North America Digital TV News

TV5 Québec chooses Dotscreen to develop Roku application
Aug 1, 2023 – Dotscreen has announced the release of a new Roku app for TV5Unis, the streaming service of TV5 Québec. The app offers ad-supported content from public broadcasters in French speaking countries.
News categories: Dotscreen, TV5 Québec, Stanislas Leridon, Benoit Beaudoin, Apps, Canada, Digital TV, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

Audi integrates YouTube into various models
Jul 25, 2023 – Audi is integrating YouTube into selected models' infotainment systems. YouTube is the first video platform available for download via Audi's new native store for apps.
News categories: Audi, YouTube, Automotive, Canada, Digital TV, Europe, Streaming, USA

51% of U.S. CTV device owners engaging in commerce through the TV
Jul 25, 2023 – Research from Parks Associates shows that 51% of U.S. CTV (connected TV) device owners, roughly 44 million households, engage in commerce-related activities on their TV.
News categories: Parks Associates, Jennifer Kent, Digital TV, Market Research, USA

Beacon Broadband launches video streaming service with Broadpeak and Vubiquity
Jul 26, 2023 – Beacon Broadband is to launch a video service powered by Broadpeak's peakVU.TV streaming solution. The deployment will use Amdocs' Vubiquity platform for linear channel aggregation.
News categories: Broadpeak, Beacon Broadband, Vubiquity, Mario Rainville, Paul Recanzone, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

NextGen TV launched by five local TV stations in Reno, NV
Jul 25, 2023 – Television stations serving the Reno market have begun broadcasting with NextGen TV. The launch includes KOLO-TV (ABC), KTVN (CBS), KRXI-TV (Fox), KRNV-DT (NBC), and KNSN-TV (MyNet).
News categories: BitPath, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Elemental TV and Spanglish Movies launch CTV/FAST ad platform
Jul 24, 2023 – Elemental TV, with Spanglish Movies, has unveiled Spanglish DSP, a CTV/FAST channel monetization platform tailored to the Hispanic and Latin American market in the U.S.
News categories: Spanglish Movies, Elemental TV, Gustavo R. Aparicio, Albert Yu, Advertising, Digital TV, USA

Nielsen renews audience data license deal with Comcast
Jul 20, 2023 – Nielsen has agreed a license renewal with Comcast that will expand its use of Comcast's return path data (RPD) in its national and local TV and cross-media measurement services.
News categories: Nielsen, Comcast, Karthik Rao, Marcien Jenckes, Advertising, Big Data, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, USA

GVTC Communications chooses Enghouse Networks and Broadpeak
Jul 20, 2023 – Enghouse Networks has announced that its SaaS IPTV platform, EspialTV, has been chosen by GVTC Communications to bring video streaming services to its customer base in Texas.
News categories: Enghouse Networks, Broadpeak, GVTC Communications, Mick McCluskey, Mario Rainville, Ritchie Sorrells, Josh Pettiette, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

U.S. Cyber Trust Mark labeling program for smart devices announced
Jul 18, 2023 – The U.S. has announced a cybersecurity certification and labeling program to help Americans more easily choose smart devices that are safer and less vulnerable to cyberattacks.
News categories: Federal Communications Commission, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Digital TV, Gateway, Smart TV, USA