Worldwide (not region-specific) Digital TV News

Harmonic VOS360 Ad SaaS validated by FreeWheel
Sep 13, 2024 – Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that its VOS®360 Ad SaaS has been officially integrated with FreeWheel’s platform for server-side ad insertion (SSAI) and in-stream advertising.
News categories: Harmonic, FreeWheel, Gil Rudge, Marc Lauriac, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBCShow, Worldwide

Amlogic shows WiSA wireless audio STB reference design at IBC
Sep 12, 2024 – WiSA Technologies (NASDAQ: WISA) has announced that its WiSA E wireless immersive audio software has been embedded onto an Amlogic reference design and is now available for customer implementation.
News categories: WiSA, Amlogic, Tony Parker, Digital TV, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Software, Worldwide

DVB Native IP published as ETSI standard
Sep 12, 2024 – The DVB specification for native IP broadcasting, DVB-NIP, has been published by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) as TS 103 876 V1.1.1.
News categories: DVB Project, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, IBCShow, Satellite, Worldwide

ACCESS and SmarDTV create integrated 4K puck and content solution
Sep 11, 2024 – ACCESS Europe and SmarDTV have collaborated to integrate the NetRange TV Store and FAST Hub from ACCESS with SmarDTV's Lynx - a compact, 4K streaming puck based on Android.
News categories: ACCESS Europe, SmarDTV, Masahiro Aono, Lionel Boissier, Apps, Digital TV, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Amagi and Applicaster enhance viewer experience and engagement
Sep 11, 2024 – Amagi and Applicaster have enhanced their integration to include support for linear, VOD and single live events in the same app experience, along with extended content personalization options.
News categories: Amagi, Applicaster, Scott Cunningham, Jonathan Laor, Advertising, Apps, Digital TV, IBCShow, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

Vantiva unveils AI-enabled 4K Android TV set-top at IBC
Sep 11, 2024 – Vantiva (Paris: VANTI) is introducing its ONYX 4K Android TV STB at IBC 2024. ONYX incorporates AI capabilities enabling features such as image enhancement and event detection within video.
News categories: Vantiva, Leopold Diouf, Android TV, Digital TV, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Worldwide

iWedia brings WatchParty to Smart TVs
Sep 11, 2024 – iWedia has upgraded its WatchParty solution to run not only on Android TV STBs but also on Smart TVs, enabling broadcasters, for example, to use WatchParty through HbbTV portals for mass events.
News categories: iWedia, Hans-Jürgen Desor, Digital TV, IBCShow, Smart TV, Social TV, Worldwide

CTS to manage centralized video platform for AMC Networks
Sep 10, 2024 – Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) has announced an agreement with AMC Networks to serve as its centralized video platform for Managed Channel Origination (MCO) and Video On Demand (VOD).
News categories: Comcast Technology Solutions, AMC Networks, Bart Spriester, Stephanie Mitchko, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBCShow, USA, Worldwide

Skyworth Google TV/Android TV device shipments exceed 36 million
Sep 11, 2024 – Skyworth has surpassed 36 million shipments of Google TVs and other Android TV OS devices, affirming Skyworth as a global leader in the industry and its growing market share.
News categories: Skyworth, Digital TV, IBCShow, IFABerlin, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Worldwide