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44p selects Harmonic for UHD playout, media processing and distribution
Jun 26, 2024 – Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that 44p, a Germany-based media production company, has upgraded its UHD playout, media processing and distribution with Harmonic's XOS Advanced Media Processor.
News categories: Harmonic, 44p, Stéphane Cloirec, Mido Fayad, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany

Dailymotion integrated into NetRange's in-car video solution
Jun 26, 2024 – NetRange has integrated the Dailymotion app and video technology into the NetRange Smart TV App Store and ACCESS Twine for Car (Twine4Car) in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) platforms.
News categories: ACCESS CO, Dailymotion, NetRange, Michi Uemetsu, John Offreda, Automotive, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

ASTRA 1P satellite successfully launched
Jun 20, 2024 – SES has announced that its ASTRA 1P satellite has been successfully launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, strengthening SES's TV neighbourhood at 19.2°E.
News categories: SES S.A., Adel Al-Saleh, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Germany, Satellite

ABP Network delivers FAST channels with Amagi
Jun 19, 2024 – Amagi has collaborated with ABP Network to enable ABP Network to deliver its Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) channels to a global audience on platforms like Samsung TV and Xiaomi.
News categories: Amagi, ABP Network, Srinivasan KA, Avinash Pandey, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, Streaming, Worldwide

Qwilt reveals live streaming survey results
Jun 20, 2024 – A new survey from Qwilt identifies themes in mass live event delivery, from CDN capacity and performance to QoE metrics, overall event success, capacity requirements, and cost optimization.
News categories: Qwilt, Alon Maor, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, North America, Streaming

NetRange Smart TV Portal gains FAST channels from OTTera
Jun 18, 2024 – NetRange and OTTera have announced that OTTera’s FAST channels are now available to TV manufacturers and content brands through the NetRange Smart TV Portal ecosystem.
News categories: ACCESS CO, OTTera, Netrange, Michi Uemetsu, Jordan Warkol, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming

Four local TV stations in Myrtle Beach-Florence launch NextGen TV
Jun 19, 2024 – TV stations serving the Myrtle Beach-Florence market have began broadcasting with NextGen TV. The launch includes WPDE-TV (ABC), WBTW (CBS), WHMC (ETV and SCETV PBS Kids 24/7) and WWMB (Dabl).
News categories: Bitpath, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA

Software private equity firm Clearhaven acquires Zixi
Jun 13, 2024 – Clearhaven Partners has announced that it has acquired Zixi. Zixi's executive leadership team invested alongside Clearhaven in the transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed.
News categories: Zixi, Clearhaven Partners, Gordon Brooks, Michelle Noon, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Worldwide

Ericsson, 3 Denmark, TV 2 and Sony show live TV over 5G SA network
Jun 13, 2024 – Ericsson, with 3 Denmark, TV 2 and Sony, has successfully trialed a live television broadcast of a football match over a 5G standalone (SA) network, using millimeter wave (mmWave) technology.
News categories: Ericsson, 3 Denmark, TV 2, Sony Professional, Niclas Backlund, Kim Christensen, Morten Brandstrup, Claus Pfeifer, 5G, Content Distribution, Denmark, Digital TV