Three quarters, or 74%, of US TV homes now report owning a smart TV, up from 61% in 2020, according to Hub Entertainment Research. According to the outfit’s latest report, Evolution of the TV Set, 64% of all US TV homes report using a smart TV to stream video, compared with 47% in 2020. The […]
New research from Parks Associates released at CES 2023 shows 63% of US internet households own a smart TV, up from 38% in 2015. With smart TV penetration also expected to hit 50% on a global basis by 2026, Parks’ data suggests plenty of room for growth in the burgeoning ad-supported FAST channel market. Unveiling […]
The share of smart TVs in Germany continues to rise. According to GfK SE, just over 1.6 million TVs were sold in the German market during Q1 2022. Of this total, smart TVs made up 96% of all sales. Smart TV market share in the country was up year-over-year by 2% compared to the same […]
Sky is planning to launch its own range of smart TVs as the battle between traditional pay TV operator and streaming giants accelerates, according to press reports. According to the Financial Times, citing unnamed sources, the Comcast-owned pay TV operator could announce a move into smart TV hardware as soon as next month. Launching its […]
LG Ads Solutions has announced the launch of its new smart TV operating system. River OS, the company said, is “built for ultimate personalisation, seamless navigation across apps, devices, and services, and advanced voice-controlled TV features at affordable price points”. The operating system will serve a different target audience to LG’s webOS, which is deployed […]
TCL Electronics has announced the launch of a new low-cost Roku-powered TV for the UK market. The launch marks TCL’s first Roku TVs available in the UK, and follows several years of limited activity from the TV maker in the market. TCL is launching a range of models in both HD and 4K UHD in […]
Over three quarters of US households now own at least one internet-connected TV device, a new report has found. According to Leichtman Research Group, 82% of US TV households have at least one Internet-connected TV device, compared to 80% in 2020, 74% in 2019, 65% in 2016, and 30% in 2011. Products considered CTV devices […]
Digital TV Europe is partnering with Vewd to host a webinar examining what operators can do to develop and grow a global TV platform. On Tuesday, May 12 at 3pm BST, join Stuart Thomson, editor of Digital TV Europe in discussion with Tudor Teusan, Senior Product Manager at Vewd and Mattijs de Valk, Director of […]
The smart TV market is expected to post a CAGR over 21% through to 2023, a new report has found. According to a study by research and advisory firm Technavio, the market is set to see continued growth due to rapid advances in technologies. Specifically cited are the advances in smart TV software and display […]
Roku has unveiled its latest lineup of streaming devices along with an update to its smart TV operating system. The product lineup remains mostly the same, but there are two noteworthy changes. These are the updated Roku Express and Roku Ultra. The new Roku Express is 10% smaller than its predecessor and at US$29.99 is […]
