Worldwide (not region-specific) Digital TV News

Bitcentral linear streaming solution integrates Google DAI
Jul 17, 2023 – Bitcentral has integrated Google dynamic ad insertion (DAI) into its ViewNexa linear streaming service to provide more monetization opportunities in linear and live streaming.
News categories: Bitcentral, Google, Greg Morrow, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Amagi to power FAST channels on Cineverse
Jul 17, 2023 – Amagi is to provide its portfolio of FAST channels to the Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS) streaming service and add Cineverse's streaming channels to the Amagi CONNECT marketplace.
News categories: Cineverse, Amagi, Erick Opeka, Tony Huidor, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

BrightLine enables layering of branded moments into streamed content
Jul 13, 2023 – BrightLine has launched its Proteus Experience Engine, enabling streamers to overlay dynamic, interactive, and shoppable moments within content, outside of traditional ad pods.
News categories: BrightLine, Rob Aksman, Michael Bologna, Advertising, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Kaltura adds enhancements to its Cloud TV and streaming platform
Jul 12, 2023 – Kaltura (Nasdaq: KLTR) has announced enhancements to its Cloud TV and Streaming Platform, tailored specifically to meet the demands of TV operators and media customers.
News categories: Kaltura, Shuki Eytan, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, QoE, Worldwide

Enveu and NPAW partner on OTT platform analytics
Jul 12, 2023 – Enveu is to make available NPAW streaming analytics to its customers. The analytics solution can be tailored to the measurement and branding requirements of each streaming service.
News categories: NPAW, Enveu, Ruben Senor-Megias, Shalabh Agarwal, Big Data, Digital TV, QoE, Streaming, Worldwide

FreeWheel to bring Roku ad technologies to its customers
Jul 12, 2023 – Roku (Nasdaq: ROKU) and FreeWheel have announced the launch of combined technologies that aim to simplify, optimize and enhance TV streaming for advertisers and publishers.
News categories: Roku, FreeWheel, Youssef Ben-Youssef, Soo Jin Oh, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

LG to become a ‘Smart Life Solutions Company’
Jul 12, 2023 – LG has declared a vision to transform itself from appliance brand into a 'smart life solutions company' with its TV business becoming a 'media and entertainment service provider".
News categories: LG Electronics, William Cho, Digital TV, Smart Home, Smart TV, TV OS, Worldwide

Revision of DVB-I service discovery specification released
Jul 10, 2023 – A revision of the DVB-I service discovery specification has been published along with a new set of implementation guidelines. Both are available now as DVB BlueBooks.
News categories: DVB-I, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, TV-over-IP, Worldwide

Silverpush acquires Vidgyor
Jul 11, 2023 – Silverpush has announced the acquisition of Vidgyor. Vidgyor's ad-insertion technology enables the replacement of broadcast ads with targeted video ads on streaming platforms.
News categories: Vidgyor, Silverpush, Mahaboob Khan, Hitesh Chawla, Advertising, Digital TV, India, MandA, Streaming, Worldwide