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Titan OS selects ThinkAdvertising to enrich Titan Audience Segments
Dec 12, 2024 – Titan OS has chosen ThinkAnalytics' ThinkAdvertising to enrich its CTV advertising offering, Titan Audience Segments. Titan Audience Segments unlocks the viewership data from Titan OS TVs.
News categories: ThinkAnalytics, Titan OS, Peter Docherty, Rees Hughes, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, TV OS, Worldwide

IAB Tech Lab releases programmatic CTV genre guidance for comment
Dec 11, 2024 – IAB Tech Lab has released deliverables focused on helping the industry more efficiently use IAB Tech Lab's taxonomies, focusing on usage of the Ad Product Taxonomy and CTV genre values.
News categories: IAB Tech Lab, Anthony Katsur, Katie Shell, Temese Szalai, Advertising, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

8K Association announces specs and certification program for 8K projectors
Dec 11, 2024 – The 8K Association (8KA) has announced completion of specifications and the launch of performance certification and logo programs for 8K projectors.
News categories: 8K Association, Bill Mandel, Digital TV, Smart TV, Worldwide

Gracenote launches new API for live sports metadata
Dec 11, 2024 – Gracenote has launched Gracenote On Sports, offering a single API to access sports data covering 150+ leagues and competitions, connected to Gracenote's video data, including imagery and content IDs.
News categories: Gracenote, Bill Michels, Big Data, CES2025, Digital TV, UX, Worldwide

Amagi to power ABC's FAST channels showcasing Australian content
Dec 11, 2024 – ABC Commercial has partnered with Amagi to launch a suite of FAST channels showcasing Australian content. The rollout is to begin in North America, with plans to expand more widely to follow.
News categories: Amagi, ABC, Srinivasan KA, Thomas Parsons, Brian Lee, Asia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, North America, Streaming

Red Bee Media & Fabric x Xytech partner on metadata and imagery
Dec 11, 2024 – Red Bee Media and Fabric x Xytech are collaborating to bring together Red Bee's program guide metadata with Fabric x Xytech’s expertise in metadata management and media supply chain integration.
News categories: Red Bee Media, Xytech, Fabric, Shaun Stark, Big Data, Digital TV, UX, Worldwide

K+ adopts Broadpeak ad insertion for AVOD monetization
Dec 11, 2024 – Broadpeak has announced that VSTV, also known as K+, is using Broadpeak’s server-side ad insertion (SSAI) technology to monetize its live channels and new AVOD service.
News categories: Broadpeak, K+, Jacques Le Mancq, Thomas Jayet, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Vietnam

Endeavor Streaming expands partnership with Sky New Zealand
Dec 10, 2024 – Endeavor Streaming has expanded its deal with Sky New Zealand to include a range of user experience enhancements, personalization features and advanced advertising capabilities for Sky Sport Now.
News categories: Endeavor Streaming, Sky New Zealand, Fred Santarpia, Lauren Quaintance, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, New Zealand, Streaming, UX

SEI Robotics and HD PLUS launch Android TV IPTV stick
Dec 10, 2024 – SEI Robotics has joined forces with HD PLUS to co-launch a Google-certified Amlogic S905Y5-based Android TV stick in just three months, offering TV over the internet from mid-September 2024.
News categories: SEI Robotics, HD PLUS, Jeff Yin, Andreas Müller-Vondey, Android TV, Digital TV, Germany, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming