Despite the mass disruption to production lines and supply chains caused by the pandemic, consumer technology devices such as 5G smartphones, video streaming devices, and

SVoD viewership on Samsung TVs grew by 35 per cent in 2020, according to the findings of a report, Decoding the on-demand TV landscape, from Samsung Ads Europe, the media and advertising division of Samsung Electronics. AVoD viewing time grew by 74 per cent – emerging as a key trend for advertisers to watch. The […]

Samsung’s Tizen smart TV streaming platform further extended its lead in 2020 as the number of Tizen devices in use worldwide increased by 21 per cent year-on-year to 162.3 million, according to research from Strategy Analytics’ TV Streaming Platforms service. Strong growth was also seen in Google’s Android TV (+42 per cent), Roku TV OS (+40 […]

Research from advanced TV platform company Cadent reveals that connected TV (CTV), addressable, and advanced advertising are poised to play a major role in the next wave of growth in the TV advertising ecosystem, with 72 per cent of respondents saying in two to five years, CTV and other data-driven TV methods of advertising will […]

Video streaming in Italy grew by 52 per cent in January 2021 compared to the same month last year, while linear TV grew by only 11 per cent in the same period. These figures come from a study by digital marketing consultancy Sensemakers that confirms last year’s positive trend in video streaming consumption, especially during […]

Crackle Plus, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company and an operator of AVoD networks, has announced an agreement to launch the Crackle app on Smart TVs and set-top boxes powered by Vewd, a provider of OTT and hybrid TV solutions. Shipping on almost 40 million connected TVs, set-top boxes, game consoles, and cars […]

Global sales of connected TV devices soared to a new record in Q4 2020, reaching 109.1 million units, according to research from Strategy Analytics’ TV Streaming Platforms service. According to the report, Amazon became market leader for the first time with sales of 13.2 million devices and a market share of 12.1 per cent. Samsung […]

NBCUniversal International (NBCUI) has announced that hayu, the all-reality SVoD service, is now available through Samsung Smart TVs. Reality TV enthusiasts in 27 territories can now watch reality content via the hayu app through Samsung’s in-built application portal. hayu offers over 8,000 episodes of top reality TV content. The service offers extensive choice, with a […]

Canela.TV one of the first AVoD streaming services for US Hispanics, has officially launched its app on VIZIO SmartCast, the smart TV platform. Canela.TV is now available to millions of SmartCast TV users in the U.S offering over 10,000 hours of entertainment for adults and children including comedies, docuseries, novelas, cartoons, dramas and action films. […]

FITE, the global platform for sports and entertainment, has announced that its OTT app is now live on LG Smart TVs globally (model years 2018-2021), including LG OLED TVs. The FITE app, offers an array of premium Pay Per View events, SVoD package options and free programming including the linear channel, FITE 24/7. Louis Lewow, […]