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Plex partners with Technicolor on HDR for AVOD
Jan 8, 2025 – Plex has teamed up with Advanced HDR by Technicolor to enhance the visual quality of its ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) services, ensuring a premium viewing experience for its audience.
News categories: Advanced HDR by Technicolor, Plex, Rick Dumont, CES2025, Digital TV, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

BitRouter announces new ATSC gateways for NEXTGEN TV
Jan 7, 2025 – BitRouter has announced the launch of two new ZapperBox models and the rollout of its 3.x software upgrade, designed to deliver a more affordable and versatile NEXTGEN TV experience.
News categories: BitRouter, Gopal Miglani, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Disney Advertising shares ad-supported MAU numbers
Jan 8, 2025 – Disney Advertising (NYSE: DIS) has shared ad-supported monthly active user (MAU) data, showing that ad-supported MAUs have reached an estimated 157 million globally, and 112 million domestically.
News categories: Disney Advertising, Rita Ferro, Advertising, CES2025, Digital TV, Market Research, North America, Streaming, Worldwide

DIRECTV offers programmatic access to linear satellite inventory
Jan 8, 2025 – DIRECTV Advertising has announced the programmatic enablement of its linear satellite inventory, providing advertisers with access to audiences across satellite and streaming.
News categories: DIRECTV Advertising, Amy Leifer, Tyler Kelly, Sean Buckley, Advertising, Digital TV, Satellite, USA

XREAL announces AR collaborations at CES 2025
Jan 8, 2025 – At CES, XREAL has announced augmented reality (AR) collaborations with BMW, Google, Qualcomm, Bose, T-Mobile, Mawari and more. With BMW, XREAL will demo 3D entertainment for passengers.
News categories: XREAL, Chi Xu, Luis Ramirez, John Saw, Nick Smith, Automotive, CES2025, Digital TV, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Worldwide

SKY Perfect JSAT releases end-2024 pay TV subscriber numbers
Jan 7, 2025 – SKY Perfect JSAT has released end-December 2024 subscriber numbers for its SKY PerfecTV! multichannel pay TV broadcast service and optical fiber based re-transmission service.
News categories: SKY Perfect JSAT, Eiichi Yonekura, Digital TV, Japan, Satellite, Subscribers

Dolby brings Dolby Vision HDR to cars
Jan 7, 2025 – At CES 2025, Dolby will showcase to guests the next frontier of in-car entertainment with a demo of the world's first vehicle to support Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, Li Auto's Li MEGA.
News categories: Dolby, Li Auto, John Couling, Automotive, CES2025, Digital TV, UX, Worldwide

Run3TV selects Velope.TV to provide starter application
Jan 7, 2025 – Run3TV has selected Velope.tv to develop a starter application for stations that want to deploy ATSC 3.0 applications while limiting their investment in data and fees for interactive services.
News categories: Run3TV, Velope.TV, Michael Collette, Michael Gregor, Apps, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, USA

U.S. tech industry forecasts record sales, tariff threats loom
Jan 5, 2025 – The CTA projects record revenues as the U.S. consumer technology industry grows 3.2% in 2025 to $537 billion. However, tech products are threatened by President-elect Trump's tariff proposals.
News categories: Consumer Technology Association, Gary Shapiro, Ed Brzytwa, CES2025, Digital TV, Market Research, USA