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Static Waves launching VIDAA platform in Benelux, Poland

Amsterdam-based media company Static Waves and VIDAA, the streaming technology platform for Smart TVs, have partnered to launch VIDAA Channels, a FAST platform for all Hisense SmartTVs across Benelux and Poland. The platform will go live on March 1st. Static Waves and VIDAA have partnered with the local FAST channels that aims to enrich the […]

January 25, 2024

NEXTGEN TV to reach 75% of US households

Another prominent television manufacturer is joining the NEXTGEN TV vendor roster, with the news  that TCL is planning new TV models equipped with integrated NEXTGEN TV capability. More than 100 NEXTGEN TV products will be available for US consumers in 2024. The Consumer Technology Association announced industry results for 2023 sales and projections for the […]

January 9, 2024By Colin Mann

Everyone TV unveils Freely brand, Hisense partnership

Everyone TV – the organisation responsible for the development of free TV in the UK – has unveiled the brand identity and first smart TV partner for its new streaming service, Freely. Freely will be built into the next generation of smart TVs, with Hisense announced as the first partner to offer Freely from 2024, […]

December 13, 2023By Colin Mann

Hisense button for TF1+

Ahead of a full presentation on December 20th, TF1 Pub, French commercial broadcaster TF1’s advertising unit, has revealed further details about its TF1+ free streaming platform. Set to launch on January 8th 2024, the new service, which will be coupled with a pay service called TF1+ Premium, will get a Hisense button in March 2024, […]

December 12, 2023From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Data: TV shipments fall in 2023

TV shipments will fall by 2.1 per cent this year. The world’s major manufacturers are still shipping millions of units, and some have enjoyed growth, but Samsung – still with the largest market share (18.5 per cent) – is likely to suffer the hardest with a 9.8 per cent decline in shipments (to 36.3 million […]

December 6, 2023By Chris Forrester

Paramount+ on Hisense Smart TVs in UK

Paramount+ and VIDAA have announced that Paramount+ is now available on Hisense Smart TVs, powered by VIDAA, across the UK. The UK is the latest addition to the partnership, which brought the streaming service on Hisense Smart TVs in Australia, Latin America and Canada earlier this year. Hisense TV owners in the UK can now […]

October 2, 2023

Data: Premium TV shipments show modest recovery

According to data from research firm Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), global premium TV shipments in Q2 marked a slight rebound, with a 4 per cent increase compared to the same period in the previous year, tallying up to 4.7 million units. This rise is predominantly attributed to the surge in sales of Chinese TV […]

September 21, 2023By Chris Forrester

VIDAA selects Amdocs’ Vubiquity technology

Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, has announced that Vubiquity, an Amdocs company, has been selected by VIDAA USA, a smart TV operating system and content platform powering leading brands worldwide, to provide AVoD / free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST), and TVoD / electronic sell-through (EST) content to VIDAA […]

August 3, 2023

Data: Chinese panel makers increase market share

The two Chinese giant TV panel makers, TCL and Hisense, have gained significant market share according to data from Omdia’s TV Display & OEM Intelligence Share. The paid now hold a 24 per cent market share for their Q1 2023 trading, and up from 22 percent for the same period last year. A 4-year average […]

May 16, 2023By Chris Forrester

Study: 29% Brits say watching TV is a ‘national pastime’

Global home appliance and consumer electronics brand Hisense has published the results of a study into UK TV owners’ viewing habits. The research focused on Brits’ attitudes to popular TV series and the effect those views have on TV purchasing decisions. Half (49 per cent) of those surveyed for the study watch their favourite shows […]

April 29, 2023