EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Slovak Telekom selects MediaKind for next-generation TV headend
Sep 25, 2024 – Slovak Telekom has selected MediaKind to transform its TV distribution headend through the deployment of MediaKind's Aquila Broadcast compression, monitoring, and control solution.
News categories: MediaKind, Slovak Telekom, Boris Felts, Juraj Matejka, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Slovakia

EU clears Swisscom's acquisition of Vodafone Italia
Sep 24, 2024 – The EU, under its Foreign Subsidies Regulation, has cleared Swisscom's proposed acquisition of Vodafone Italia unconditionally. The transaction is still subject to other regulatory approvals.
News categories: Swisscom, European Commission, Vodafone Italia, Italy, MandA, Regulation

Agile Content powers Convergenze TV in Italy
Sep 19, 2024 – Agile Content, in partnership with Convergenze, has announced that the technology and content of its Agile TV platform will now be available in Italy as Convergenze TV.
News categories: Agile Content, Convergenze, Koldo Unanue, Rosario Pingaro, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy

Eutelsat chooses Wiztivi to develop HbbTV app for Sat.tv Connect
Sep 18, 2024 – Wiztivi has created a custom HbbTV app for Eutelsat. Wiztivi was chosen to design and develop the Sat.tv Connect application after successfully delivering Eutelsat's Fransat Connect HbbTV app.
News categories: Wiztivi, Eutelsat, Jeroen van Vliet, Apps, Digital TV, Europe, France, HbbTV, Middle-East, Satellite, Smart TV, UX

Pay TV subscriptions in Portugal up 1.9% YoY in 2Q 2024
Sep 17, 2024 – According to Anacom, at the end of Q2 2024, there were 4.6 million pay TV subscribers in Portugal, up 86,000 year-on-year. The growth rate was the lowest (+1.9%) since the end of 2013.
News categories: Anacom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

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

France Télévisions secures replay content with NAGRAVISION
Sep 12, 2024 – NAGRAVISION (SIX:KUD.S) has announced that France Télévisions has selected NAGRAVISION to secure replay content streamed to all of its supported devices.
News categories: NAGRAVISION, France Télévisions, Olivier Met, Emmanuel Guilly, Digital TV, DRM, France, Streaming

Antena TV selects Verimatrix cybersecurity and anti-piracy technology
Sep 12, 2024 – Verimatrix (Paris: VMX) has announced that Antena TV Group's AntenaPLAY streaming service is to harness the power of its Streamkeeper suite of cybersecurity and anti-piracy technologies.
News categories: Verimatrix, Antena TV Group, Andrew Bear, Mihai Ionita, Content Protection, Digital TV, Romania, Streaming

Clubber TV adopts MainStreaming for sports delivery
Sep 12, 2024 – Mainstreaming is collaborating with Ireland's Clubber TV to bring sports to fans both at home and around the world, ensuring a seamless and engaging broadcasting viewing experience.
News categories: MainStreaming, Clubber TV, Antonio G. Corrado, Laurence Doyle, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Ireland, Streaming, Worldwide