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Elevating the Sports Viewing Experience (Xperi Blog)
There’s no doubt that a huge slice of the world will be watching sports this summer. Furthermore, consumers’ user experience expectations have become influenced by mobile inter... More
13.1M Watch England vs Denmark on BBC One (Advanced Television)
The June 20th match, which ended in a 1-1 draw despite an underwhelming England performance, was also streamed 5.6 million times across BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app a... More
All Wimbledon Center Court Games in UHD on BBC (Advanced Television)
From July 1st, audiences can tune into comprehensive live match coverage of Wimbledon 2024 exclusively on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer, as well as listen to the latest news from the cour... More
Portugal’s Creator-Driven Animation Industry Shines as Annecy’s Country of Honor (Variety)
For good reason, Portugal is this year’s Country of Honour at the Annecy Animation Festival. A decade ago, new government financing structures were put in place that have helped ... More
Survey: Brits Spend £696 per Year on Subscriptions (Advanced Television)
Despite high cost of living concerns, UK subscribers are now spending £696 (€826) on subscription apps and services every year — on top of standard bills such as TV, phone and... More
Mobile Accounted for $90.4B of Global Games Revenue in 2023 (GamesIndustry)
Consumer spending experienced 2% decrease to $107 billion.... More
The Olympics Is Personal(ized) (TV Tech)
The Olympics are not the same as the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl provides an unusual moment where most households in the US tune into the same channel and watch the same broadcast a... More
BBC First Launches in Czech Republic, Slovakia (Advanced Television)
BBC Studios has announced that its British drama channel BBC First is now available in Czech Republic through T-Mobile and O2, and in Slovakia through Slovak Telekom.... More
DTS Artist Impact Report: How Jelly Roll ‘Rolls’ with In-Vehicle Listeners (Xperi Blog)
New data from DTS AutoStage and TiVo tracks rap artist Jelly Roll’s crossover to country and beyond.... More
Forecast: India SVOD Revenue at $2.1B in 2028 (Advanced Television)
The SVOD service revenue in India is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7 per cent from $1.5 billion (€1.38bn) in 2023 to $2.1 billion in 2028, driven ... More
Older SVOD Subscribers Unfazed by Price Hikes Will Drive Revenue Growth (TV Tech)
Global SVOD revenues will increase by $116.6 billion by 2031, a growth rate of 13.3% per year over the next eight years, according to a new report. Cumulative revenue is expected t... More
Sky Sports & ITV Clinch Pact for Carabao Cup Matches (World Screen)
The new agreement begins in January 2025 and runs through the end of the 2026/27 season. With it, ITV will provide free-to-air coverage of select games also available on Sky Sports... More
Vestel Deploys Germany’s First TiVo Smart TVs (BTN)
TV set manufacturer Vestel has introduced the first smart TVs powered by TiVo in German retail stores. Telefunken and JVC are the first Vestel brands to have the operating system (... More
Roland Garros to Feature in 4K-UHD on France 2 UHD (BTN)
France 2 UHD will broadcast matches from courts Philippe-Chatrier, Suzanne Lenglen, Simonne Mathieu and court 14.... More
Euros Channel to Launch on BBC iPlayer (DTVE)
BBC iPlayer Euros channel will show build up content including special features and matches from the Euros archive spotlighting iconic games from the tournament. It will deliver li... More
Spain: Max on All Platforms (Advanced Television)
Max, the successor to HBO Max, is available through all the major telcos in Spain: Movistar, Vodafone, Orange as well as cable companies Euskaltel, R and Telecable.All operators ar... More
TiVo Celebrates 25th Birthday by Launching New Global TV Operating System (Forbes)
Independent media platform TiVo is 25 years old this year. Rather than just buy a cake to celebrate, though, TiVo has instead announced a huge expansion of its operation by launchi... More
InteracTV Will Market MediaData TV’s Television Metadata Services in the Brazilian Market
MediaData TV and InteracTV announced their agreement for the commercialization of MediaData TV products and services by InteracTV. MediaData TV, a company with more than 20 yea... More
WBD’s Max Launches in Europe (TVB)
The announcement follows the successful launch of the service in the US, Latin America and Caribbean regions. WBD said Max offers users double the amount of content previously avai... More
Panasonic Selects TiVo TVOS to Power Its Mid- and Entry-Level Smart TVs
Japanese electronics maker's latest product introduction comes after TiVo parent Xperi said that it had added a sixth smart TV OEM partner.... More