Software (Media Players, Middleware, Browsers, Stacks, …) News

Ekkaa Electronics to offer Smart TVs running Tizen OS
Sep 11, 2024 – Ekkaa Electronics has announced that it has integrated Samsung's Tizen Operating System (OS) into its range of smart LEDs. The TVs will be available to consumer electrical brands across India.
News categories: Samsung, Ekkaa, Tizen, Heeyeong Ahn, Sagar Gupta, Digital TV, India, Smart TV, TV OS

Dialog Television completes OTT dervice upgrade with UniqCast
Sep 10, 2024 – UniqCast has announced the successful upgrade of Dialog Television's OTT platform, integrating all of Dialog Television's existing client OTT devices, including hybrid DVB-S STBs.
News categories: UniqCast, Dialog Axiata, Marko Hiti, Ranga Kariyawasam, Lim Li San, Apps, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mobile, Set Top Box, Sri Lanka, Streaming

Mediagenix acquires Spideo
Sep 10, 2024 – Mediagenix has acquired Spideo. The combined strengths of the two companies will provide media companies with a toolkit to effectively optimize audience engagement and revenue generation.
News categories: Mediagenix, Spideo, Fabrice Maquignon, Gabriel Mandelbaum, Thibault D'Orso, Big Data, Digital TV, IBCShow, MandA, UX, Worldwide

TiVo Broadband now available in Europe
Sep 10, 2024 – TiVo Broadband, which launched in the U.S. earlier this year and is now available in Europe, is transforming the content experience through super aggregation and advanced discovery for broadband-only customers.
News categories: TiVo, Gabriel Cosgrave, Advertising, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, IBCShow, IPTV, UX

MediaKind adds content discovery and ad solutions from ThinkAnalytics
Sep 10, 2024 – MediaKind has announced a partnership with ThinkAnalytics, bringing advanced AI-powered content discovery and advertising solutions to MediaFirst TV Platform customers.
News categories: MediaKind, ThinkAnalytics, Ashish Patel, Eddie Young, Peter Docherty, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, IBCShow, UX, Worldwide

DTVKit adds ATSC 3.0 to its software stack
Sep 10, 2024 – DTVKit has integrated an ATSC 3.0 software stack into its suite of broadcast software components. DTVKit will release the version of ATSC 3.0 to its member community in Q1 2025.
News categories: DTVKit, Advanced Television Systems Committee, Amy Cleary, Madeleine Noland, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Agama enhances streaming quality at Telenor Sweden with Agile Content
Sep 10, 2024 – Agile Content's intelligent CDN Director has been integrated with the Agama Video Observability and Analytics platform, and has been successfully deployed at Telenor Sweden, a joint customer.
News categories: Agama, Agile Content, Telenor, Johan Görsjö, Jens Forum-Jensen, Marielle Lind, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBCShow, QoE, Sweden

Whale TV launches next generation independent TV OS
Sep 10, 2024 – Whale TV has announced the next generation of its independent TV OS: Whale OS 10. The new content-first UX has fewer menu levels and is personalized through AI-powered recommendations.
News categories: Whale TV, Jason He, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS, Worldwide

VisualOn and QUANTEEC partner to advance sustainable streaming
Sep 9, 2024 – VisualOn is to integrate QUANTEEC technology into its media players. QUANTEEC's streaming model enables substantial reductions in energy consumption and operational costs.
News categories: VisualOn, QUANTEEC, Yang Cai, Daniel Negru, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, Worldwide