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South Africa moves analogue switch-off to 31 March 2025
Dec 5, 2024 – South Africa has extended the deadline for analogue switch-off in the country from 31 December 2024 to 31 March 2025, recognising the considerable delays that have plagued the migration project.
News categories: Department of Communications, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Regulation, Set Top Box, South Africa, Terrestrial

RTÉ chooses Dalet to modernize content ecosystem
Dec 3, 2024 – Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) has chosen Dalet to develop and implement a content management ecosystem based on Dalet's media asset management and workflow orchestration platform.
News categories: Dalet, RTÉ, Enrique Lafuente, Richard Waghorn, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Ireland

DICE Verse partners with Zixi on IP channel distribution
Dec 3, 2024 – Zixi has announced a partnership with DICE Verse to bundle Zixi's Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP) with DICE's STREAM offering to enable secure distribution of DICE's IP channels portfolio.
News categories: DICE Verse, Zixi, Sid Khemka, Valerio Motti, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Worldwide

Insolvency proceedings against WISI Communications terminated
Dec 2, 2024 – WISI Communications has announced that the Pforzheim District Court has terminated insolvency proceedings against the assets of the company, following confirmation of its insolvency plan.
News categories: WISI Communications, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Finance, Germany, Worldwide

Agile Content powers Linkem My Ti-Vi streaming service in Italy
Nov 26, 2024 – Agile Content has announced that it is providing the end-to-end TVaaS (TV-as-a-Service) platform that powers Tiscali's Linkem My Ti-Vi on-demand streaming service in Italy.
News categories: Agile Content, Linkem, Koldo Unanue, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Italy, Set Top Box, Streaming, UX

Brightcove to be acquired by Bending Spoons
Nov 25, 2024 – Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV) has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bending Spoons, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $233 million.
News categories: Brightcove, Bending Spoons, Diane Hessan, Marc DeBevoise, Luca Ferrari, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, Worldwide

FOX, Disney capitalize on multiplatform TV footprint in October
Nov 25, 2024 – FOX has hit a company high-water mark in Nielsen's Media Distributor Gauge with 8.4% of U.S. TV usage, exhibiting the largest monthly increase among media companies for the second straight month.
News categories: Nielsen, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, TV Services, USA

Sports service SPOTV adopts Zixi for affiliate delivery
Nov 22, 2024 – Zixi has announced that SPOTV, a linear and digital sports service in Southeast Asia, has adopted Zixi technology to streamline and enhance content distribution across the region.
News categories: Zixi, SPOTV, Marc Aldrich, Prakash Maniam, Lee Chong Khay, Asia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Korea

Spanglish Movies launches ad-supported streaming with FAST Channels TV
Nov 19, 2024 – Spanglish Movies has partnered with FAST Channels TV to launch two streaming platforms, FLOUtv and Vision by Spanglish, catering to US Hispanic and DEI audiences.
News categories: FAST Channels TV, Spanglish Movies, Russell Foy, Gustavo Aparicio, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA