Digital TV News: BT
Swisscom to acquire Vodafone Italia
Mar 15, 2024 – Swisscom has entered into binding agreements with Vodafone Group to acquire 100% of Vodafone Italia for €8 billion, with the aim of merging it with Fastweb, Swisscom's subsidiary in Italy.
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Swisscom, Vodafone, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, MandA, Mobile
Tubi releases 2024 streaming insights report
Mar 12, 2024 – Tubi (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX) has released findings from 'The Stream 2024: Streaming Insights for Marketers'. The report provides a deep dive into the behaviors and preferences of streamers in the US.
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Tubi, Cynthia Clevenger, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA
BT and Broadpeak partner on multicast for live video streaming
Mar 12, 2024 – BT Group and Broadpeak are teaming up on a a Multicast-Assisted Unicast Delivery (MAUD) solution that enables more reliable, efficient and sustainable live video streaming.
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Broadpeak, BT Group, Jacques Le Mancq, Howard Watson, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, UK
Swisscom negotiating to acquire Vodafone Italia
Feb 28, 2024 – Swisscom has confirmed it is in negotiation with Vodafone Group regarding the acquisition of 100% of Vodafone Italia. Swisscom plans to merge Vodafone Italia with Fastweb.
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Swisscom, Vodafone Group, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, MandA
Updates to DVB-I spec and implementation guidelines published
Feb 27, 2024 – DVB has updated two DVB-I BlueBooks: A177r6 is the latest version of the DVB-I service discovery specification; and A184r1 is the first revision of the implementation guidelines for DVB-I.
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DVB Project, Broadcast, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, UX, Worldwide
TiVo signs four operators for TiVo Broadband
Feb 26, 2024 – Buckeye Broadband, Blue Stream Fiber, Blue Ridge Communications and Bluepeak have selected TiVo Broadband, an IPTV solution specifically tailored for operators' broadband-only customers.
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TiVo, Buckeye Broadband, Blue Stream Fiber, Blue Ridge Communications, Bluepeak, Jeffrey Glahn, Geoff Shook, Greg Ireland, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, USA
Turkcell partners with Qwilt and Cisco to boost content delivery
Feb 21, 2024 – Cisco and Qwilt have partnered with Turkcell to bring superior streaming experiences and faster data delivery to Turkcell's mobile and fixed broadband subscribers.
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Qwilt, Cisco, Turkcell, Alon Maor, Theodore Tzevelekis, Emre Erdem, Elif Yenihankaya, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Streaming, Turkey
TV Sarpi/Ayety selects inext STBs for OK.TV service in Georgia
Feb 20, 2024 – inext has announced that it has been selected by TV Sarpi/Ayety to provide set-top boxes for the telecom operator's OK.TV service in Georgia.
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inext, TV Sarpi, Maksym Schygol, Darya Voloshina, Digital TV, Georgia, IPTV, Set Top Box
Walmart agrees to acquire VIZIO
Feb 20, 2024 – Walmart and VIZIO have entered into an agreement for Walmart to acquire VIZIO for $11.50 per share in cash, equating to a fully diluted equity value of approximately $2.3 billion.
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Walmart, VIZIO, Seth Dallaire, William Wang, Advertising, Digital TV, MandA, Smart TV, USA
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