The Connected TV (CTV) video streaming industry in the US operates a massive data-driven surveillance apparatus that has transformed the television set into a sophisticated monitoring, tracking and targeting device, according to a new report from lobbying group the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD). How TV Watches Us: Commercial Surveillance in the Streaming Era documents how CTV […]
Everyone TV – the organisation behind streaming platform Freely and the evolution of free TV in the UK – has struck a deal with Amazon Fire TV In a significant development for the new platform, Freely will now be available on a wide range of new next-gen smart TVs which use the Fire TV operating […]
Amazon recently acquired certain assets of MX Player, including the MX Player app, a free streaming OTT service in India. With this acquisition, Amazon is merging two of India’s most popular free AVoD services – MX Player and Amazon miniTV into one service – Amazon MX Player. In September, over 250 million unique users accessed the […]
Orange Spain has launched its new OTT service, Orange TV Libre, offering over 90 TV channels and live football for free until the end of the year. From January, the streaming service will cost €7.99 a month – €2 less than the €9.99 cost of its main rival Movistar Plus+. The streaming service is initially […]
Google has rolled out a new feature which will allow users to search the internet by taking a video on their smartphone. Video search will let users point their camera at something, ask a question about it, and get search results. Android and iPhone users globally can gain access to the feature by enabling ‘AI […]
Samsung TV Plus has announced that nearly 4,000 hours of free-to-stream Korean shows and movies are now available on-demand on the service across a variety of genres, such as K-Dramas, K-Crime, K-Thrillers and K-Romance, among others. The K-Content, available to US users, comes from Koreaan production companies CJ ENM and NEW ID and distribution company […]
TiVo has published its Q2 2024 Video Trends Report which reveals that US consumers are pulling back on entertainment spending as the industry works to rebalance and bundle its current entertainment offerings. In 2020, entertainment consumption and spending surged as the pandemic limited consumer activities outside of the home. Now the pendulum is swinging back […]
Vodafone Pay Monthly mobile customers in the UK can now add DAZN, the sports streaming platform, to their plan at a discounted fee. The DAZN Flexible Pass usually costs £24.99 a month, but Vodafone Pay Monthly mobile customers can claim 40 per cent off for two months, paying £14.99 a month instead. DAZN offers sports […]
LG Ad Solutions, in collaboration with MediaScience, has released a study that underscores the effectiveness of creating a seamless Connected TV (CTV) advertising experience. The study, titled The Connect Effect, demonstrates that integrating CTV Video, Native and Mobile Video ads within a single campaign boosts key brand metrics and performance. The study revealed that brands […]
Orange Spain has added the OTT service Filmin for free for three months (as of September 30th). After the free offer, the service will be available to subscribers for €7.99 per month – €2 less than the regular price. Subscribers to Orange will be able to access a library of some 15,000 titles offered by […]