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Freeview NZ satellite TV service to move to Koreasat 6
Feb 21, 2025 – Freeview New Zealand's satellite TV service is to move to Koreasat 6 in early April. The move is essential for service continuity as the current satellite nears the end of its commercial life.
News categories: Freeview New Zealand, Leon Mead, Content Distribution, Digital TV, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box

Roku releases 4Q 2024 results
Feb 13, 2025 – Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) has released fourth quarter 2024 results. Streaming Households were 89.8 million, up 9.8 million from 2023. Streaming Hours were 127.1 billion, up 21.1 billion hours YoY.
News categories: Roku, Advertising, Digital TV, North America, Results, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, TV OS, Worldwide

Pixalate releases Q4 2024 CTV device market share reports
Jan 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.
News categories: Pixalate, Advertising, Canada, Digital TV, Market Research, Mexico, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, UK, USA

Barb launches prototype phase for Barb Panel Plus
Jan 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.
News categories: Barb, Caroline Baxter, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, HbbTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK

MRC accredits Nielsen Big Data + Panel TV measurement
Jan 22, 2025 – The Media Rating Council has accredited Nielsen's Big Data + Panel National TV measurement. Big Data + Panel combines Nielsen's representative panel measurement with data from STBs and smart TVs.
News categories: Nielsen, Media Rating Council, Karthik Rao, George Ivie, Paul Ballew, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Video industry accounts for 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions
Jan 22, 2025 – According to a paper from InterDigital, written by Futuresource, the video industry is rapidly emerging as a major emitter of greenhouse gas, accounting for 4% of total global emissions.
News categories: InterDigital, Futuresource, Lionel Oisel, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Worldwide

NAB releases Future of Television Initiative report
Jan 17, 2025 – The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has released the final report on its Future of Television Initiative (FOTVI). The FOTVI aimed to ensure a smooth transition to ATSC 3.0.
News categories: National Association of Broadcasters, Curtis LeGeyt, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Verimatrix launches DVB ReAccess over-the-air CAS retrofit solution
Jan 14, 2025 – Verimatrix (Paris: VMX) has announced DVB ReAccess. DVB ReAccess is an OTA CAS retrofit solution that can be downloaded over the air into deployed devices as a replacement of an incumbent CAS.
News categories: Verimatrix, Cartesian, Dr. Klaus Schenk, Broadcast, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Worldwide

BitRouter announces new ATSC gateways for NEXTGEN TV
Jan 7, 2025 – BitRouter has announced the launch of two new ZapperBox models and the rollout of its 3.x software upgrade, designed to deliver a more affordable and versatile NEXTGEN TV experience.
News categories: BitRouter, Gopal Miglani, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA