TV Services (Pay TV, OTT, Broadcasting) News

Enveu and NPAW partner on OTT platform analytics
Jul 12, 2023 – Enveu is to make available NPAW streaming analytics to its customers. The analytics solution can be tailored to the measurement and branding requirements of each streaming service.
News categories: NPAW, Enveu, Ruben Senor-Megias, Shalabh Agarwal, Big Data, Digital TV, QoE, Streaming, Worldwide

FreeWheel to bring Roku ad technologies to its customers
Jul 12, 2023 – Roku (Nasdaq: ROKU) and FreeWheel have announced the launch of combined technologies that aim to simplify, optimize and enhance TV streaming for advertisers and publishers.
News categories: Roku, FreeWheel, Youssef Ben-Youssef, Soo Jin Oh, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

Simpletv launches Simpleplus platform in Venezuela with TVUP
Jul 12, 2023 – Simpletv has launched Simpleplus in Venezuela, powered by technology from TVUP. The TV service is available on phones and tablets (Android, iOS), Android TV devices, Chromecast and Fire TV.
News categories: TVUP, Simpletv, Eudald Domènech, Kathy Di Battista, Apps, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Venezuela

CIS Group and Veset power CNN Brazil on Samsung TV Plus
Jul 12, 2023 – CNN Brazil is making its news channel available on Samsung TV Plus using Veset's cloud playout solution, adding connected TV to its existing cable TV and YouTube distribution.
News categories: Veset, CIS Group, CNN Brazil, Gatis Gailis, Felipe Andrade, Rafael Duzzi, Apps, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBCShow, Smart TV, Streaming

Revision of DVB-I service discovery specification released
Jul 10, 2023 – A revision of the DVB-I service discovery specification has been published along with a new set of implementation guidelines. Both are available now as DVB BlueBooks.
News categories: DVB-I, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, TV-over-IP, Worldwide

Silverpush acquires Vidgyor
Jul 11, 2023 – Silverpush has announced the acquisition of Vidgyor. Vidgyor's ad-insertion technology enables the replacement of broadcast ads with targeted video ads on streaming platforms.
News categories: Vidgyor, Silverpush, Mahaboob Khan, Hitesh Chawla, Advertising, Digital TV, India, MandA, Streaming, Worldwide

Ateme OTT solution running on AWS selected by Swisscom
Jul 11, 2023 – Ateme has announced that Swisscom has chosen Ateme’s end-to-end OTT solution to migrate the Cloud Digital Video Recording (CDVR) platform of its blue TV service to AWS.
News categories: Ateme, Swisscom, Yoann Poizeau, Marco Lötscher, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Switzerland

Harmonic and DigiCAP optimize ATSC 3.0 bit rates
Jul 11, 2023 – Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) and DigiCAP (KOSDAQ: 197140) have announced a solution for broadcasters that combines statistical multiplexing technology with an ATSC 3.0 headend.
News categories: Harmonic, DigiCAP, Jing Zhou, Sang Jin Yoon, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Worldwide

Adoption of streaming in Japan driven by ad-supported content
Jul 11, 2023 – Magnite (NASDAQ:MGNI) has unveiled research showing that in Japan adoption of streaming services is driven by the popularity of ad-supported content, with 71% of TV viewers watching such services.
News categories: Magnite, Ken Harada, Advertising, Digital TV, Japan, Market Research, Streaming