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Rohde & Schwarz and Vantage Towers drive 5G Broadcast commercialization in Europe
Oct 28, 2024 – Rohde & Schwarz and Vantage Towers have signed an MoU to advance the commercialization of 5G Broadcast (5GB) in Europe, aiming to support 5GB deployment during its roll out from 2026 onwards.
News categories: Rohde & Schwarz, Vantage Towers, Steven Edwards, Badiaa Bazarbacha, 5G, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe

Streambox Media to launch TV OS tailored for India
Oct 25, 2024 – Streambox Media is to introduce a Smart TV operating system developed for the Indian market, enabling users to access TV shows, movies, news and live sports through a single user interface.
News categories: Streambox Media, Anuj Gandhi, Digital TV, India, Smart TV, TV OS, Worldwide

UK releases policy statement on new prominence framework
Oct 24, 2024 – The UK Government has set out the categories of TV devices to be considered as internet television equipment for the purposes of the new prominence framework introduced by its Media Act 2024.
News categories: UK Government, Digital TV, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK, UX

Chips&Media unveils WAVE6 Gen2+ multi video codec IP
Oct 23, 2024 – Chips&Media (C&M) has announced its WAVE6 Gen2+ series multi-standard video codec hardware IP. The upgraded architecture offers improved visual quality as measured by PSNR and SSIM metrics.
News categories: Chips&Media, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Silicon IP, Worldwide

Megacable video subscribers down 12,292 in 3Q 2024
Oct 24, 2024 – Megacable (BMV: MEGA.CPO) has announced results for the third quarter of 2024. The company's Video Segment ended with 3,856,636 subscribers, down 12,292 (-0.3%) in the quarter and down 32,250 (-0.8%) YoY.
News categories: Megacable, Cable TV, Digital TV, Mexico, Results, Subscribers

Disney+ remains #1 in new VOD subscriptions in UK
Oct 24, 2024 – Kantar has released its latest Entertainment on Demand data on the UK's streaming market. Emmy awards for FX shows have cemented Disney+ as top for new subscribers for the second consecutive quarter.
News categories: Kantar, Dominic Sunnebo, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

Kargo partners with Samba TV to enhance ad targeting and measurement
Oct 24, 2024 – Kargo has partnered with Samba TV to combine Samba TV's ACR data with subscriber and set-top box data from Kargo's work with Fetch TV, enhancing Kargo's audience targeting capabilities in Australia.
News categories: Samba TV, Kargo, Yasmin Sanders, Cam Dinnie, Advertising, Australia, Big Data, Digital TV, Smart TV

Netgem acquires Gamestream's Cloud Gaming activities
Oct 24, 2024 – Netgem has acquired Gamestream's Cloud Gaming assets and a team of specialists in the video games market, enabling it to move from the position of distributor-integrator to that of operator of the gaming offer.
News categories: Netgem, Gamestream, Mathias Hautefort, Digital TV, Gaming, IBCShow, MandA, Worldwide

Paid streaming with ads growing strongly in Norway
Oct 23, 2024 – Paid streaming with ads continues to grow rapidly in Norway with several services launching such subscriptions over the past year. Nearly 600,000 households in Norway now have a subscription.
News categories: Mediavision, Marie Nilsson, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Norway, Streaming