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LG announces organisational restructuring

LG Electronics has announced organisational changes in another step towards achieving its Future Vision 2030 announced in July. The company says the changes “are being implemented to strengthen organisational capabilities and business competitiveness to realise the vision of transforming into a smart life solution company that connects and expands various spaces and experiences of customers […]

November 24, 2023

Report: 68% UK prefer AVoD over SVoD

LG Ad Solutions has released the findings of its 2023 streaming report The Big Shift: United Kingdom Wave II, which found that UK consumers are increasingly shifting away from linear TV, with 25 per cent of those surveyed saying they are watching less linear television than a year ago. In its place, ad-supported streaming services […]

November 7, 2023

Forecast: Rollable TV market set for growth

Rollable TVs, first introduced by LG, are not quite mainstream but forecasts from market research company The Brainy Insights suggests the market will grow to surpass $4.75 billion (€4.4bn) by 2032 at a CAGR of more than 36 per cent. “Due to the fact that the manufacturing process for rollable TVs is not entirely automated, […]

October 24, 2023By Chris Forrester

LG sets 6G data transfer record

LG Electronics has announced the successful wireless transmission and reception of 6G terahertz (THz) data over 500 metres, the longest distance recorded in any 6G test conducted in an outdoor, urban area to date. Run jointly with LG U+, the test took place at the beginning of September at LG Sciencepark in Magok, Seoul. This […]

September 26, 2023

LG Ad Solutions, Affinity launch LoopIQ

LG Ad Solutions, a specialist in connected TV (CTV) and cross-screen advertising, has announced a strategic product partnership with consumer purchase insights company Affinity Solutions, named LoopIQ. This closed-loop CTV ad targeting and measurement solution is designed to utilise purchase data for reaching the right audiences in CTV environments while also measuring campaign impact on […]

September 26, 2023

Study: CTV content beats linear on attention, co-viewing

LG Ad Solutions, in partnership with CTV measurement specialist TVision, have released the findings of a study that reveals CTV content has a 13 per cent higher attention index and a 74 per cent higher co-viewing incidence than linear TV content. LG Ad Solutions partnered with TVision to use a combination of their camera Sensor, […]

September 21, 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

IBC 2023: Over 43,000 attendees

IBC has announced that its 2023 show attracted 43,065 attendees from 170 countries at the RAI Amsterdam on September 15th-18th. With over 1,250 exhibitors and a 16 per cent increase in total attendees, media leaders and technology pioneers from around the world gathered across bustling exhibition halls, networking events and packed theatres to define and […]

September 19, 2023

LG Electronics rolls out LG Channels 3.0

LG Electronics is introducing LG Channels 3.0, the latest version of its free streaming service. Featuring a new UI with improved navigation, more engaging placements for content discovery and an enhanced channel guide, LG says that users will easily be able to discover the content that resonates with them. LG Channels 3.0 is rolling out […]

September 19, 2023

LG to enable cross-brand appliance connectivity

LG Electronics (LG) is set to present its first commercial implementation of the Home Connectivity Alliance’s HCA Specification 1.0, enabling cross-brand appliance connectivity through the LG ThinQ smart home platform. By the end of this year, consumers will be able to control appliances from other brands, such as Samsung and Vestel with the ThinQ app, […]

August 29, 2023