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Freely launching Spotlight Channels for CTV OS partners

Everyone TV has unveiled Freely Spotlight Channels, an initiative that aims to increase monetisation opportunities for connected TV operating system (CTV OS) partners via the Freely TV Guide. Freely Spotlight Channels will be available on channel 31 and channels 90–99, with channel placement offered to CTV OS partners on Freely-enabled devices. V (formerly VIDAA), the company behind the VIDAA OS smart TV operating […]

April 13, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Data: Q4 global TV shipments flat despite China slump

Global TV shipments remained flat year-on-year at 61.5 million units in Q2 2025, despite a sharp decline in China, according to data from Omdia’s TV Sets (Emerging Technologies) Market Tracker: History – 4Q25. Shipments in China fell by 25.3 per cent year-on-year, as government subsidies ended and many consumers brought forward upgrades over the past […]

March 3, 2026

Hisense x Freely TVs surpass 1m sales

Consumer electronics brand, Hisense, is celebrating a milestone with sales of Hisense x Freely televisions surpassing 1 million units across the UK. As the first television manufacturer to partner with Freely in 2024, Hisense has continued to evolve the at-home viewing experience, recently becoming the first to bring RGB MiniLED technology to the market. This […]

February 23, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Research: TCL continues to expand presence in TV market

Global TV shipments declined 1 per cent YoY in November 2025, according to Counterpoint Research’s Global Monthly TV Tracker, reversing the growth seen in the previous two months. In MoM terms, the shipments fell 15 per cent in November, as September and October shipments had been boosted by inventory accumulation ahead of year-end peak sales. […]

January 26, 2026

Report: Larger TV size sales continue to grow

A report from analyst Paul Gray, delivered at the Seville, Spain, 4K HDR Summit in mid-November, showed China’s rapid shift toward larger TV sizes — with 65-inch now becoming the average size of new sets sold this year in Europe. China’s unique manufacturing and logistics advantages are accelerating this growth, says Gray, while aggressive innovation […]

December 1, 2025By Chris Forrester

wedotv expands distribution on VIDAA globally

wedotv, the free ad-supported streaming network, has expanded its distribution on the VIDAA smart-TV platform for its newly upgraded AVoD app, its FAST channel wedotv: Legacy, and its new auto-sports FAST channel wedotv: AUTA. With new and enhanced features, including an improved user navigation interface and expanded lineup of Live TV channels, wedotv’s AVOD app […]

November 19, 2025

Hisense announces Freely availability

Home appliances and consumer electronics specialist Hisense has confirmed that all Hisense 2024/2025 Laser products will be updated to include streaming platform Freely to offer seamless, subscription-free TV from October 2025. The update reflects the deepening partnership between Hisense and Everyone TV, the organisation leading the evolution of free TV. Freely, backed by the BBC, […]

October 24, 2025By Colin Mann

Forecast: Shipments of 80-inch+ TVs to rise 44% to 2029

Annual TV shipments are projected to see minimal growth over the next five years, but the ultra large segment (80 inches and above) is expected to increase by 44 per cent from 2025 to 2029, representing a CAGR of 10 per cent, according to analysis from Omdia’s quarterly TV Sets Market Tracker. Falling prices of […]

September 23, 2025

Hisense named FIFA World Cup 26 Sponsor

FIFA and Hisense have announced the extension of their long-standing sponsorship, with the home appliances and TV brand manufacturer confirmed as an Official Sponsor of the FIFA World Cup 26, which is to be held in Canada, Mexico and the US. The renewed sponsorship builds on a collaboration that began in 2017 and has included […]

September 5, 2025

IMAX Enhanced content coming to Hisense, Toshiba TVs in Europe

DTS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of entertainment technology company Xperi, and IMAX have announced that Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) plans to expand their catalogue of IMAX Enhanced content encoded in DTS:X immersive sound, adding hundreds of titles to their existing catalogue of Sony Pictures films available in the format during their respective home entertainment windows. Select […]

September 4, 2025