Norway Digital TV News
Telia cuts cloud costs for DVR services with Synamedia
Mar 14, 2024 – Telia Norway is deploying optimisation technology from Synamedia to cut the cost of using cloud for its Time-Shift TV (TSTV) and cloud digital video recorder cDVR solution by up to 95%.
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Synamedia, Telia, Elke Hungenaert, Stein Ivar Nilsen, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Norway
Nordic video market approaching €10 billion in revenue
Dec 19, 2023 – According to Mediavision, growth in the Nordic TV and video market is projected to have continued in 2023, with total revenues expected to reach EUR 9.8 billion for the year.
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Mediavision, Fredrik Liljeqvist, Broadcast, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, Market Research, Norway, Streaming, Sweden
Agama and THEO extend integration across platforms for Telenor
Dec 18, 2023 – Agama and THEO Technologies have expanded their integration for Telenor to include video streaming experiences cross-platform, on the web, mobile, smart TVs, and more.
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Agama, THEO Technologies, Telenor, Johan Görsjö, Steven Tielemans, Marielle Lind, Digital TV, Media Player, Norway, QoE, Worldwide
NorDig releases IRD 3.2.1 and Test Plan 3.2.1 specs
Nov 26, 2023 – NorDig has releases a package of updated specifications: IRD Specification ver. 3.2.1 and Unified Test Plan ver. 3.2.1. An updated version of NorDig Rules of Operation will be released later.
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NorDig, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, HbbTV, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, QoE, Set Top Box, Sweden
76% of Nordic households now have an internet connected TV set
Sep 18, 2023 – According to Mediavision, as many as 75% of the Nordic households now have a TV set connected to the internet, with 70% of households having a paid streaming service.
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Mediavision, Fredrik Liljeqvist, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, Market Research, Norway, Smart TV, Streaming, Sweden
3SS powers Allente Stream Multiscreen OTT apps
Sep 4, 2023 – Allente, supported by 3SS, has launched its new Allente Stream Multiscreen OTT offering. The operator has gone live with new apps, all based on the 3Ready product platform from 3SS.
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3SS, Allente, Pierre Donath, Jon Espen Nergård, Apps, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, IBC2023, Norway, Streaming, Sweden
Yospace provides SSAI for streaming app from Norway's TV 2
Aug 17, 2023 – Norway's TV 2 has selected Yospace to support server-side ad insertion (SSAI) on its TV 2 Play app. The app integrated SSAI for VOD content at launch, with livestreams to be added in the autumn.
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Yospace, TV 2, Edward New, Roy Kenneth Venjum, Advertising, Apps, Digital TV, IBC2023, Norway, Streaming
NRK chooses Appear encoding for DVB and OTT distribution
Aug 15, 2023 – Appear has been chosen by NRK to build and run a compression platform to deliver streams for transcoding by various content distributors across Norway as well as for NRK's OTT and DVB systems.
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Appear, NRK, Thomas Bostrøm Jørgensen, Henrik Slåen, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Norway
3SS integrates new YouTube Recommendation API
Aug 11, 2023 – 3SS has added YouTube as a content partner integrating the YouTube Recommendation API into its video entertainment platform. Allente will be the first customer to bring the integration to market.
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3SS, Pierre Donath, Big Data, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, Norway, Set Top Box, Sweden, UX
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