US internet users are more likely to watch online video across a range of devices than their European counterparts, according to Ampere Analysis.
SmartLabs to supply UHD boxes to US
SmartLabs is to supply the US-based company Innovative Systems with state-of-the-art SML-5112W set-top boxes with RDK support.
Netflix plans $1.6 billion bond sale
Netflix is planning its biggest bond offering to date in order to fund its huge content budget.
Insight TV launches 4K UHD on Layer3 TV
Insight TV has signed a distribution deal with next-generation US cable company Layer3 TV.
Eurofins acquires US-based My Eye Media
Eurofins Digital Testing has acquired My Eye Media to strengthen its ability to help serve multiplatform TV and video service providers. Financial terms were not disclosed.
US linear OTT pay-TV reaches 4.4 million subs
The pay-TV market in the US fell to 0.1% to reach 100.2 million subscribers in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the previous quarter, according to Dataxis.
US pay-TV universe shrinks to 79% of households
New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that about 79% of US TV households nationwide subscribe to some form of pay-TV service.
Fox to premiere TV series on Twitter
Fox Broadcasting Company and Twitter will partner on a wide range of streaming initiatives to launch returning series Empire and The Mick, as well as the network’s new comedy, Ghosted.
Entertainment Studios to launch OTT sports service
Entertainment Studios IS launching its new, direct-to-consumer global streaming OTT subscription platform, Sports.TV.
eMarketer expects US cord-cutting to accelerate
US research firm eMarketer has reduced its estimate for US TV ad spending due to faster-than-expected growth in cord-cutting.