Digital TV Business, Technology and Market Research News

SEI Robotics and Amlogic launch TV dongle supporting LCEVC
Sep 14, 2024 – SEI Robotics has joined forces with Amlogic to launch its X5M Dongle with LCEVC Technology. The solution aims to help operators reduce bandwidth through efficient encoding technology.
News categories: SEI Robotics, Amlogic, Jeff Yin, James Xie, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBCShow, Media Player, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Engineering and ContentWise partner on RaiPlay personalisation
Sep 19, 2024 – Engineering and ContentWise have developed a content recommendation solution based on the user's browsing history on RaiPlay, RAI's streaming platform, to offer even more personalized content.
News categories: ContentWise, Engineering, RaiPlay, Alessandro Vacca, Guido Porro, Elena Capparelli, Big Data, Digital TV, Italy, Streaming, UX

UKTV joins Freely, the UK's new live and on demand streaming platform
Sep 16, 2024 – Everyone TV has announced that UKTV will bring its on demand service U to new streaming platform, Freely, this month, alongside streamed live channels U&Dave, U&DRAMA, U&W and U&YESTERDAY.
News categories: Everyone TV, UKTV, Jonathan Thompson, Jonathan Newman, Lottie Towler, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, UK

Mixed and extended reality headset shipments to grow strongly to 2028
Sep 16, 2024 – According to IDC, the decline in global shipments of AR/VR headsets continued during Q2 2024 as volumes contracted 28.1% YoY to 1.1 million units. Strong growth is expected to return in 2025.
News categories: IDC, Jitesh Ubrani, Digital TV, Hardware, Market Research, Metaverse

Amlogic and Skyworth announce AI motion technology STB
Sep 14, 2024 – Skyworth and Amlogic have announced an AI-powered STB solution, based on Amlogic's S905X5 SoC, enabling camera-based functionality for the modern living room.
News categories: Amlogic, Skyworth, James Xie, Srithar Bala, Digital TV, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Worldwide

Bitmovin player and analytics integrated into Irdeto streaming platform
Sep 14, 2024 – Bitmovin's Player and Analytics suite has been integrated into the Irdeto Experience streaming platform, offering operators smooth streaming and advanced advertising and security features.
News categories: Bitmovin, Irdeto, Stefan Lederer, Andrew Bunten, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, Worldwide

Dish TV India and TiViCon introduce broadcast-to-OTT adapter
Sep 13, 2024 – Dish TV India, in collaboration with TiViCon, has introduced a satellite TV adapter, offering customers easy access to a mix of DTH and OTT streamed media through Android devices.
News categories: TiViCon, Dish TV India, Metin Atalan, Digital TV, Gateway, IBCShow, India, Satellite

m:tel redesigns IPTV UX with 24i and Antecna
Sep 13, 2024 – m:tel has partnered with 24i and Antecna to update its IPTV experience with new features, and an advanced user interface supporting the broad range of devices used to consume content.
News categories: 24i, Antecna, m:tel, Sebastian Braun, Aleksandar Antunović, Aleksandar Veselinović, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UX

TO THE NEW selected by Irdeto as UX technology partner
Sep 13, 2024 – TO THE NEW (TTN) has been selected by Irdeto as a technology partner for delivering a consistent user experience (UX) on devices in the Irdeto aggregation platform ecosystem.
News categories: TO THE NEW, Irdeto, Narinder Kumar, Andrew Bunten, Digital TV, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UX, Worldwide