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Research: Smart TVs half of OTT TV viewing

Research from Aluma Insights finds adult SVoD viewers spend half their streaming TV time watching apps on smart TVs, up from 31 per cent in 2015. This is 2.5 times the contribution of streaming media players, which is down from 27 per cent in 2015 to 21 per cent currently. In the early days of […]

April 5, 2023

Study: CTV continues to rise in popularity

Findings from AudienceXpress, FreeWheel’s premium video media sales house’s Streaming Video: CTV Uncovered 2023 consumer study, conducted in collaboration with independent research specialist Happydemics, reveal a growing uptake of viewing via connected TV (CTV) in the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands (the EU6). With 65 per cent of European viewers who have […]

April 4, 2023

CIMM to study Smart TV data measurement potential

The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM), the US-based collaboration of companies focused on promoting innovation and best practices in media measurement, metrics and data, is launching a study focused on assessing the opportunities that exist for enhancing the value of Smart TV data as an input to TV measurement solutions. “Smart TV data, leveraging […]

April 3, 2023By Colin Mann

yes enhances smart TV user experience

Video software provider Synamedia has confirmed that yes, the pay-TV subsidiary of Israeli telco Bezeq, is deploying an enhanced smart TV user experience on its yes+ premium streaming service powered by the Synamedia Go Experience Manager. In addition, yes has released a new range of yes+ smart TV applications developed by 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) […]

March 30, 2023

Italy: 93m connected screens

The expansion of broadband coverage in Italy – currently available to 90 per cent of households – has been followed by a boom in connected screen ownership, according to the annual report from audience rating company Auditel. In the last five years, the number of connected screens has risen from 70 million to over 93 […]

March 27, 2023From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Sony, Vidgo CTV live streaming deal

Sony and US virtual MVPD platform Vidgo have agreed a new deal bringing Vidgo’s streaming service to Sony smart TV viewers across the nation. Vidgo is offering all new and existing Sony TV users across the country a free 30-day trial to its Vidgo Premium package – a value of $79.95 (€75.75) per month – […]

March 9, 2023

US local TV measurement study launched

TV industry bodies the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM), the 4A’s and the TVB are launching a joint study focused on developing an action plan for supporting the evolution of local TV measurement in the US market. The initiative will involve an extensive programme of research, consultation, and engagement with the industry, helping to […]

January 20, 2023

Research: 63% US homes own a smart TV

Parks Associates research released during CES shows 63 per cent of US Internet households own a smart TV, up from 38 per cent in 2015. The OTT Video Market Tracker, including monthly reports and a quarterly release of estimated video subscriber numbers, highlights how companies like Roku and others have transformed the role of the […]

January 13, 2023

Samba TV, TCL Smart TV partnership

TV technology and content analytics provider Samba TV has entered into a new multi-year research and development (R&D) venture with consumer electronics specialist TCL. The partnership will lead to the development and deployment of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and content analytics to TCL TVs and make features of Samba AI, a suite of advanced AI […]

January 6, 2023

Xumo, Element 4K smart TV portfolio expansion

Xumo, the streaming platform joint venture between US multiplay operators Comcast and Charter, and Element Electronics are to launch a new line of 4K Ultra HD smart TVs, across the US in 2023. Xumo was formed to develop and offer a next-generation streaming platform on a variety of branded 4K streaming devices and smart TVs. […]

January 6, 2023