Digital TV News: NEC Corp
NEXTGEN TV U.S. household reach up 22% in 2023
Dec 20, 2023 – Since the NEXTGEN TV rollout commenced in 2020, broadcasters have driven nearly 18% YoY growth in U.S. household access with growth of 22% in 2023 boosted by the launch of six top 20 markets.
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Pearl TV, Amlogic, Anne Schelle, James Xie, ATSC 3, CES2024, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA
Australia to introduce 'prominence framework' for local broadcast services
Nov 29, 2023 – The Australian Government is to introduce 'must carry' obligations to reduce the risk of FTA broadcasting services being crowded out by larger, international services operating in the Australian market.
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Australian Government, Australia, Digital TV, Regulation, Smart TV, UX
Xperi signs fourth Smart TV OEM for its TiVo OS
Nov 13, 2023 – In its 3rd quarter 2023 results Xperi (NYSE: XPER) announced that it has signed a fourth Smart TV OEM for its TiVo OS, and that Vestel is now shipping TiVo-powered Smart TVs under the JVC brand.
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Xperi, Jon Kirchner, Digital TV, Europe, In-Car, IPTV, Results, Smart TV, Streaming, TV OS, USA, Worldwide
Amagi and Cineverse offer end-to-end FAST kit for VSPs
Nov 8, 2023 – Cineverse (NASDAQ:CNVS) and Amagi have teamed up to offer an end-to-end FAST kit for video service providers including monetization, content acquisition and curation, and a joint backend solution.
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Cineverse, Amagi, Tony Huidor, Srinivasan KA, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide
VIZIO reports Q3 2023 financial results
Nov 9, 2023 – VIZIO Holding (NYSE: VZIO) has announced results for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The company reported 17.9 million SmartCast Active Accounts. SmartCast ARPU was $31.55, up 14% YoY.
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VIZIO, William Wang, Advertising, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, USA
Edgio adds FAST channel syndication via Wurl
Nov 7, 2023 – Edgio has partnered with Wurl to enable Edgio customers generating linear channels, using its Uplynk scheduler UI or APIs, to effortlessly distribute them through Wurl.
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Edgio, Wurl, Eric Black, Craig Heiting, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide
Casablanca Online chooses PlayBox Neo media management and playout
Nov 6, 2023 – Casablanca Online has chosen PlayBox Neo's broadcast media management and playout servers and software to control scheduling, dynamic ad insertion and automated playout for a new HD TV channel in Brazil.
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PlayBox Neo, Casablanca Online, Sonya Chakarova, Alex Pimentel, Manoel Rocha, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV
GatesAir supplies transmitters for ATSC 3.0 lab in Canada
Nov 2, 2023 – GatesAir UHF transmitters are supporting ATSC 3.0 research, testing, and deployment within the Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B²C Lab infrastructure at Humber College in Toronto.
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GatesAir, Humber College, Orest Sushko, ATSC 3, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV
Comcast cable video subscribers down 490,000 in 3Q 2023
Oct 26, 2023 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. Domestic video customer net losses were 490,000. Peacock paid grew to 28 million, up 4 million in the quarter.
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Comcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA
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