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DoubleVerify earns MRC accreditation

Digital media measurement, data and analytics software platform DoubleVerify (DV) has received Media Rating Council (MRC) accreditation for its DV Authentic Attention metrics, DV’s attention-based analytics and performance solution. “Earning MRC accreditation for DV Authentic Attention, in an environment where ad dollars are increasingly scrutinised for accountability, advances our commitment to develop independent media quality […]

January 4, 2023

Hallmark Movies Now launches on Vizio Smart TVs

Hallmark Media has confirmed that its SVoD service, Hallmark Movies Now, is now available on VIZIO Smart TVs. The launch comes as the service closes out its annual holiday programming stunt Movies & Mistletoe, which features beloved Hallmark holiday programming, and gears up for a strong January line-up of offerings, including hit films such as […]

December 23, 2022

Italy: OTT and mobile TV see growth in 2022

Over half of the Italian population (52.8 per cent) watched TV over the internet in 2022, a growth of 10.9 per cent on the previous year, according to the annual report from the research institute Censis. The number of smart TVs reached 16.7 million, in comparison to 15.3 million a year earlier. Mobile TV is […]

December 21, 2022From Branislav Pekic in Rome

IPO, Meta: ‘SVoD password-sharing illegal’

The UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and Meta have worked together to create guidance on avoiding piracy and counterfeit goods online. “Piracy is a major issue for the entertainment and creative industries,” says the IPO. “Pasting Internet images into your social media, password sharing on streaming services and accessing the latest films, TV series or […]

December 20, 2022By Colin Mann

Shahid now on KONKA smart TVs

Technology company KONKA Group and MBC Group, a media company in the MENA region, have announced a strategic partnership that will allow all KONKA Android (version 11 and up) and webOS smart television users in MENA countries to quickly access MBC’s Shahid, the Arabic streaming platform, via the homepage launch bar or the Shahid App. […]

December 7, 2022

RCA releases Roku TVs in UK

US electronics manufacturer RCA has made a major move into the UK market with a range of low price TVs powered by the Roku operating system. RCA’s new Roku TVs are available immediately in three different screen sizes (32”, 40” and 55”) via Amazon and other select retailers, with prices starting at £129.99 for the […]

December 2, 2022

Google TV carries VIDAA sports channels

VIDAA, a smart TV operating system and streaming platform, and a subsidiary of Hisense has announced an agreement for Google TV and other Android TV OS devices to carry VIDAA’s sports content, which includes FIFA+. As a long-term partner of VIDAA, Tremor International, an end-to-end digital advertising technology platform specialised in Connected TV, video, and […]

December 2, 2022

Disney, VideoAmp cross-screen measurement integration

Disney Advertising is building momentum for marketers leveraging Clean Room technology through an advanced integration with advertising measurement, planning and optimisation platform VideoAmp. After setting the stage for advertisers to activate first-party data at scale programmatically this summer using Clean Room technology, Disney is translating its audience-based innovation to drive deeper measurement and insights through […]

December 2, 2022

LG Smart TVs offer free Apple TV+ trial

LG Smart TV owners in over eighty countries can gain access to three months of Apple TV+ for free. The promotion is available to new Apple TV+ subscribers and applies to all compatible 4K and 8K LG Smart TV models from 2018 to 2022 running webOS 4.0 to webOS 2022. To redeem this offer, users […]

December 2, 2022

New Dotscreen CTV apps for TF1, RTBF

Dotscreen, the multiscreen video applications & UI specialist, has launched of two upgrades to its European multiscreen UI clients. Firstly, the MYTF1 Max App developed by Dotscreen has launched on Samsung and LG Smart TVs in the French Market. Users can subscribe from the smart TV app store to access TF1 group’s live TV channels, […]

November 25, 2022