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Roku is launching a weekly trivia game on its home screen, starting Tuesday, to engage users and enhance monetization. This new feature, along with increasing programmatic ad capabilities and growing subscriptions, supports Roku's strategy to capture traditional TV ad budgets…

Streaming services saw a nearly 20% decline in original TV show releases in the first half of 2024, dropping from 452 in 2023 to 367. Disney+ releases fell 54%, while Paramount+ saw a 35% decrease. This decline results from the…

Digital TV Research report projects that global pay-TV revenue will fall from $141 billion in 2023 to $118 billion in 2029, despite a slight increase in subscribers. The U.S. will see the most significant decline, with revenue dropping from $58.2…

The European Commission criticized Apple for restricting developers from promoting cheaper purchasing options outside the App Store and charging excessive fees, potentially breaching the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Apple claims its compliance efforts are sufficient. A final decision is expected…

Titan OS is gaining traction as an independent TV operating system, now used by over 4 million active users and reaching 30 million households in Europe. With 40% of smart TVs lacking any OS, Titan offers robust ad products and…

Netflix and other streaming giants are shifting towards profitability with slowing user growth and consolidations. Executives like Netflix's Ted Sarandos and Amazon's Mike Hopkins highlight trends of more ads, higher prices, and fewer prestige TV projects. The move towards ad-supported…

Antstream will be the first official game streaming app on the iPhone, launching on June 27. The platform offers over 1,300 retro games from various old-school platforms and will be available with an introductory pricing offer. This move follows Apple's…

There are now more than 2,000 free ad-supported live channels available in the United States across platforms like Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, and Tubi. This surge in free streaming options reflects a broader trend, with over 5,264 such channels…

Netflix’s Senior Encoding Technology Director, Anne Aaron, has been optimizing video encoding for over a decade to improve stream quality and reduce bandwidth usage. This includes advancements like per-title and per-shot encoding and contributing to the development of the AV1…