Digital TV News: Digita

VinFast first with Sony Pictures in-car service
May 10, 2024 – VinFast Auto has launched Sony Pictures Entertainment's new online service, RIDEVU, on its VF 8 electric car model in the US. RIDEVU offers access to a selection of over 2,000 movies.
News categories: VinFast, Sony Pictures, David Duncan, Pete Wood, Apps, Canada, Digital TV, In-Car, Streaming, USA

Ofcom reviews future of DTT in the UK
May 9, 2024 – Ofcom has provided the UK Government with a report on terrestrial TV distribution based on a review of market changes that may affect the way content reaches audiences on DTT in the future.
News categories: Ofcom, Ed Leighton, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Regulation, Terrestrial, UK

GTPL offers cable TV directly on Samsung TVs using TVKey
May 9, 2024 – GTPL Hathway has launched linear television content on connected TVs using NAGRA's TVKey Cloud, enabling secure TV viewing on Samsung TVs without the need for a set-top box.
News categories: NAGRA, GTPL Hathway, Samsung, Nancy Goldberg, Anirudhsinh Jadeja, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, India, Smart TV

Hubbl integrates global streaming apps with Amdocs
May 8, 2024 – Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) has announced that Foxtel has deployed its Subscription Marketplace on Foxtel's streaming aggregation service, Hubbl, integrating global streaming content apps into the platform.
News categories: Amdocs, Hubbl, Anthony Goonetilleke, Les Wigan, Apps, Australia, Digital TV, Streaming

Paramount selects Vubiquity to provide managed services for MTV Japan
May 8, 2024 – Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) has announced that Vubiquity has been selected by Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA;PARAA) to assume all operational activities and management of affiliates for MTV in Japan.
News categories: Amdocs, Paramount, Anthony Goonetilleke, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Japan

Five more San Antonio TV stations launch NEXTGEN TV
May 7, 2024 – San Antonio TV viewers can continue to experience the future of broadcast television as five more stations have come together to offer NEXTGEN TV services.
News categories: Pearl TV, Ashley Parker, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA

NBCUniversal and Instacart open up audience-based advertising for CPG brands
May 6, 2024 – NBCUniversal and Instacart are collaborating to enable advertisers to reach consumers through NBCUniversal's streaming content and measure the impact using ad exposure and purchase data.
News categories: NBCUniversal, Instacart, Alison Levin, Tim Castelli, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Chunghwa Telecom reports results for the first quarter of 2024
May 2, 2024 – Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX:2412, NYSE:CHT) has reported results for 1Q 2024. The company's IPTV/MOD + OTT video platform ended the quarter with 2.885 million subscribers down 5,000 in the quarter.
News categories: Chunghwa Telecom, Chau-Young Lin, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, Taiwan

Aptoide sells stake in Faurecia Aptoide Automotive
May 2, 2024 – Aptoide has announced the sale of its participation in Faurecia Aptoide Automotive to Forvia. Faurecia Aptoide is forecast to achieve 20% market share in automotive apps by 2025 and 35% by 2030.
News categories: Aptoide, Forvia, Paulo Trezentos, Patrick Koller, Apps, Content Distribution, In-Car, MandA, Worldwide