Digital TV News: NOS

GroupM forms Ad Innovation Accelerator with industry partners
Jan 4, 2024 – GroupM has launched the GroupM Ad Innovation Accelerator with media and technology partners. The group will strategize and create scalable ad formats for use in ad-supported streaming environments.
News categories: GroupM, Andrew Meaden, Mike Fisher, Matt Sweeney, Advertising, Digital TV, North America, Streaming, Worldwide

3SS video entertainment platform integrates Dolby Atmos
Jan 4, 2024 – 3SS has announced that its 3Ready Automotive video entertainment platform now integrates support for Dolby Atmos. maxdome has also been added to the 3Ready Automotive ecosystem.
News categories: 3SS, Dolby, maxdome, Pierre Donath, Andreas Ehret, Hans D. Henseleit, CES2024, Digital TV, Germany, In-Car, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

Kinostar launching FAST channel in collaboration with OKAST
Dec 18, 2023 – Kinostar is launching a FAST channel, Turk on Video Free, in collaboration with OKAST. Launched under the umbrella of the FAST4EU consortium, the channel will be available on Amazon Freevee.
News categories: OKAST, Kinostar, Cédric Monnier, Michael Roesch, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Streaming

Irdeto launches CI Plus 2.0 USB CAM with Skardin
Dec 14, 2023 – Irdeto has announced the commercial launch of its CI Plus 2.0 USB Conditional Access Module (CAM) in partnership with Skardin, making CI Plus technology available across the globe.
News categories: Irdeto, Skardin, Andrew Bunten, Kevin Yu, CAM, Digital TV, Smart TV, Worldwide

AOMedia offers spatial audio specification under royalty-free license
Nov 9, 2023 – AOMedia has announced the release of the Immersive Audio Model and Formats (IAMF) container specification, its first audio container specification offered under AOMedia's royalty-free license.
News categories: AOMedia, Matt Frost, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Licensing, Media Player, Worldwide

Telecom and pay-TV revenue in Hong Kong to grow at 1.1% CAGR
Nov 29, 2023 – Total telecom and pay-TV revenue in Hong Kong is expected to increase at a CAGR of 1.1% from $5.8 billion in 2022 to $6.1 billion in 2027, forecasts GlobalData.
News categories: GlobalData, Sarwat Zeeshan, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Market Research, TV Services

Ateme supplies disaster recovery solution to Volia in Ukraine
Nov 21, 2023 – Volia has chosen Ateme to supply a Disaster Recovery solution for its packaging and CDN platform in Ukraine, enabling it to continue to deliver programming OTT, even in the most challenging circumstances.
News categories: Ateme, Volia, Ilyas Laikov, Andrii Val, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Ukraine

1st half 2023 pay TV subscriptions in Portugal up 2.6% YoY
Oct 9, 2023 – According to Anacom, at the end of 1st half 2023 there were 4.5 million pay TV subscribers in Portugal, 117,000 more than in the same half of 2022. Pay TV is available in 97.3% of households.
News categories: Anacom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

Cignal TV taps Quickplay for Pilipinas Live global sports app
Sep 26, 2023 – Cignal TV has expanded its use of Quickplay's cloud-native OTT platform with the launch of Pilipinas Live, the first and only international OTT app dedicated to Pinoy sports.
News categories: Quickplay, Cignal TV, Goutham Vinjamuri, Jane Basas, Apps, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Philippines, Streaming, Worldwide