NAGRA powers Claro Box TV
Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA has confirmed that Claro Colombia, the largest mobile telecommunications provider in the country, has selected the NAGRA OpenTV Video Platform to power…
Law&Crime launches on Samsung TV Plus in Canada
Law&Crime, the legal and true crime network, is now available on Samsung TV Plus in Canada further accelerating its reach across the country and joining The Roku Channel and River…
Forecast: Ecommerce, online video fuel global adspend recovery
Global advertising expenditure will grow 11.2 per cent in 2021, driven by exceptional demand for performance-led ecommerce advertising and brand advertising on online video, according to Zenith’s latest Advertising Expenditure…
Forecast: Global Smart TV ownership to top 50% by 2026
Strategy Analytics reports that more than 665 million homes worldwide owned a Smart TV at the end of 2020. This equates to 34 per cent of global households, a figure…
TheViewPoint unlocks OTT space for Caracol TV
TheViewPoint, a SaaS video ad monetization platform for CTV/OTT publishers, has teamed up with Caracol TV, one of Colombia’s most popular national television networks, to provide the broadcaster with the…
Plume shares smart home insights
Personalised smart services specialist Plume has released data and insights into smart home trends resulting from increases in the number of devices, types of devices, hours used and data used…
Astro launches OTT device
As part of the new Astro experience to offer customers more choices, real value and flexibility in a streaming world, Malaysian multiplay operator Astro has launched the new Ultra Plug…
VIZIO adds CoComelon, iFood.tv
Future Today, the streaming solution that packages branded channels, has announced the launch of streaming CoComelon, the world’s most-viewed YouTube channel with over 3.5 billion average monthly views, and iFood.tv,…
TCL passes ETSI EN 303 645 global standard
TCL Electronics has received the TÜV Rheinland /Privacy By Design logo, which confirms its fulfilment to cybersecurity standard ETSI EN 303 645, the first globally applicable standard designed to encourage…
Altice USA unveils Stream OTT device
Multiplay telco Altice USA has unveiled Optimum Stream and Suddenlink Stream, a new 4K streaming device available to the company’s broadband-only customers. Powered by Android TV OS, the new streaming…
NBCU, Roku immersive Olympics partnership
NBCUniversal and Roku are partnering to bring an all-new, immersive Olympic experience to streamers on the Roku platform in the US. The initiative makes it easy for users to access…
STB targeted ad solution from HbbTV
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks to connected TV sets and set-top boxes, has published…
Spain embracing 4K
Spanish consumers are buying 4K receivers in significant numbers, helped by a growing number of 4K broadcasts. Data from Vestel Iberia states that almost 7 million Ultra HD televisions have…
Research: AVoD importance grows in US homes
Research from kids and family AVoD network and digital studio WildBrain Spark, in partnership with Ipsos MORI, explores the influence of Generation Alpha – the first fully digital cohort of…
Amazon Alexa on third-party TVs
Amazon Alexa will be coming to a wide range of third-party TVs powered by webOS, LG Electronics’ proprietary TV platform. TV brands such as Advance, Blaupunkt, Eko, JSW, Manta, Polaroid,…
Shorts channels on Samsung TV Plus
Samsung Electronics is preparing to launch free-to-view advertising supported film channels from Shorts International on the Samsung TV Plus service, initially in the UK, Italy and Spain. Relaunching the Shorts…