Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Triveni Digital to demonstrate end-to-end TV 3.0 at 2024 SET Expo
Aug 6, 2024 – Triveni Digital will show its end-to-end offering for Latin American broadcasters at 2024 SET Expo. The company's Station Manager simplifies the operation and delivery of TV 3.0 and ATSC 1.0 services.
News categories: Triveni Digital, Ralph Bachofen, Mark Corl, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Latin America, SBTVD

Tolka to demonstrate Brazil's new TV 3.0 standard with Globo
Aug 5, 2024 – Tolka has been selected to demonstrate its TV 3.0 processing technologies in partnership with Globo. The TV 3.0 transmission standard is scheduled for introduction across Brazil in 2025.
News categories: Tolka, Globo, Alex Day, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, SBTVD

Gen Z swerves traditional broadcast TV in the UK
Jul 31, 2024 – According to Ofcom's annual Media Nations study into the UK's media habits, for the first time, less than half of 16-24-year-olds are now watching broadcast TV in an average week.
News categories: Ofcom, Ian Macrae, Broadcast, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

4iG to acquire Direct One satellite customer base from Canal+
Jul 26, 2024 – DIGI, a subsidiary of 4iG, has signed an agreement with Canal+ to acquire the satellite customer base of Hungary's Direct One, with an option to also acquire its cable TV portfolio.
News categories: 4iG, Direct One, Péter Fekete, Cable TV, Digital TV, Hungary, MandA, Satellite

UK advertising spend reached £9.2bn in Q1 2024
Jul 25, 2024 – The latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report shows UK ad spend up 9.3% to £9.2bn in Q1 2024. BVOD ad spend is set to cross the £1bn threshold for the first time this year.
News categories: Advertising Association, WARC, Stephen Woodford, James McDonald, Advertising, Broadcast, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

ATSC 3.0 physical layer recommended for Brazil's TV 3.0 project
Jul 24, 2024 – The SBTVD Forum has recommended to the Brazilian government the selection of the ATSC 3.0 'physical layer' as the over-the-air transmission system for 'TV 3.0' broadcasting in Brazil.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, Fórum SBTVD, Madeleine Noland, Skip Pizzi, ATSC 3, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, SBTVD

Canal+ could be listed on the London Stock Exchange
Jul 22, 2024 – Vivendi has provided an update on its project to split the company. Reflecting its international dimension and its ongoing combination with MultiChoice, Canal+ would be listed in London.
News categories: Vivendi, Digital TV, France, MandA, Netherlands, Satellite, South Africa, UK

towerCast deploys ENENSYS DVB-SIS for UHD DTT broadcasting
Jul 22, 2024 – ENENSYS has announced the deployment by towerCast of its OneBeam DVB-SIS (Single Illumination System) technology for the launch of the first UHD DTT multiplex in France.
News categories: ENENSYS, towerCast, Didier FARCY, Baptiste DUMOND, Content Distribution, Digital TV, France, Terrestrial

Ofcom releases Communications Market 2024 report
Jul 18, 2024 – According to Ofcom's 2024 Communications Market Report, UK audiovisual revenues totalled £18.2bn in 2023, remaining flat compared to 2022. SVOD revenues increased by around £700m to just under £4bn.
News categories: Ofcom, Advertising, Broadcast, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK