Digital TV News: Pioneer

Aptoide sells stake in Faurecia Aptoide Automotive
May 2, 2024 – Aptoide has announced the sale of its participation in Faurecia Aptoide Automotive to Forvia. Faurecia Aptoide is forecast to achieve 20% market share in automotive apps by 2025 and 35% by 2030.
News categories: Aptoide, Forvia, Paulo Trezentos, Patrick Koller, Apps, Content Distribution, In-Car, MandA, Worldwide

Scalstrm and EZDRM partner on video content security
Apr 30, 2024 – Scalstrm and EZDRM have announced a partnership combining Scalstrm's video streaming technology with EZDRM's DRMaaS solutions, creating a secure end-to-end video delivery ecosystem.
News categories: EZDRM, Scalstrm, Olga Kornienko, Ola Bengtsson, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DRM, Streaming, Worldwide

Meta opens Quest OS to third-party hardware makers
Apr 22, 2024 – Meta has announced that it is opening up the operating system that powers its Meta Quest devices to third-party hardware makers, giving developers a larger ecosystem to build for.
News categories: Meta, Qualcomm, Apps, Gaming, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Worldwide

Sinclair launches 'Broadspan' datacasting platform
Apr 15, 2024 – Sinclair (Nasdaq: SBGI) has launched its 'Broadspan' datacasting platform to enable data distribution across its NextGen Broadcast (ATSC 3.0) markets. Edgio will be the first commercial partner.
News categories: Sinclair, Edgio, Del Parks, Skip Flenniken, Eric Black, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA

AIP's SGAI intgerated with castLabs' PRESTOplay video player
Apr 12, 2024 – Ad Insertion Platform (AIP) has announced that castLabs' PRESTOplay is the first video player fully compatible with its Server-Guided Ad Insertion (SGAI) technology: AdBlendr.
News categories: Ad Insertion Platform, castLabs, Laurent Potesta, Christophe Kind, Advertising, Digital TV, Media Player, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide

Agora and EZDRM partner on content protection for live broadcasting
Apr 11, 2024 – Agora (NASDAQ: API) has partnered with EZDRM to integrate its real-time engagement APIs with EZDRM's content protection to deliver secure, end-to-end media streaming.
News categories: Agora, EZDRM, Tony Zhao, Olga Kornienko, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DRM, NABShow, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

DigiCAP, Sinclair and Eonti automate ATSC 3.0 security certificate management
Apr 12, 2024 – DigiCAP has announced that Sinclair will install the first system to automate ATSC 3.0 security certificate management, in collaboration with digital certificate management company Eonti.
News categories: DigiCAP, Sinclair, Eonti, Paul Spinelli, Oscar Marcia, ATSC 3, Content Protection, Digital TV, USA

NAGRA and Eluvio launch forensic watermarking for sports and events streaming
Apr 11, 2024 – NAGRA (SIX:KUD.S) and Eluvio have commercially launched an integration of NAGRA NexGuard forensic watermarking for live streaming via decentralized networking using the Eluvio Content Fabric.
News categories: Eluvio, NAGRA, Michelle Munson, Ken Gerstein, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Watermarking, Worldwide

Amagi sees remarkable growth in channels deploying on Google Cloud
Apr 10, 2024 – Amagi has announced a strong surge in its customer deployments of broadcast and FAST channels on Google Cloud with channel growth of over 30% in the last six months.
News categories: Amagi, Google Cloud, Srinivasan KA, Anil Saboo, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Worldwide