Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

WPIX, WABC-TV, WXTV-DT launch NextGen TV in New York City metro area
Dec 14, 2023 – Three TV stations serving the New York City metropolitan area have begun broadcasting with NextGen TV. The launch includes WPIX (CW), WABC-TV (ABC), and WXTV-DT (Univision).
News categories: BitPath, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA

TOYA deploys Codespot white-label Android TV Operator Tier app
Dec 8, 2023 – Codespot has announced that Polish cable operator TOYA has begun the rollout of its MAXX 4K hybrid DVB/IP Android TV set-top box, integrating Codespot's white-label dotTV application.
News categories: Codespot, TOYA, Jakub Górski, Jacek Kobierzycki, Android TV, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Poland, Set Top Box, UX

20% of US internet households own a TV antenna, and 12% plan to buy one
Dec 7, 2023 – Parks Associates has released a report which reveals that 20% of U.S. internet households own a TV antenna and 12% don't have an antenna but plan to purchase one in the next six months.
News categories: Parks Associates, Alan Bullock, Sr, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Market Research, Terrestrial, USA

Tele Columbus goes live with PŸUR TV STB featuring 3SS UX
Dec 6, 2023 – 3SS has announced that Tele Columbus has gone live with its new hybrid STB service PŸUR TV. The STB is delivering an advanced entertainment experience thanks to 3SS' 3Ready product platform.
News categories: 3SS, Tele Columbus, Stefan Blickensdoerfer, Markus Oswald, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Set Top Box, UX

Two more Miami TV stations launch NEXTGEN TV
Dec 5, 2023 – Miami viewers can now access five more free OTA channels with NEXTGEN TV: WPLG-TV (ABC), WSVN-TV (FOX, TheGrio, and This TV), and WPLG has started broadcasting LOCAL 10 Plus.
News categories: Pearl TV, WPLG-TV, WSVN-TV, Anne Schelle, Bert Medina, Paul Magnes, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA

Tele Columbus taps Simply.TV for advanced metadata
Nov 30, 2023 – Simply.TV has announced a collaboration with Tele Columbus to enhance its new flagship TV service using Simply.TV's metadata capabilities.
News categories: Simply.TV, PŸUR, Daniel Rühmann, Lars Lanske, Big Data, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, UX

Fórum SBTVD selects ATSC 3.0 physical layer for Phase 3 field testing
Nov 20, 2023 – The ATSC has announced that the SBTVD Forum has selected the ATSC 3.0 physical layer as one of two technologies to advance from Phase 3 lab testing to Phase 3 field testing.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, SBTVD Forum, Madeleine Noland, ATSC 3, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV

Top U.S. pay-TV providers lost 465,000 subscribers in 3Q 2023
Nov 14, 2023 – Leichtman Research Grouphas found that the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S. lost about 465,000 net video subscribers in 3Q 2023, compared to a pro forma net loss of about 385,000 in 3Q 2022.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Bruce Leichtman, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Sencore ARD 3000 receivers gain ATSC 3.0 A3SA DRM support
Nov 16, 2023 – Sencore has announced an update to its ARD 3000 professional receiver decoders, available in version 1.17.0 of the software, that introduces robust descrambling support for ATSC 3.0 A3SA DRM.
News categories: Sencore, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DRM, Software, USA