The Digital TV infrastructure operator Cellnex Telecom and Sofia Digital have collaborated to create a new way to discover broadcasted content. HbbTV-based streaming service LOVEStv is now available also as a Smart TV application and can be found from the home menu on Vestel TVs. The new Smart TV application can be found and launched […]
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 […]
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 […]
Despite the proliferation of smart TVs, the market for STBs is still huge and a report from Global Market Insights (GMI) forecasts that STBs will expand again (after the pandemic saw reduced sales and installations) in many regions and the amrket will be worth $20 billion (€17.7bn) by 2028. The pandemic also saw the much-reported […]
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 […]
Parks Associates consumer research featured in its OTT Video Market Tracker reveals that in Q3 2021, 27 per cent of US broadband subscribers reported the Samsung Tizen Smart TV is their primary device for consuming video content. The firm’s most recent update recaps top industry and consumer trends of Q4 2021 and highlights anticipated market […]
TeraVolt has been commissioned by the German joint TV network ARD to develop a client system for all HbbTV-based ARD teletexts. This enables all state broadcasters, which are part of the ARD network, to bundle their HbbTV teletexts in just one system and broadcast them together. It replaces the individual solutions used to date. At […]
Disruptel, the interactive TV and AI innovator, has announced a partnership with TCL, the consumer electronics brand. Through the partnership, the two companies will develop new AI-powered features, enabling users to see information related to what’s on-screen and ask questions about what they’re watching. Disruptel has developed an AI platform that processes and understands video […]
Findings contained in a whitepaper from analyst firm Parks Associates reveal that nearly 70 per cent of US broadband households own at least one streaming video product that is connected to the Internet. Ownership of smart TVs and streaming media players continues to rise, and gaming console ownership has held steady after several years of […]
For the second year in a row, the Roku Operating System (OS) was the leading smart TV OS sold in the US according to NPD’s Weekly Retail Tracking Service, based on available data from January 3rd 2021 through December 4th 2021. Additionally, Roku announced a partnership with Sharp to bring Sharp Roku TV models to […]