Digital TV News: Xavi

Xavier Niel receives regulatory approval to acquire Datagroup-Volia
Apr 8, 2024 – NJJ Holding, Horizon Capital and Datagroup-Volia have announced that regulatory approvals were granted in March 2024 for NJJ to acquire Datagroup–Volia.
News categories: NJJ Holding, Horizon Capital, Datagroup-Volia, Xavier Niel, Lenna Koszarny, Mykhaylo Shelemba, Cable TV, Digital TV, MandA, Ukraine

iliad proposes merger of iliad Italia and Vodafone Italia
Dec 18, 2023 – The iliad Group has submitted a proposal to Vodafone Group for the creation of an innovative telecom challenger in Italy via the merger of iliad's and Vodafone's businesses in the country.
News categories: iliad, Vodafone, Thomas Reynaud, Italy, MandA

Latino Alternative TV launches FAST channel with Amagi
Dec 15, 2023 – Amagi has announced that Latino Alternative TV (LATV) has selected its cloud solutions to launch a FAST channel catering to a diverse Hispanic and Latino community.
News categories: Amagi, LATV, Srinivasan KA, Xavier Rodriguez, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

UHD Spain tests end-to-end transmission of UHD-HDR and 5G
Oct 23, 2023 – UHD Spain has tested UHD-HDR broadcasting using 5G contributions, cloud mixing, multi-media broadcasting including 5G Broadcast, and the use of the public Internet network for signal transport.
News categories: UHD Spain, Xavier Redón, Emili Planas, Pere Vila, Miguel Ángel Cristóbal, 5G, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Spain

Viaccess-Orca integrates generative AI with Microsoft
Sep 14, 2023 – Viaccess-Orca (VO) is collaborating with Microsoft to integrate large language models on Microsoft Azure to enhance personalized content discovery, recommendations, and protection.
News categories: Viaccess-Orca, Microsoft Azure, Alain Nochimowski, Xavier Perret, Big Data, Digital TV, IBC2023, UX, Worldwide

Sofia Digital and Twise combine CI Plus 2.0 USB CAM with DVB-I
Aug 29, 2023 – Sofia Digital and Twise have announced that they have worked together to enrich the CIPlus 2.0 USB CAM experience by implementing triggering services list installation from the CAM.
News categories: Sofia Digital, Twise, Juho Mäyränpää, Xavier Teil, CAM, Digital TV, IBC2023, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Wyplay acquires iFeelSmart
Jun 5, 2023 – Wyplay has announced the acquisition of iFeelSmart. Wyplay and iFeelSmart have participated in the same video ecosystem for many years and their service offerings are fully complementary.
News categories: Wyplay, iFeelSmart, Jacques Bourgninaud, Shy Shriqui, BroadcastAsia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Set Top Box, UX, Worldwide

Cellnex selects Synamedia for RTVE's broadcasting across Spain
Apr 12, 2023 – Cellnex will be deploying Synamedia's virtual Digital Content Manager (vDCM) to enable RTVE to optimise bandwidth while enhancing image quality using vDCM's compression and processing.
News categories: Synamedia, Cellnex, RTVE, Meir Lehrer, Xavi Redon, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Spain

Sofia Digital and Twise bring DVB-I to CAM-based HbbTV OpApp
Aug 30, 2022 – Sofia Digital and Twise have created a DVB-I client within an HbbTV Op App triggered by a CI Plus CAM, allowing operators to provide a set-top box like user experience without the need for a costly set-top box device.
News categories: Sofia Digital, Twise, Juho Mäyränpää, Xavier Teil, CAM, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, IBC2023, Smart TV