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Brightcove to power MotoAmerica Live+ streaming service
Mar 5, 2024 – Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV) is the official streaming provider for MotoAmerica, powering the live and video-on-demand (VOD) capabilities of the MotoAmerica Live+ streaming service.
News categories: Brightcove, MotoAmerica, Marc DeBevoise, Chuck Aksland, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

Accedo acquires Easel TV
Mar 4, 2024 – Accedo has announced that it has acquired Easel TV, the UK-based provider of advanced streaming technology and digital media solutions.
News categories: Accedo, Easel TV, Michael Lantz, Joe Foster, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, UK, Worldwide

Ooredoo launches streaming service with MediaKind and Microsoft
Mar 3, 2024 – Ooredoo Group has announced the launch of Go Play Market, a streaming platform for various content formats, in partnership with MediaKind and supported by Microsoft.
News categories: Ooredoo, MediaKind, Microsoft Azure, Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo, Allen Broome, Paco Salcedo, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middle-East, MWC24, Streaming, The Maldives

Synamedia powers content distribution at Monumental Sports
Feb 29, 2024 – Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) has chosen Synamedia solutions to distribute sports content, along with other programming, to its newly launched Monumental Sports Network.
News categories: Synamedia, Monumental Sports, Julien Signes, Charlie Myers, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Updates to DVB-I spec and implementation guidelines published
Feb 27, 2024 – DVB has updated two DVB-I BlueBooks: A177r6 is the latest version of the DVB-I service discovery specification; and A184r1 is the first revision of the implementation guidelines for DVB-I.
News categories: DVB Project, Broadcast, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

Brightcove adds Google Ad Manager support
Feb 27, 2024 – Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV) is entering into a strategic partnership with Google to enhance its Ad Monetization service by supporting customers that use Google Ad Manager.
News categories: Brightcove, Google Ad Manager, Marc DeBevoise, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Ateme transcoders integrate Verance Aspect watermarking
Feb 27, 2024 – Ateme has integrated Verance Aspect Watermarking into the audio chain of its Ateme TITAN transcoders, enabling wider distribution of NextGen Broadcast interactive experiences.
News categories: Verance, Ateme, Nil Shah, Julien Mandel, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Content Identification, Digital TV, USA

Rakuten TV announces telco deals in Europe at MWC 2024
Feb 27, 2024 – Rakuten TV has announced new deals in Europe at MWC 2024, extending its agreement with 1&1 to include AVOD content, and adding partnerships with Agile TV in Italy and Masmedia TV in Spain.
News categories: Rakuten TV, 1&1, Agile TV, Masmedia TV, Jorge del Puerto, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, MWC24

TiVo signs four operators for TiVo Broadband
Feb 26, 2024 – Buckeye Broadband, Blue Stream Fiber, Blue Ridge Communications and Bluepeak have selected TiVo Broadband, an IPTV solution specifically tailored for operators' broadband-only customers.
News categories: TiVo, Buckeye Broadband, Blue Stream Fiber, Blue Ridge Communications, Bluepeak, Jeffrey Glahn, Geoff Shook, Greg Ireland, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, USA