Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

NAGRAVISION selected to secure Play Poland pay TV service
Oct 21, 2024 – NAGRAVISION (SIX:KUD.S) has announced a partnership with Play Poland, part of the iliad Group, who have selected the NAGRA OneCAS solution to secure the former pay TV service of UPC Polska.
News categories: NAGRAVISION, Play Poland, Olivier Met, Michał Ziółkowski, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Poland, Set Top Box

Run3TV partners with TVision on Local TV measurement
Oct 17, 2024 – Run3TV, the ATSC 3.0 application platform for local TV broadcasters in the U.S., has partnered with TVision to provide viewing and attention data from the TVision audience panel.
News categories: Run3TV, TVision, Michael Collette, Yan Liu, Advertising, ATSC 3, Big Data, Digital TV, HTML5, USA

DISH includes Netflix in DISH TV subscriptions
Oct 17, 2024 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: SATS) has announced that Netflix Standard Plan (ad-free) is included with DISH TV subscriptions, at no additional cost for two years, for new DISH customers.
News categories: DISH Network, Netflix, Gary Schanman, Digital TV, Satellite, USA

Foxtel Media to digitise linear ad impressions with tvbeat
Oct 17, 2024 – Foxtel Media is partnering with tvbeat to convert linear TV spots into digitally tracked impressions, enabling improved audience targeting, ad analytics and programmatic trading of linear ad buys.
News categories: Foxtel Media, tvbeat, Nev Hasan, Robert Farazin, Advertising, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box

Sinclair and Nebraska Public Media launch virtual channel on ATSC 3.0
Oct 16, 2024 – Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI) has announced that Nebraska Public Media's PBS and local programming is now hosted on Sinclair's station in Omaha, as a free, virtual channel, using NEXTGEN broadcast data channel capacity.
News categories: Sinclair, Nebraska Public Media, APTS, Rob Weisbord, Peter Clowney, Kate Riley, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA

Sky renews UK and Ireland satellite capacity contract with SES
Oct 10, 2024 – SES has extended its partnership with Sky through a multi-year contract renewal for satellite capacity and back-up services from SES's prime video neighbourhood of 28.2/28.5°E.
News categories: SES S.A, Sky, Norbert Hölzle, Nick Herm, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Ireland, Satellite, UK

SEI Robotics and Dish TV launch 'Dish TV Smart+ Box'
Oct 8, 2024 – SEI Robotics has joined forces with Dish TV India to launch Dish TV Smart+ Box, providing customers with access to OTT apps alongside their chosen satellite TV subscription pack.
News categories: SEI Robotics, Dish TV India, Jeff Yin, Manoj Dobhal, Android TV, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Set Top Box

Vodafone deepens strategic partnership with Google
Oct 8, 2024 – Vodafone and Google will work on search and recommendations for TV, deploy Google Cloud's gen AI capabilities, and Google Ad Manager will be used to monetize Vodafone's addressable TV inventory.
News categories: Google Clou, Vodafone, Sundar Pichai, Margherita Della Valle, Advertising, Africa, Big Data, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, UX

DishTV India offers satellite direct-to-TV with Nagra and Samsung
Oct 7, 2024 – DishTV is launching a Direct-to-TV service in India using TVKey Cloud by NAGRAVISION (SIX:KUD.S) and Samsung, offering secure satellite content on Samsung TVs without the need for a set-top box.
News categories: NAGRAVISION, DishTV India, Samsung, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IBCShow, India, Satellite, Smart TV