021 Samsung TV’s…
Study: Lockdown + piracy = toxic cybersecurity combination
Millions of Americans who are conducting sensitive or confidential work on home networks during the Covid-19 crisis are substantially more likely to face malware and other security threats if they…
Vevo launches UK pop channel on Samsung TV Plus
Vevo, the music video network, has launched Vevo Pop, an ad-supported linear channel featuring pop-genre music videos, on Samsung TV Plus in the UK. The partnership builds on Vevo’s momentum…
Vestel adds Twitch to Smart TVs across Europe
Multi-brand TV manufacturer, Vestel, has announced the launch of a new app collaboration that is set to bring streaming service Twitch to more Smart TVs across Europe. The app has…
VIZIO Ads launches frequency control
VIZIO Ads, TV company’s direct-to-device advertising business, has unveiled Universal Frequency Control, a new capability that enables brands to set limits on how often a VIZIO TV within a household is…
rlaxx wins new connected TV deals
European AVoD service rlaxx TV is now available on Apple TV as well as smart TVs by Panasonic and Grundig in the UK, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The service launched…
Wurl’s AdPool delivers 645% ad revenue increase
Wurl, a provider of streaming video distribution and advertising services for connected TV (CTV), has announced that its growth continued to accelerate through Q4 of 2020, wrapping up an exceptional…
Report: CTV is TV networks advertisers’ top priority
Research from Advertiser Perceptions shows that advertisers are upping their ante on video, and the pandemic has pushed streaming to one-quarter of TV screen advertising budgets. Yet the largest spenders…
Cinedigm acquires Screambox
Premium content, streaming channels and technology services specialist Cinedigm has acquired Screambox, a popular enthusiast streaming service targeting the highly-lucrative horror genre. Screambox features a broad mix of content for…