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Amagi adds TAG advanced monitoring to its cloud SaaS offerings
Jan 8, 2024 – TAG has announced a partnership with Amagi that will see Amagi add TAG's product platform to its suite of cloud SaaS offerings bringing advanced monitoring capabilities to content owners.
News categories: TAG Video Systems, Amagi, Ziv Mor, Srinivasan KA, Broadcast, Content Distribution, Digital TV, QoE, Streaming, Worldwide

TiVo launches turnkey streaming solution for ISPs and telcos
Jan 8, 2024 – TiVo (NYSE: XPER) has announced the rollout of TiVo Broadband, a solution enabling ISPs and telcos to deliver SVOD, TiVo+ FAST and linear channels to their broadband-only customer base.
News categories: TiVo, Evolution Digital, Jeffrey Glahn, Marc Cohen, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA, Worldwide

Amagi and Applicaster partner on FAST channel app management
Jan 8, 2024 – Amagi has integrated Applicaster into its cloud-based broadcasting platform - enabling clients to streamline the complete application management process.
News categories: Amagi, Applicaster, Daniel Marshall, Ido Hadari, Apps, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Xperi expands Powered by TiVo media platform's global footprint
Jan 8, 2024 – At CES 2024, Xperi (NYSE: XPER) has announced Konka as a new Smart TV OEM for its Powered by TiVo Smart TV platform and an extended partnership with BMW for its DTS AutoStage Video Service.
News categories: Xperi, Jon Kirchner, Automotive, CES2025, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS, Worldwide

Netflix fined for continued infringement of Broadcom HEVC patent
Dec 22, 2023 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) has announced that a court in Munich has fined Netflix €7.05 million for infringement of a Broadcom patent, covering features often used in HEVC/H.265 video coding.
News categories: Broadcom, Netflix, Mark Terrano, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, Patent, Streaming

Kinostar launching FAST channel in collaboration with OKAST
Dec 18, 2023 – Kinostar is launching a FAST channel, Turk on Video Free, in collaboration with OKAST. Launched under the umbrella of the FAST4EU consortium, the channel will be available on Amazon Freevee.
News categories: OKAST, Kinostar, Cédric Monnier, Michael Roesch, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Streaming

WRC-23 retains UHF for broadcasting in ITU Region 1
Dec 15, 2023 – Final agreement at WRC-23 retains broadcasting as the only primary service in the frequency band 470–694 MHz across ITU Region 1 (Europe, Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia).
News categories: EBU, ITU, Antonio Arcidiacono, Africa, Asia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Middle-East, Regulation, Terrestrial

Latino Alternative TV launches FAST channel with Amagi
Dec 15, 2023 – Amagi has announced that Latino Alternative TV (LATV) has selected its cloud solutions to launch a FAST channel catering to a diverse Hispanic and Latino community.
News categories: Amagi, LATV, Srinivasan KA, Xavier Rodriguez, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

TVUP SaaS TV platform reaches over 1 million subscribers
Dec 15, 2023 – TVUP will reach the end of 2023 with over one million subscribers, following the deployment of the service by its three first market makers: Tivify, Simpleplus and Mundo Go!
News categories: TVUP, Mundo, Eudald Domènech, Francisco Sáez, Renato Motta, Chile, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Spain, Streaming, Subscribers, Venezuela