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Rohde & Schwarz to unveil ATSC 3.0 transmitter at NAB 2024
Apr 10, 2024 – Rohde & Schwarz will unveil its R&S TE1 liquid-cooled ATSC 3.0 native transmitter at NAB 2024. The company is also introducing a 24/7 remote monitoring service.
News categories: Rohde & Schwarz, Manfred Reitmeier, Claudia Goerig, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, USA

Botswana Fibre Networks chooses Mangomolo for OTT video delivery
Apr 11, 2024 – Mangomolo has been chosen by UPICtv to provide a turnkey solution for The Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport & Culture (MYSC) of Botswana to deliver OTT video across the country.
News categories: Mangomolo, UPICtv, BoFiNet, Wissam Sabbagh, Ramphal Kgabanyane, Botswana, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming

Amagi sees remarkable growth in channels deploying on Google Cloud
Apr 10, 2024 – Amagi has announced a strong surge in its customer deployments of broadcast and FAST channels on Google Cloud with channel growth of over 30% in the last six months.
News categories: Amagi, Google Cloud, Srinivasan KA, Anil Saboo, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Worldwide

Harmonic introduces in-stream advertising for live sports streaming
Apr 10, 2024 – Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) has introduced in-stream advertising with split-screen ad formats on its VOS 360 Ad SaaS. The feature creates a new premium inventory for live sports streaming.
News categories: Harmonic, Gil Rudge, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide

MediaKind MK.IO now features low latency streaming with dynamic ad insertion
Apr 10, 2024 – MediaKind has unveiled that it has added low latency streaming with dynamic advertising and blackout support to its cloud streaming platform, MK.IO.
News categories: MediaKind, Cory Zachman, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide

Netgem expands FAST channel roll-outs to more countries in Europe
Apr 10, 2024 – Netgem has announced that it's now deploying its 'FAST Lane' channels embedded in the TV service of Netplus in Switzerland, and will launch in France with other ISPs in April.
News categories: Netgem, Netplus, Sylvain Thevenot, Christian Voide, Content Distribution, Digital TV, France, Streaming, Switzerland

VisualOn integrates Optimizer with NVIDIA video encoders
Apr 8, 2024 – VisualOn has integrated its AI-enhanced Universal Content Adaptation Engine (CAE) solution, Optimizer, with Nvidia's GPU-accelerated video encoders NVENC for H.264, HEVC, and AV1.
News categories: VisualOn, NVIDIA, Yang Cai, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Semiconductor, Worldwide

Accedo, Brightcove and JUMP support Al Sharqiya SVOD launch
Apr 9, 2024 – Accedo and Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV) have collaborated with Al Sharqiya to enhance its 1001 AVOD streaming service with the introduction of an SVOD platform alongside live linear channels.
News categories: Accedo, Brightcove, Al Sharqiya, JUMP, Michael Lantz, Justin Barrett, Mohsen Khairaldin Garcia, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Iraq, Streaming, UX

Ad Insertion Platform unveils server-guided ad insertion (SGAI) product
Apr 9, 2024 – Ad Insertion Platform has announced AdBlendr, a Server-Guided Ad Insertion (SGAI) product. AdBlendr ensures a flawless targeted ad insertion experience while maintaining optimal latency levels.
News categories: Ad Insertion Platform, Laurent Potesta, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Worldwide