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Movistar Plus+ to create real-time short-form sports video with WSC Sports
Apr 25, 2024 – WSC Sports has sealed a multi-year agreement for Movistar Plus+ to use its platform to create real-time short-form videos for a host of its top-tier sports rights.
News categories: WSC Sports, Movistar Plus, Aviv Arnon, Enric Rojas, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Spain

SeaChange to instead be acquired by Enghouse
Apr 24, 2024 – SeaChange (OTC: SEAC) has entered into an asset purchase agreement under which an affiliate of Enghouse Systems will acquire substantially all of SeaChange's assets related to its product and services business.
News categories: SeaChange, Enghouse, Partner One, Chris Klimmer, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Software, Worldwide

OTTera partners with ThinkAnalytics on enhanced personalization
Apr 25, 2024 – ThinkAnalytics has announced that OTTera will integrate ThinkAnalytics's ThinkFAST AI scheduler and ThinkAdvertising into its software, to personalize the viewing experience for its users.
News categories: ThinkAnalytics, OTTera, Marc Aldrich, Craig McEldowney, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

Televisa selects Synamedia edge gateway and distribution platform
Apr 25, 2024 – Televisa has chosen Synamedia's Media Edge Gateway (MEG) and PowerVu for its network, spanning 180 stations across Mexico, to increase video distribution, processing and delivery agility.
News categories: Synamedia, Televisa, Julien Signes, William Aguirre, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mexico, Satellite

Deutsche Telekom selects Broadpeak Cloud DVR solution for MagentaTV
Apr 24, 2024 – Deutsche Telekom has revamped its MagentaTV IPTV platform, using Broadpeak's Cloud DVR solution to deliver video streaming content, including VOD, live, time-shift, and start-over TV.
News categories: Broadpeak, Deutsche Telekom, Jacques Le Mancq, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV

OTT technology company, Backscreen, launched
Apr 24, 2024 – OTT technology vendor, Backscreen, has announced its launch. The new company, carved out of Tet, offers an OTT service platform with applications, assisted by video processing services.
News categories: Backscreen, Norberts Ositis, Jan Frelek, Krists Avots, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Streaming, UX

TV3 migrates from on-prem servers to AWS Cloud with Redge
Apr 18, 2024 – Redge Technologies partnered with TV3 to migrate its infrastructure from on-premises servers situated in Riga to AWS, following the guidelines of the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP).
News categories: Redge, TV3, Baltics, Content Distribution, Digital TV

Interactive TV news channel unveiled by ROXi and Sinclair
Apr 15, 2024 – At NAB, ROXi and Sinclair unveiled 3 News Interactive Las Vegas. Powered by ROXi's FastStream, the NEXTGEN TV-delivered channel has the interactivity of an app without the need for an app on the TV.
News categories: ROXi, Sinclair, Rob Lewis, Skip Flenniken, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, USA, UX

Spideo and OTTera unveil personalisation collaboration at NAB Show 2024
Apr 13, 2024 – Spideo has announced that OTTera will use Spideo's video recommendation and personalisation technologies to help service providers surface content on its content distribution platform.
News categories: Spideo, OTTera, Thibault Dorso, Craig McEldowney, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, UX, Worldwide