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13 Jul 2023

US-ownership of European channels increases

A report from the European Audiovisual Observatory has revealed the considerable presence of US players in the European TV and on-demand sector with American owners making particular traction in the children’s TV sector. Euro obs childrens tv 4July2023Agnes title page The Audiovisual Media Services in Europe 2023 study found that by the end of December 2022, the European audio-visual sector boasts a total of 12,664 media services available in the wider European region. Around three quarters of these are linear services 9,349 TV channels and a quarter are non-linear services, including 3,315 VOD services and video-sharing platforms. With regards to ownership, the European TV market is divided into a public sector with mainly generalist programming available on DTT networks and [...]

13 Jul 2023

Connect Fibre adds Netgem-powered TV bundles

Looking to add further value to its gigabit connectivity bundles, UK altnet Connect Fibre has chosen TV-as-a-service provider Netgem to complement its full-fibre broadband service with video products based on Netgem’s streaming solutions for UK ISPs. Netgem 6July2023 Founded in 2019, the Cambridgeshire-based UK ISP Connect Fibre focuses on providing broadband offers at what it claims are “reasonable prices” to compete with fibre ISPs on the networks of Openreach, CityFibre or Virgin. The new TV service includes over 215 live channels including 100 channels in addition to Freeview - with 45+ channel dedicated to sport such as MBL.TV, The Rugby Network and Pop kids. There are also 100.000 hours of included content with 25 Freeview Play catch-up such as ITVX [...]

13 Jul 2023

DVB-I shows promise for future television distribution in Germany

Germany’s DVB-I pilot is to enter a second phase, according to Christian Klöckner, Technology & Innovation Engineer at WDR, Cologne. As previously reported in Broadband TV News, the Pilot group published its conclusions at the end of May. In an article for EBU tech-i magazine, Klöckner said the earlier trial had identified a need for an organisation that would validate broadcaster lists according to the DVB-I standard and to provide regional updates. In Germany this could be achieved through the public value lists provided by the German Media Authorities, but that was also a need to classify offers not included in the public value list. Support for the classification of packages needing digital rights management (DRM) is now being addressed [...]

13 Jul 2023

Zattoo adds three FAST Channels

Zattoo now offers the FAST Channels Heimatkino, Fabella and TemporaTV in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. With the three additions, which are operated by Plaion Pictures, Zattoo is now distributing a total of 14 ad-financed, free linear streaming channels. Heimatkino shows emotional and entertaining movies from almost 100 years of German film history. Fabella focuses on love stories, dramas and comedies, while TemporaTV screens documentaries and reports on contemporary history. The channels’ content can be paused at any time, restarted and watched on-demand.

12 Jul 2023

Addressable TV market to reach $87bn

The global addressable TV sector is currently worth $56 billion and is forecast to grow by over 50% to $87 billion by 2027. A report by Ampere Analysis, in partnership with GroupM Nexus’s addressable TV solution Finecast and Microsoft Advertising, has also found that: An average of a sixth of advertisers’ video advertising budgets are currently being spent with addressable TV service providers. This is as high as a fifth in mature markets like the US, with all major industry categories represented among addressable TV advertisers. Both B2B and B2C marketers are using addressable TV to support performance marketing and brand-building objectives, targeting specific audience segments or geographies. Brands are using addressable TV to extend campaign reach beyond broadcast TV. [...]

12 Jul 2023

Streaming continues to accelerate media and entertainment evolution

It is no surprise that the Media and Entertainment industry has been experiencing a wildly accelerated evolution and at the centre of this is the ever-growing expansion of streaming platforms, their catalogues, plans and revenue models says research from BB Media and DEG International. Data for the International Digital Entertainment: the Platforms & the Players report was collected through BB Media’s reports and services and covers subscription video-on-demand (SVOD), advertising video-on-demand (AVOD), EST, FAST, pay-TV and transaction video-on-demand (TVOD), up to and including Q1 2023. It outlines the industry’s evolution, penetration and value in different markets across the world, as well as the consumers’ engagement and preferences. In the competition for the largest streaming library, the UK takes the lead [...]

12 Jul 2023

Vizio rolls out new Home Screen that resembles streaming service menus

Vizio TV users, your home screen is about to change. But the new look should be familiar to anyone who's used streaming services recently, since the format is similar. You'll see promoted shows and auto-playing video up top, navigation icons on the left, and content recommendations below that. The enhanced Vizio home screen will begin rolling out to most Vizio smart TVs from the 2016 model year and later in the coming weeks, a Vizio spokesperson told CNET in an email. The new home screen is meant to improve users' abilities to discover, navigate, personalize and stream content. There are revamped menus, settings and navigation features, and a redesigned virtual keyboard and genre pages. You can now find the show [...]

12 Jul 2023

LG veut devenir la marque de TV préférée des télétravailleurs, voilà comment

LG lance Smart Cam, un nouvel accessoire taillé pour ses Smart TV. Le dernier-né de chez LG devrait également faire le bonheur (ou pas) des télétravailleurs. Une nouvelle Smart Cam chez LG Tout récemment, le Japonais Sony annonçait l'arrivée de Zoom for TV sur sa gamme Bravia, permettant à qui le souhaite de télétravailler depuis son salon. En effet, avec Zoom for TV, celles et ceux qui ont encore recours au travail à distance peuvent participer à des réunions virtuelles face à leur TV, à condition toutefois de débourser 199 euros pour s'offrir la Bravia Cam. Aujourd'hui, c'est au tour de LG d'embrasser cette nouvelle ère de la visioconférence sur Smart TV. En effet, le géant coréen vient d'officialiser la [...]

12 Jul 2023

Samsung initie la fin des box TV chez Free, Orange, SFR et Bouygues

Avec l'ajout de SFR TV, les applications des principaux fournisseurs d'accès à internet (FAI) comme Free, Orange, SFR et Bouygues Telecom sont désormais disponibles directement sur les téléviseurs Samsung. Vous pouvez donc vous passer d'une box TV. Le saviez-vous ? La révolution de la télévision pourrait bien être en marche grâce à Samsung. L’entreprise sud-coréenne propose en effet une alternative intéressante à la box TV traditionnelle. Au travers de son système d’exploitation Tizen, intégré à ses téléviseurs, elle offre la possibilité de profiter de SFR TV, ainsi que des applications des autres principaux fournisseurs d’accès à internet (FAI) tels qu’Orange, Free (via l’application Oqee) et Bouygues Telecom. Plus besoin d’une box TV pour accéder aux chaînes offertes avec votre abonnement. [...]

12 Jul 2023

Rakuten TV launches own channel in Poland

The streaming platform Rakuten TV has announced the launch of its first owned and operated FAST channel in Poland. Known as Top Movies Polska, it will be made available to viewers from mid-July and offer a wide range of movie content, from both Hollywood and European distributors. Top Movies Polska will be available for streaming on the Rakuten TV app across all devices and the first pure FAST movie channel on the Polish market. In February, Rakuten TV enriched its AVOD catalogue in Poland by adding nearly 100 localised films. Moreover, it currently offers approx. 70 FAST channels in the country. Commenting on Top Movies Polska, Rakuten TV’s chief content officer Marcos Milanez said: “Rakuten TV has established a wide [...]