Discovery and LG Electronics USA have announced that discovery+, the definitive non-fiction subscription streaming service, is now available on LG Smart TVs in the US including LG’s line-up of LG OLED TVs and LG QNED MiniLED TVs*. LG Smart TV owners can access discovery+ on the TV’s webOS platform by opening the discovery+ app using their […]

Findings from Ampere Analysis reveal a shift in the Netflix core audience, with the firm’s consumer data for Q3 2021 illustrating the rapid demographic changes in media consumption as the world emerges from lockdown. Netflix is beginning to lose its youth-skewing customer base as people of all ages are seeking on-demand entertainment. In some mature […]

TF1 has announced the testing of an OTT, pay and ad-free beta version – an offshoot of its catch-up TV platform MyTF1. Created as an enhanced catch-up TV service, MYTf1 Max went live this week at a price of €2.99 per month for the first year (thereafter €3.99) and is set to adapt to viewers’ […]

The popularity of streaming services continue to overtake cable TV, with more than half of UK consumers (53 per cent) saying the content on providers such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and YouTube  is more entertaining than its traditional TV counterparts, and a further 62 per cent saying they watch more paid streaming services than […]

Samsung Ads Europe reveals in its latest report on the Samsung Smart TV landscape, Behind The Screens, that streaming habits, accelerated by the pandemic, have become routine as consumers adjust to post-lockdown life. Samsung Ads Europe, the media and advertising division of Samsung Electronics, leveraged insights from millions of Samsung Smart TV devices across ‘EU5’ […]

LG Electronics will expand the availability of content streaming options for third-party TVs running its proprietary webOS platform. With the firmware update now rolling out, viewers with webOS TVs can access an enriched viewing experience with even more popular services to choose from. To expand access to its popular TV platform to more consumers worldwide […]

FreeWheel, a Comcast company and a provider of video advertising software, has revealed the findings of a survey of UK advertisers and agencies about marketing budgets and priorities for the next 12 months. Commissioned by FreeWheel and conducted by independent research firm CoLab Media, the research aimed to uncover how the challenges created by last […]

The number of Connected TVs in Italy reached 15 million in September 2021, and they are currently present and used in 45 per cent of households. Two thirds of them are Smart TVs, while the rest are attached devices (such as Amazon Fire and Google Chromecast) and gaming consoles, according to IAB Italia’s White Paper […]

In advance of the Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder heavyweight bout on October 9th, only available in the UK on BT Sport PPV, Kieron Sharp, CEO of intellectual property protection body FACT, has highlighted the dangers of illegal streaming. “There’s much excitement for Tyson Fury’s third fight against Deontay Wilder this Saturday,” notes Sharp. “However, […]