Digital TV News: IRT
SeaChange to instead be acquired by Enghouse
Apr 24, 2024 – SeaChange (OTC: SEAC) has entered into an asset purchase agreement under which an affiliate of Enghouse Systems will acquire substantially all of SeaChange's assets related to its product and services business.
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SeaChange, Enghouse, Partner One, Chris Klimmer, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Software, 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.
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Meta, Qualcomm, Apps, Gaming, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Worldwide
Sky Sports Main Event latency reduced on Entertainment OS devices
Apr 18, 2024 – Sky Sports Main Event viewers will soon be able to watch the channel in low latency, reducing the time between the action on the pitch and watching on Sky Glass and Stream.
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Sky, Digital TV, Gaming, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, UK, UX
Dialog, Axiata Group, Bharti Airtel agree on merger in Sri Lanka
Apr 18, 2024 – Dialog Axiata, Axiata Group and Bharti Airtel have agreed to combine operations in Sri Lanka with Dialog acquiring 100% of Airtel Lanka for which Bharti Airtel will receive a 10.355% share of Dialog.
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Dialog Axiata, Axiata, Bharti Airtel, Supun Weerasinghe, Vivek Sood, Dr Hans Wijayasuriya, Gopal Vittal, Ashish Chandra, Digital TV, MandA, Sri Lanka
Slovak Telekom and T-Mobile CZ upgrade video streaming with 24i
Apr 16, 2024 – Slovak Telekom and T-Mobile Czech Republic have extended their engagement with 24i to add new value-added content libraries and streamline the UX on their current streaming services.
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24i, Slovak Telekom, T-Mobile Czech Republic, Donald McGarva, Marcel Satanek, Content Distribution, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Slovakia, Streaming, UX
Akamai rolls out NVIDIA-powered Cloud services optimized for video processing
Apr 15, 2024 – Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) has added a media-optimized offering based on NVIDIA GPUs to its cloud portfolio, aimed at companies that need to process video content faster and more efficiently.
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Akamai, NVIDIA, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Semiconductor, Software, Worldwide
ThinkAnalytics content scheduler integrated with AWS Elemental MediaTailor
Apr 9, 2024 – ThinkAnalytics has integrated its ThinkFAST AI-powered content scheduling Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) channel solution with AWS Elemental MediaTailor.
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ThinkAnalytics, AWS Elemental, Marc Aldrich, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide
6G-Datacast.tv announces upgraded mobile ATSC 3.0 receiver
Apr 13, 2024 – 6G-Datacast.tv has announced an upgraded version of its ATSC 3.0 receiver, providing video and connectivity to mobile devices through Bluetooth as well as Wi-Fi and USB.
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CEA Group, 6G-Datacast.tv, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Mobile, NABShow, Peripherals / Accessories, USA
Broadcast industry leaders invest in RUN3TV
Apr 12, 2024 – Broadcast groups have announced they will lead funding to accelerate the commercial launch of the ATSC 3.0 Framework Authority (A3FA), the driving force behind the RUN3TV platform.
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Pearl TV, Gray Television, Sinclair Broadcast, Nielsen, Comscore, Pat LaPlatney, Chris Ripley, Paul LeFort, Brian Pugh, Advertising, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA, UX
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