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LATTO and Verimatrix partner on secure OTT monetization platform
May 18, 2015 – LATTO has announced that it has partnered with Verimatrix to bring a mutual over-the-top (OTT) video solution to market. The joint solution offers service providers and broadcasters a business management platform with revenue security.
News categories: Verimatrix, LATTO, Steve Oetegenn, Alon Lavi, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Streaming, Worldwide

Belarus completes switch to digital television
May 15, 2015 – The Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus (Minsvyazi) has announced that the country has completed its transition to digital TV broadcasting. On May 15, 2015, the final 10 analogue transmitters were switched off.
News categories: Minsvyazi, Belarus, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Terrestrial

ANCOM awards more digital TV multiplexes in Romania
May 13, 2015 – Following bids submitted by the three candidates qualified in the Romanian auction for DTT multiplexes, the auction commission has announced that four multiplexes have been awarded. Info Total Press won three and TV Sat 2002 won one.
News categories: ANCOM, Content Distribution, Romania, Terrestrial

Cable Color expands with Transmode in Honduras
May 12, 2015 – Transmode has announced that, through its partnership with NEC, it has delivered a new high-capacity network to Cable Color in Honduras. The new packet-optical network has been deployed to meet rapidly expanding capacity demands.
News categories: Transmode, NEC, Cable Color, Björn Andersson, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Honduras

Skitter and Conklin-Intracom forge partnership
May 7, 2015 – Skitter and Conklin-Intracom have joined forces to market and deliver an Internet protocol television (IPTV) service solution. Skitter TV, a managed IPTV video solution, will be powered by Conklin-Intracom's IPTV middleware.
News categories: Skitter, Conklin-Intracom, Robert Saunders, Michael Agostinelli, Content Distribution, IPTV, Middleware, USA

Millicom selects Intraway for DTH provisioning
May 6, 2015 – Intraway has announced that Millicom has selected Intraway’s satellite television (DTH) solution to support the operation of its services in Latin America, which were commercially launched during the second trimester of 2014.
News categories: Intraway, Millicom, Leandro Rzezak, Vincencio Maya, Bolivia, Content Distribution, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Satellite

ARM and partners show virtual set-top box reference platform
May 5, 2015 – ARM, Applied Micro and Netzyn have announced a virtual set-top box (vSTB) reference platform which utilizes network functions virtualization (NFV). The vSTB platform offers the potential to reduce network operator CapEx and OpEx.
News categories: ARM, Applied Micro, Netzyn, Karthik Ranjan, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide

ENENSYS enables DTT content transmission for Mexico's Televisa
Apr 30, 2015 – ENENSYS has announced that Televisa has deployed its switcher technology as part of a wider DTT (ATSC) network rollout in Mexico. ENENSYS has delivered a large volume of its ASIGuard II switchers, as well as its ASIIPSwitch and HDc chassis platform.
News categories: ENENSYS, Televisa, SIS Electron, Emmanuel Jacques, Sergio León, Juan Pablo Alonso, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mexico

France Télévisions optimizes its catch-up TV service with Arkena
Apr 29, 2015 – France Télévisions has selected the technology platform of Arkena to optimize francetv pluzz, its OTT catch-up TV offering for connected devices. The service has been launched on several set-top boxes, on the Internet and for other connected screens.
News categories: Arkena, France Télévisions, Gregory Samson, Stéphane Van Bosterhaudt,, Content Distribution, France, Mobile, Streaming