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Vo1d malware infects over a million Android STBs
Sep 12, 2024 – Doctor Web has uncovered malware, dubbed Android.Vo1d, that has infected nearly 1.3 million Android-based TV boxes belonging to users in 197 countries.
News categories: Doctor Web, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Software, Worldwide

FRANSAT unveils USB format CAM CI Plus 2.0 module
Sep 13, 2024 – At IBC 2024, FRANSAT is premiering a miniature set-top box designed to plug into the USB port of new-generation TV sets equipped with an integrated satellite tuner.
News categories: FRANSAT, Content Protection, Digital TV, France, HbbTV, IBC2024, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Smart TV

Kineton adds DTG DVB-I Test Suite to compliance platform
Sep 13, 2024 – Kineton, in collaboration with the Digital TV Group (DTG), has announced the integration of the DTG DVB-I Test Suite into the Kineton MediaCert standards compliance platform.
News categories: Kineton, Digital TV Group, Giuseppe Aprea, Ranjeet Kaur, Digital TV, Europe, IBC2024, Middleware, QoE, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Worldwide

Amlogic shows WiSA wireless audio STB reference design at IBC
Sep 12, 2024 – WiSA Technologies (NASDAQ: WISA) has announced that its WiSA E wireless immersive audio software has been embedded onto an Amlogic reference design and is now available for customer implementation.
News categories: WiSA, Amlogic, Tony Parker, Digital TV, IBC2024, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Software, Worldwide

ACCESS and SmarDTV create integrated 4K puck and content solution
Sep 11, 2024 – ACCESS Europe and SmarDTV have collaborated to integrate the NetRange TV Store and FAST Hub from ACCESS with SmarDTV's Lynx - a compact, 4K streaming puck based on Android.
News categories: ACCESS Europe, SmarDTV, Masahiro Aono, Lionel Boissier, Apps, Digital TV, IBC2024, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Vantiva unveils AI-enabled 4K Android TV set-top at IBC
Sep 11, 2024 – Vantiva (Paris: VANTI) is introducing its ONYX 4K Android TV STB at IBC 2024. ONYX incorporates AI capabilities enabling features such as image enhancement and event detection within video.
News categories: Vantiva, Leopold Diouf, Android TV, Digital TV, IBC2024, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Skyworth Google TV/Android TV device shipments exceed 36 million
Sep 11, 2024 – Skyworth has surpassed 36 million shipments of Google TVs and other Android TV OS devices, affirming Skyworth as a global leader in the industry and its growing market share.
News categories: Skyworth, Digital TV, IBC2024, IFABerlin, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Worldwide

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

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