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DoubleVerify partners with Samsung Ads Europe

DoubleVerify, a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, has announced a partnership with Samsung Ads Europe. This partnership will provide advertisers across Samsung’s Smart TVs in Europe with solutions to help them verify the quality of their video and CTV campaigns via DV Video Complete. DV Video Complete is a multi-pronged solution […]

February 28, 2023

Samsung to add 2-way satellite to Galaxy phones

Samsung says that it has developed a system that will allow smartphone users to send data via satellite, thus intensifying the race among technology companies to connect their devices to non-terrestrial networks. As with Apple, the data will be sent to low-Earth orbiting satellites in space and sent back to Earth-based teleport stations before reaching […]

February 24, 2023

Forecast: LCD TV panel orders set to rebound

The demand recovery for LCD TV panel orders from the global top Korean and Chinese TV makers is nearby according to Omdia’s TV Display & OEM Intelligence Service. Omdia estimates a strong rebound of 19 per cent year on year (YoY) is expected in Q2 2023 along with the anticipation of reaching 161.4 million units […]

February 15, 2023

Sling TV launches Freestream

Live streaming TV service Sling TV has launched its free advertising-supported streaming television service (FAST) – Sling Freestream – in the US. Unveiled on Sling’s eighth birthday and National Cut the Cord Day, Freestream is available through the Sling app on all Roku devices, and is rolling out across Comcast, LG, Samsung, Vizio and Xbox […]

February 10, 2023By Colin Mann

Italy: wedo channels on Samsung TV Plus

Video Solutions, the media company that owns and operates wedotv AVoD and FAST channels, has completed a multi-platform launch in Italy for its wedo movies and wedo big stories FAST channels and direct-to-consumer platform wedotv. These launches mark the first time the company has expanded outside its initial launch territories of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and […]

February 9, 2023

THEMA announce new launches in Spain

THEMA, a Canal+ Group company, has announced multiple launches of its FAST TV-channel – Vive Kanal D Drama – in Spain. In January the channel became available on 2 platforms – Rakuten TV and Orange TV – and more deals are coming soon. At the same time with the Orange TV launch, the channel has […]

February 7, 2023

Study: Audiences rate streamer ads higher than linear

A global study from Samsung Ads through Verve reveals that ads on ad-funded and free streaming TV (FAST) services are more likely to be watched compared to other services – a finding consistent across the UK, Germany, Australia, and India. The global report, Understanding Advertising Engagement across different viewing platform types, compared key markets in […]

February 2, 2023

Lionsgate+ on Samsung Smart TVs

Lionsgate+, the SVoD service from Starz, is now available on Samsung Smart TVs, smart monitors, projectors and other Tizen OS-powered devices through a partnership agreement spanning the UK, Ireland, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Colombia. Customers in these countries can subscribe to a library of exclusive content that includes political thriller Gaslit along with period […]

January 31, 2023

Samsung partners with Fiit

Samsung Electronics has partnered with Fiit – the UK’s hybrid fitness platform– on a partnership which offers consumers a free Fiit 4-month subscription, when they purchase a selected Smart TV or Smart Monitor. Until March 31st 2023, customers looking to upgrade their fitness or TV viewing routines are in luck. The partnership between Samsung and […]

January 26, 2023

Nokia, Samsung sign 5G patent licence agreement

Nokia has signed a new cross-licence patent agreement with Samsung following the expiry of the previous agreement at the end of 2022. Under the agreement, which covers Nokia’s fundamental inventions in 5G and other technologies, Samsung will make payments to Nokia for a multi-year period which started on January 1st 2023. The terms of the […]

January 23, 2023