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Canal+ expands partnership with Samsung

Canal+ and Samsung Electronics have extended their strategic partnership to cover over 40 territories globally. This new partnership reinforces will include the distribution of Canal+ applications on over 25 million Samsung Smart TVs. The deal marks the expansion of the collaboration between the two groups in Canal+ European, Asian and French Overseas Territories, alongside the […]

February 18, 2025

Sky rolls out Sky Glass Gen 2

Sky has unveiled its new Sky Glass TV, featuring brighter 4K HDR screen and an enhanced seven-speaker Dolby Atmos sound system built in. Sky Glass comes with Sky TV built in, with no dish or box required to stream over Wi-Fi. There are three sizes available: 43”, 55” and 65”, as well as three updated […]

February 11, 2025

Study: Accelerated shift to streaming for live sports

LG Ad Solutions, the specialist in connected TV and cross-screen advertising, has announced findings from its study titled Stadium to Screen, which reports on the evolving habits of sports viewers across the UK, US and Canada. The study reveals a shift toward connected TV (CTV) as the primary platform for live sports, signalling a new […]

February 7, 2025

talkSPORT expands distribution to smart TVs

talkSPORT, the sports radio station, has announced its expansion onto smart TV, partnering with LG Channels, FireTV, Apple TV, Google TV and – from early February – Samsung TV Plus. Smart TV viewers are now able to access talkSPORT’s sports coverage, opinion and debate, and brand new shows directly through their smart TV devices for […]

January 30, 2025By Nik Roseveare

France: A third of content consumption now on-demand

In 2024, for the first time, smartphones outnumbered TV sets in French households, with 92 per cent owning at least one smartphone, versus 90 per cent for a TV set, 87 per cent for a laptop, 72 per cent for a connected TV and 48 per cent for a tablet, according to Médiamétrie’s TV year […]

January 29, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Report: Half of marketers increasing programmatic CTV budgets

Proximic by Comscore, a division of Comscore, and a provider of audience and content targeting solutions for programmatic activation, has released its third annual State of Programmatic Report for 2025. A key finding shows that 72 per cent of respondents are planning to increase programmatic investments in 2025, demonstrating advertisers’ continued reliance on programmatic strategies. […]

January 22, 2025

Birmingham: Jail term for illegal streamer

A man from Birmingham in the UK West Midlands who ran a sophisticated illegal streaming operation has been jailed for two years and nine months for offences related to creating and operating an illegal streaming service. Between November 2017 and June 2020, Gary McNally, from Acocks Green, Birmingham ran an illegal IPTV service known as […]

January 16, 2025By Colin Mann

Study: Optimal balance between CTV, linear TV investments

LG Ad Solutions, a specialist in connected TV and cross-screen advertising, has announced findings from a  study titled The Efficiency Curve. Conducted in partnership with iSpot, a cross-platform TV measurement company, the study demonstrates how optimising media investments across linear TV and Connected TV (CTV) can minimise waste and drive superior campaign outcomes, including improved […]

January 15, 2025

Blacknut on Titan OS

Titan OS, the Spain-based technology, entertainment, and advertising company, has announced a strategic partnership with Blacknut, the  cloud gaming content provider, to bring the Blacknut gaming experience to gamers across Europe. The Blacknut app is now available on Philips smart TVs running Titan OS, with plans to expand to JVC and other brands soon. Users […]

January 15, 2025

Samsung TV Plus launches K-pop channel in Europe

Samsung’s free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service, has announced the launch of its first European FAST linear channel dedicated to K-pop in the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Sweden and The Netherlands. The launch of the K-POP by CJ ENM channel marks the first instalment of Korean content on Samsung’s European streaming service. Available exclusively […]

January 14, 2025