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Akamai rolls out NVIDIA-powered Cloud services optimized for video processing
Apr 15, 2024 – Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) has added a media-optimized offering based on NVIDIA GPUs to its cloud portfolio, aimed at companies that need to process video content faster and more efficiently.
News categories: Akamai, NVIDIA, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Semiconductor, Software, Worldwide

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.
News categories: Tolka, Amlogic, Alex Day, James Xie, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

VisualOn integrates Optimizer with NVIDIA video encoders
Apr 8, 2024 – VisualOn has integrated its AI-enhanced Universal Content Adaptation Engine (CAE) solution, Optimizer, with Nvidia's GPU-accelerated video encoders NVENC for H.264, HEVC, and AV1.
News categories: VisualOn, NVIDIA, Yang Cai, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Semiconductor, Worldwide

Telestream integrates with NVIDIA for video monitoring
Apr 9, 2024 – Telestream has integrated NVIDIA Holoscan for Media with its INSPECT monitoring platform to bring cloud-native video monitoring to media enterprises and professionals.
News categories: Telestream, NVIDIA, Charlie Dunn, Bob Pette, Big Data, Digital TV, NABShow, QoE, Semiconductor, Worldwide

Taiwan wafer foundry largely unaffected by earthquake
Apr 4, 2024 – According to TrendForce, following the earthquake on April 3rd, Taiwan's semiconductor factories were largely able to quickly resume operations after inspection shutdowns.
News categories: TrendForce, Semiconductor, Taiwan, Worldwide

PTV Telecom introduces Android TV set-top box from ZTE
Mar 20, 2024 – ZTE (0763.HK/000063.SZ) has deepened its partnership with Spain's PTV Telecom with the introduction of its B866V6H Android TV-powered set-top box at the operator.
News categories: ZTE, PTV Telecom, Android TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Spain

ZTE and Moratelindo deploy Android TV STB in Indonesia
Mar 14, 2024 – ZTE (0763.HK/000063.SZ) and Moratelindo have launched ZTE's B866V2FA Android TV STB in Indonesia, enabling users to enjoy access to a wide variety of entertainment from around the world.
News categories: ZTE, Moratelindo, Musa Gan, Michael C. Mcphail, Android TV, Digital TV, Indonesia, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Worldwide semiconductor revenue declined 11% in 2023
Jan 16, 2024 – According to Gartner, worldwide semiconductor revenue in 2023 totaled $533 billion, a decrease of 11.1% from 2022. The revenue of the top 25 semiconductor vendors declined by 14.1%.
News categories: Gartner, Alan Priestley, Market Research, Semiconductor, Worldwide

iWedia and MediaTek partner on Next Gen TV for the US market
Jan 8, 2024 – iWedia and MediaTek have unveiled an integration combining MediaTek's Android system architecture with iWedia's ATSC 3.0 software components including middleware, browser and media player.
News categories: iWedia, MediaTek, Hans-Jürgen Desor, ATSC 3, CES2024, Digital TV, Media Player, Middleware, Semiconductor, USA