North America Digital TV News

Comark releases compact transmitter for SFN and NextGen TV
Mar 18, 2024 – Hitachi Kokusai Electric Comark has announced the release of its PARALLAX Compact UHF/VHF liquid-cooled, solid-state DTV transmitter for SFN and NextGen TV requirements.
News categories: Comark, Joe Turbolski, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, USA

Paramount+ announces international rollout plan details
Mar 19, 2024 – Paramount+ (NASDAQ: PARA; PARAA) has announced launch timing and pricing for its international ad-supported subscription offering. Its Premium subscription plan is also to be rolled out in Europe.
News categories: Paramount+, Marco Nobili, Lee Sears, Australia, Canada, Digital TV, Europe, Streaming

ATSC expanding video compression options for ATSC 3.0
Mar 15, 2024 – ATSC is working to add the video compression method Versatile Video Coding (VVC) as an option in addition to the HEVC technology used in the current roster of ATSC 3.0 broadcast standards.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, Madeleine Noland, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Media Player, USA

SLING TV launches free classic arcade games
Mar 6, 2024 – SLING TV has announced the launch of a free games experience, Arcade. Subscribers and users can now launch and play games in Arcade while simultaneously watching TV.
News categories: SLING TV, Play.Works, Gary Schanman, Jonathan Boltax, Digital TV, Gaming, Streaming, USA

Sinclair & APTS offer free ATSC 3.0 channel hosting for public TV stations
Mar 13, 2024 – Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI) and APTS have said that, in markets where Sinclair has deployed ATSC 3.0 and a public TV station has not, it will provide free carriage of a virtual channel for the station.
News categories: Sinclair, APTS, Rob Weisbord, Patrick Butler, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA

Free viewing increases lead over SVOD
Mar 13, 2024 – According to Omdia, the number of SVOD services per home has declined in a number of markets for the first time. Simultaneously, free video stacking is still on the rise.
News categories: Omdia, Maria Rua Aguete, Brazil, Digital TV, France, Germany, Market Research, Spain, Streaming, UK, USA

DoubleVerify and NBCUniversal launch program-level measurement
Mar 12, 2024 – DoubleVerify and NBCUniversal have announced an expanded partnership to provide program-level measurement on over the top (OTT) devices, including Connected TV (CTV).
News categories: DoubleVerify, NBCUniversal, Mark Zagorski, Dominick Vangeli, Ryan Eusanio, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Tubi releases 2024 streaming insights report
Mar 12, 2024 – Tubi (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX) has released findings from 'The Stream 2024: Streaming Insights for Marketers'. The report provides a deep dive into the behaviors and preferences of streamers in the US.
News categories: Tubi, Cynthia Clevenger, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Telus deploys Velocix hybrid-cloud streaming technology
Mar 11, 2024 – Velocix has announced that TELUS has initiated the first phase of its hybrid-cloud video streaming project based on Velocix' Hybrid-cloud Origin and Hybrid-cloud CDN software.
News categories: Velocix, TELUS, Jim Brickmeier, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV