ITV Studios is partnering with connected TV platform Samsung TV Plus for the first time to launch two brand new channels in Europe. The new FAST channels, free ad-supported streaming TV, with associated AVoD, include the following: Storylands – a brand new channel set to become the home for the best European drama, produced by […]

White-labelled, turnkey Smart TV and OTT ecosystems provider NetRange has been chosen to provide content for the new range of Hisense TVs powered by VIDAA OS. “NetRange has been an invaluable partner to us in ensuring that we have Smart TV apps for all the key markets of our exciting new VIDAA OS-powered TVs,” says […]

Parks Associates reports that 55 per cent of US broadband households own a smart TV, pushing this device to be the default platform for streaming content. “Rapid changes in the market over the past two years, combined with continually shifting customer preferences, have forced service and device suppliers to adjust and adapt on an almost […]

Suggesting the move provides more efficiency for brands and agencies to create and manage video advertising across all media types, with a visible audit trail, video advertising workflow and delivery specialist Peach has confirmed a platform integration with digital TV ad technology provider Innovid. Through a new API integration by Peach using Innovid Creative Bridge, […]

European TV set manufacturer Vestel has confirmed the arrival of video sharing app TikTok on its range of Smart TVs. The collaboration will see Vestel now bring TikTok to more than twenty high-profile and premium TV brands, including its own portfolio of brand licences. Especially designed for TV, the TikTok app is already available on […]

VIZIO SmartCast viewers in the US now have access to A+E Networks subscription streaming apps HISTORY Vault, A&E Crime Central and Lifetime Movie Club – all commercial free. SmartCast users can dive into A+E Networks apps, including:  HISTORY Vault  – Over 3,500 hours of content offering from The HISTORY Channel’s extensive catalogue. A&E Crime Central […]

Music video network Vevo is bringing the Vevo app to Google TV and other Android TV OS devices. Vevo’s TV app will be available on Android TV OS devices across the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Mexico, and Brazil, significantly boosting Vevo’s global TV footprint. Given the popularity of Android […]

Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has launched Nielsen’s Digital Ad Ratings (DAR) audience guarantees on its OneView ad buying platform, making it the first such platform to enable Nielsen guarantees across TV streaming. OneView users can now choose a specific age and gender demographic, such as adults ages 18 to 49, and pay only […]

Cinedigm, the independent streaming company, has announced today that Comedy Dynamics, the comedic streaming channel, has launched on Samsung TV Plus in the UK, Samsung’s free content streaming platform. Offering hundreds of stand-up specials, films and television series, Comedy Dynamics features all-star talent including Jim Gaffigan, Mike Birbiglia, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Smith (pictured), Whitney Cummings and more. Comedy […]

Research from digital experience specialist Acquia shows just how much Covid is catalysing the time Brits are spending on screens as the UK continues to navigate working from home and the pandemic. The research shows that up to 5 million people in the UK are currently watching seven or more hours of streaming video content […]