The Walt Disney Company (DIS) retook the first position in the ranking of publicly-traded companies owning the most apps in the top 100 of the CTV Publisher Trust Index in North America in July. The company led the way with 19 apps within the top 100 of the Amazon Fire TV and Roku rankings, closely followed by Gray Television (GTN) with 18 apps. Discovery (DISCA) and ViacomCBS (VIAC), with 13 apps in both classifications, were tied at the third position.
Disney’s (DIS) “jewel in the crown” is Hulu, leading both Roku and Amazon Fire TV classifications in July 2021 in North America. However, many more apps are worth mentioning, covering various topics, such as Lifetime, A&E, ABC, or ESPN.
Gray Television (GTN), which led the peloton in June, obtained the second position in the July ranking with 18 apps in both classifications, including WLOX Local News and WSFA 12 News. GTN also had 18 apps in the Roku and Amazon Fire TV top 100 rankings in June.
The third position in July was co-occupied by Discovery (DISCA) and ViacomCBS (VIAC), which both had 13 apps in the Roku and Amazon Fire TV top 100. In Discovery’s portfolio, we can find apps such as Watch OWN, Travel Channel GO, or Science Channel GO.
ViacomCBS (VIAC) also owns many channels, including those focusing on entertainment, such as Comedy Central, MTV, or VH1, information like CBS News, and cooperation with AT&T (T) over The CW Network.
In July’s top 100 of the CTV Publisher Trust Indexes, there were 121 apps owned by organisations listed on stock exchanges around the world. For Roku’s classification, there were 42 such apps. In Amazon Fire TV’s ranking, there were 79 apps owned by publicly traded companies.
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