Report: Fraudulent Connected TV & mobile apps up 120%
DoubleVerify (DV), an independent provider of marketing measurement software and analytics, has released its 2019 Global Insights Report, providing a market-by-market benchmark on the current and future state of media…
Report: Connected TV ad inventory keeps growing
Connected TV inventory is growing like weeds. eMarketer expects that more than half of the US population (57.2 per cent) will watch connected TV in 2019, up from 51.7 per…
Research: US homes increasingly connected
Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that 74 per cent of US TV households have at least one Internet-connected TV device, including connected Smart TVs, stand-alone streaming devices…
HD PLUS, NAGRA renew technology partnership
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, and HD PLUS, a subsidiary of satellite provider SES and operator of the HD+ satellite…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Tru Optik, Oracle Data Cloud partnership
Tru Optik, an audience intelligence and data-management platform (DMP) across OTT and connected TV has announced an agreement with Oracle Data Cloud to make Oracle’s audience data available for OTT/CTV…