Digital TV News: NEC
Vantiva has shipped 22 million Android TV set-top boxes
Apr 16, 2024 – Vantiva (Paris: VANTI) has announced that it has sold 22 million Android TV set-top boxes to date. The company had a 25% market share as of the end of 2023 according to the latest Omdia STB report.
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Vantiva, Google, Leopold Diouf, Shalini Govil-Pai, Android TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Worldwide
CTV/OTT expected to be fastest growing media channel in U.S. in 2024
Apr 16, 2024 – Video advertising revenue in the U.S. grew 10.6% YoY in 2023, rising to $52.1 billion. Forty-two percent of this revenue was generated from CTV and OTT, according to research conducted by PwC for the IAB.
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IAB, PwC, David Cohen, Jack Koch, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA
Red Bee Media provides WWTV program and schedule data to REELZ
Apr 16, 2024 – Red Bee Media has announced it is providing REELZ with the WWTV Explorer Service, a program and schedule analysis tool providing access to TV programming and listings, accompanied by metadata.
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Red Bee Media, REELZ, WWTV, Jason Marchese, Steve McGowan, Big Data, Digital TV, USA, UX
WISI Communications initiates restructuring in self-administration
Apr 15, 2024 – The Pforzheim Local Court has granted WISI Communications's application to initiate a debtor-in-possession restructuring. The reorganisation was needed due to a drastic slump in incoming orders.
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WISI, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Finance, Germany, Worldwide
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
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.
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Sinclair, Edgio, Del Parks, Skip Flenniken, Eric Black, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA
Brightcove introduces Smart TV SDKs for Roku, Samsung and LG devices
Apr 15, 2024 – Brightcove (NASDAQ:BCOV) has launched player platforms for Roku, Samsung and LG Smart TVs. The SDKs unlock features in the player framework, including content protection, monetization, and analytics.
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Brightcove, Scott Levine, Digital TV, Media Player, Smart TV, Streaming, Worldwide
Amagi and Argoid AI drive TV program scheduling automation
Apr 15, 2024 – Amagi has announced a collaboration with Argoid AI to integrate AI-powered scheduling automation into its Amagi PLANNER product. The joint solution will be on demo at NAB Show 2024.
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Amagi, Argoid AI, Baskar Subramanian, Gokul Muralidharan, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide
KERV and Magnite programmatically deliver AI-powered interactive video ads
Apr 11, 2024 – KERV Interactive and Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI) have joined forces to enable marketers to layer KERV's AI-powered interactive and shoppable video capabilities on Magnite's omnichannel inventory.
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KERV Interactive, Magnite, Gary Mittman, Sean Buckley, Megan Pagliuca, Advertising, Digital TV, USA
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