Digital TV News: Google
Livepeer Studio cuts the cost of live streaming & transcoding
May 8, 2024 – Livepeer Studio enables providers to step away from using traditional cloud giants and tap into a decentralized network architecture, driving down video transcoding and delivery fees by up to 80%.
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Livepeer Studio, Eric Tang, Bill Ottman, Rudy J. Ellis, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide
Anoki launches AI-powered experience on Google TV
May 2, 2024 – Anoki has launched Live TVx, a free streaming service on Google TV devices. Live TVx uses Anoki AI to curate and prioritize channels based on individual user viewing habits.
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Anoki, Raghu Kodige, Advertising, Digital TV, USA, UX
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
Tolka and Amlogic partner on software for ATSC 3.0 TVs and STBs
Apr 12, 2024 – Amlogic has chosen Tolka Telecommunications as its technology partner in the development of ATSC 3.0 television receivers and set-top boxes with a wide range of new features.
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Tolka, Amlogic, Alex Day, James Xie, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA
Shift2Stream to use Tolka ATSC 3.0 certified software in Vélo STB
Apr 11, 2024 – Shift2Stream and Tolka have announced that Shift2Stream will use Tolka's ATSC 3.0 certified software stack in Vélo, its NextGen TV hybrid OTT/OTA Google-certified STB powered by Android TV.
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Tolka, Shift2Stream, Alex Day, Mark Jensen, Android TV, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA
Cineverse enlists Vionlabs and Datatonic for cineSearch
Apr 10, 2024 – Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS) has selected Vionlabs and Datatonic as key technology partners for the company's new generative AI search and discovery tool, cineSearch.
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Cineverse, Vionlabs, Datatonic, Google Cloud, Tony Huidor, Marcus Bergström, Valentin Cojocaru, Anil Saboo, Big Data, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, USA, UX, Worldwide
Amagi sees remarkable growth in channels deploying on Google Cloud
Apr 10, 2024 – Amagi has announced a strong surge in its customer deployments of broadcast and FAST channels on Google Cloud with channel growth of over 30% in the last six months.
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Amagi, Google Cloud, Srinivasan KA, Anil Saboo, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Worldwide
Harmonic introduces in-stream advertising for live sports streaming
Apr 10, 2024 – Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) has introduced in-stream advertising with split-screen ad formats on its VOS 360 Ad SaaS. The feature creates a new premium inventory for live sports streaming.
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Harmonic, Gil Rudge, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide
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