Connected TV Marketing Association @CTVMA

                                                                                                                            Consumer Privacy Following our recent submission to the Australian government consultation prominence framework on the media regulation reform of Connected TV home screens in Australia, the UK Media reform Bill has entered the House for debate. The bill is similar in scope to Australia, with prominence of public service broadcasters (PSBs) on smart TVs.  Under the new Ofcom code, local UK apps would be discoverable on UK devices and reciprocated internationally under carriage agreements by other countries to global CTV viewing audiences. The content impl...

The Connected TV Marketing Association supports and protects a free enterprise Open TV Platform Ecosystem (OTV) of proprietary OS app stores hosting OTT apps of both rights holders, platforms and publishers. As the global AM&E trade for connected television, our organisation conducts research as well as advocacy in this sector. Specifically, as it relates to the ACCC Digital Platform Services Inquiry 2020-2025 and the industry rules and regulations governed by the ACMA, DCMS, Ofcom, CMA and FCC. Digital trade in the connected home is forecast to reach $72 billion in 138 of the world's leading economies by 2028. We therefore strongly support and encourage an open industry framework for future free enterprise and digital competition. Smart TV platforms and OS devices ensure the policy guidelines provide app developers and publishers with fair and reasonable commercial access when positioning their app (s) in their app stores for commercial approval and visibility. Smart TV OS ma...