https://www.digitaltvnews.net The latest UK digital television (DTV) and set-top box (STB) Business, Technology and Market Research news Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:09:42 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43403 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:09:42 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43403 February 26, 2025 — Barb, with Kantar Media, has expanded its measurement of the YouTube content that people watch on TV sets, selecting 200 YouTube channels that will become part of its daily audience reporting.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43358 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 17:07:13 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43358 February 11, 2025 — Sky has unveiled its new Sky Glass TV, with a brighter 4K HDR screen and seven-speaker Dolby Atmos sound. Sky Glass Gen 2 runs on the Sky OS platform, the new name for Entertainment OS in the UK.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43352 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:52:24 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43352 February 10, 2025 — Barb is collaborating with MediaSense and Snowflake for the Barb Data Hub, a new cloud-based system for storing, processing and distributing Barb viewing data to the industry.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43347 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:48:50 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43347 February 6, 2025 — LG Ad Solutions has released findings from a study on the habits of sports viewers in the US, UK and Canada, revealing a dramatic shift toward CTV as the primary platform for live sports.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43313 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:29:56 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43313 February 3, 2025 — Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20 million UK homes (68.3%) had access to an SVOD service in Q4 2024. This is a slight dip from 20.1 million (68.8%) in Q2.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43307 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 09:56:27 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43307 January 30, 2025 — Pixalate has released its Q4 2024 CTV Device Market Share Reports for the UK, US, Canada and Mexico. The reports provide data on the top CTV devices in each country by quarterly market share.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43296 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 10:13:29 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43296 January 30, 2025 — Barb has commissioned two prototypes and two new data sources for Barb Panel Plus, which extends Barb's use of big data sets for integration with UK panel data.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43293 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 10:07:23 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43293 January 30, 2025 — According to an Advertising Association/WARC report, UK ad spend rose 9.7% to £10.6bn in the third quarter of 2024. BVOD ad spend is expected to have grown 12.4% at end-2024.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43272 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:24:02 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43272 January 27, 2025 — Data for 2024 released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment in association with the Official Charts Company confirms that video is the most popular form of entertainment in the UK.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43097 Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:59:30 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43097 December 17, 2024 — Whereas once families were more likely to gather around a TV for major events, now over a third (35%) of the UK admit to regularly splitting their attention over multiple screens at the same time.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43096 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:55:21 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43096 December 17, 2024 — The UK has launched a consultation on plans to give certainty to the creative industries and AI developers on how copyright material can be used to train AI models.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43024 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 17:00:23 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43024 December 5, 2024 — Ofcom has examined the role of connected TV platforms as digital content gateways, looking at whether content providers are able to make their content available and discoverable to UK audiences on such platforms.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43022 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:44:36 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43022 December 4, 2024 — StackAdapt has announced a collaboration with Channel 4, the UK Public Service Broadcaster (PSB) to open up broadcast advertising inventory for StackAdapt clients in the UK for the first time. ]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42956 Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:40:57 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42956 November 20, 2024 — Disney+ has partnered with AudienceProject for audience measurement in Europe. Measurement will initially be available to advertisers in the UK, Germany and the Nordics, with more markets to follow.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42928 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:20:19 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42928 November 14, 2024 — The DTG has released analysis showing notable improvements in live sports streaming performance across three major events in 2024: Wimbledon, the Olympic Games, and the Paralympic Games.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42908 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:12:55 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42908 November 13, 2024 — Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20.1m UK homes (68.8%) had access to an SVOD service in Q3 2024. This is a slight increase from 20m UK homes (68.7%) in Q2.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42874 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:49:00 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42874 November 8, 2024 — The UK government is to form a new working group which will consult with key stakeholders to consider how viewers can continue to access British content as consumer habits continue to change.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42843 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 09:34:59 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42843 November 5, 2024 — Aferian (LSE AIM: AFRN) has provided a trading update for the year to 30 November 2024. The Group has continued to win new business and has received increased sales orders in the second half of the year.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42839 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 09:14:59 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42839 November 5, 2024 — TiVo (NYSE: XPER) has found in its latest Video Trends Report that UK users are overwhelmed by the rising number of video providers, adding to increased irritation when deciding what to watch.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42816 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:54:02 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42816 October 31, 2024 — The DTG has released D-Book 12.9, the latest version of the UK's technical standard for digital TV. D-Book 12.9 introduces critical updates that reflect the fast-changing landscape of the market.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42810 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:59:34 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42810 October 31, 2024 — Sky Glass, the TV with Sky built-in, can now be bought in Currys stores and online in the UK. With the TV on display in over 200 stores, consumers can see and hear the benefits before they buy.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42799 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:44:12 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42799 October 30, 2024 — Synamedia has announced that AYOZAT has chosen Synamedia Iris for advertising campaign management, decisioning, and reporting for its live and on-demand streaming service, AYOZAT STREAM.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42786 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 09:22:26 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42786 October 24, 2024 — The UK Government has set out the categories of TV devices to be considered as internet television equipment for the purposes of the new prominence framework introduced by its Media Act 2024.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42779 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 07:47:14 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42779 October 24, 2024 — Kantar has released its latest Entertainment on Demand data on the UK's streaming market. Emmy awards for FX shows have cemented Disney+ as top for new subscribers for the second consecutive quarter.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42694 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 07:10:16 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42694 October 10, 2024 — SES has extended its partnership with Sky through a multi-year contract renewal for satellite capacity and back-up services from SES's prime video neighbourhood of 28.2/28.5°E.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42665 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 08:16:51 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42665 October 7, 2024 — Everyone TV has announced that its new streaming platform Freely will be available, from this autumn, on Amazon Fire TV smart TVs and other smart TVs with Fire TV OS built-in.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42632 Tue, 01 Oct 2024 08:33:03 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42632 September 25, 2024 — LG and Rakuten TV have launched LG Movies & TV, a VOD service accessible without the need for a subscription and now available on LG TVs across the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42621 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:20:21 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42621 September 24, 2024 — Barb has upgraded its pre-campaign planning tool, enabling advertisers and media agencies to plan campaigns on a wide range of streaming services that now includes discovery+ and Netflix.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42590 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:34:47 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42590 September 18, 2024 — ScreenThink has announced findings from its research on the impact of advertising tiers on SVOD services, revealing that the introduction of ad tiers has had a positive effect on streaming brands.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42580 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:27:33 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42580 September 16, 2024 — Everyone TV has announced that UKTV will bring its on demand service U to new streaming platform, Freely, this month, alongside streamed live channels U&Dave, U&DRAMA, U&W and U&YESTERDAY.]]>