TV Services (Pay TV, OTT, Broadcasting) News

Grupo Televisa to acquire AT&T's share of Sky México
Apr 3, 2024 – Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV; BMV:TLEVISA CPO) has reached an agreement with AT&T to take over its participation in Sky Mexico, giving Televisa ownership of 100% of Sky's capital stock.
News categories: Grupo Televisa, Sky México, AT&T, Bernardo Gómez, Alfonso de Angoitia, Luis Malvido, Francisco Valim, Digital TV, MandA, Mexico, Satellite

Nokia and Vodafone trial L4S over end-to-end PON network
Apr 3, 2024 – Nokia and Vodafone are collaborating to test L4S technology over passive optical networks. L4S consistently achieves near-zero packet queuing delay, no matter how much load the network experiences.
News categories: Nokia, Vodafone, Azimeh Sefidcon, Gavin Young, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, UK, Worldwide

Gracenote extends FAST Channel metadata program to the U.S.
Apr 3, 2024 – Gracenote has expanded its FAST Program to also enable U.S.-based content owners to distribute TV programs and movies to streaming platforms along with Gracenote metadata.
News categories: Gracenote, Tim Cutting, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, UX

Accedo re-imagines video service for Whakaata Māori
Apr 3, 2024 – Accedo has partnered with Whakaata Māori to develop its re-imagined video service, MĀORI+. The service delivers content to promote the Te Reo language to audiences across Aotearoa (New Zealand).
News categories: Accedo, Whakaata Māori, Matt Kossatz, Andrew McNaughton, Apps, Digital TV, NABShow, New Zealand, Streaming, UX

Broadpeak launches interactive targeted advertising for video streamers
Apr 3, 2024 – Broadpeak has announced Click2. Click2 enables viewers to interact with ads as they are watching video streaming services, opening up a new type of ad inventory for video service providers.
News categories: Broadpeak, Jacques Le Mancq, Mathias Guille, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide

TiVo report finds consumers shifting gears on TV subscriptions
Apr 2, 2024 – TiVo (NYSE: XPER) has found in its Q4 2023 Video Trends Report that consumers are becoming more intentional about where they spend their dollars.
News categories: Xperi, Scott Maddux, Broadcast, Canada, Digital TV, Market Research, TV-over-IP, USA, UX

Triveni Digital streamlines management of ATSC 3.0 broadcasts
Apr 2, 2024 – Triveni Digital has launched GuideBuilder XM Guest Station Edition, a solution enabling ATSC 3.0 guest stations to have full control over their allotted ATSC 3.0 bandwidth.
News categories: Triveni Digital, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, USA

Bitmovin and Akamai team up to optimize live streaming
Mar 27, 2024 – Bitmovin has announced availability of its Live Encoder running on Akamai Cloud Computing. The combination can help lower operation costs by as much as 90%.
News categories: Bitmovin, Akamai, Stefan Lederer, Dan Lawrence, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide

Moonbug selects iSpot to measure viewership on CTV apps
Mar 28, 2024 – Moonbug has selected iSpot’s cross-platform TV measurement solution to measure viewership across its owned and operated CTV apps without compromising data security for minors.
News categories: iSpot, Moonbug, Stuart Schwartzapfel, Emma Witkowski, Advertising, Apps, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA