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DICE Verse partners with Zixi on IP channel distribution
Dec 3, 2024 – Zixi has announced a partnership with DICE Verse to bundle Zixi's Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP) with DICE's STREAM offering to enable secure distribution of DICE's IP channels portfolio.
News categories: DICE Verse, Zixi, Sid Khemka, Valerio Motti, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Worldwide

Insolvency proceedings against WISI Communications terminated
Dec 2, 2024 – WISI Communications has announced that the Pforzheim District Court has terminated insolvency proceedings against the assets of the company, following confirmation of its insolvency plan.
News categories: WISI Communications, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Finance, Germany, Worldwide

Agile Content powers Linkem My Ti-Vi streaming service in Italy
Nov 26, 2024 – Agile Content has announced that it is providing the end-to-end TVaaS (TV-as-a-Service) platform that powers Tiscali's Linkem My Ti-Vi on-demand streaming service in Italy.
News categories: Agile Content, Linkem, Koldo Unanue, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Italy, Set Top Box, Streaming, UX

Brightcove to be acquired by Bending Spoons
Nov 25, 2024 – Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV) has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bending Spoons, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $233 million.
News categories: Brightcove, Bending Spoons, Diane Hessan, Marc DeBevoise, Luca Ferrari, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, Worldwide

FOX, Disney capitalize on multiplatform TV footprint in October
Nov 25, 2024 – FOX has hit a company high-water mark in Nielsen's Media Distributor Gauge with 8.4% of U.S. TV usage, exhibiting the largest monthly increase among media companies for the second straight month.
News categories: Nielsen, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, TV Services, USA

Sports service SPOTV adopts Zixi for affiliate delivery
Nov 22, 2024 – Zixi has announced that SPOTV, a linear and digital sports service in Southeast Asia, has adopted Zixi technology to streamline and enhance content distribution across the region.
News categories: Zixi, SPOTV, Marc Aldrich, Prakash Maniam, Lee Chong Khay, Asia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Korea

Spanglish Movies launches ad-supported streaming with FAST Channels TV
Nov 19, 2024 – Spanglish Movies has partnered with FAST Channels TV to launch two streaming platforms, FLOUtv and Vision by Spanglish, catering to US Hispanic and DEI audiences.
News categories: FAST Channels TV, Spanglish Movies, Russell Foy, Gustavo Aparicio, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Live sports streaming latency shows significant improvements
Nov 14, 2024 – The DTG has released analysis showing notable improvements in live sports streaming performance across three major events in 2024: Wimbledon, the Olympic Games, and the Paralympic Games.
News categories: Digital TV Group, Ranjeet Kaur, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

WISI's Inca IP Video Platform supports A3SA-protected content
Nov 13, 2024 – WISI has announced an update to the Inca IP Video Platform with the addition of bulk Widevine decryption of ATSC 3.0 streams with content protection from the ATSC 3.0 Security Authority (A3SA).
News categories: WISI, Sharen Sandhu, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, North America