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Pixalate releases Q4 2024 CTV device market share reports
Jan 30, 2025 – Pixalate has released its Q4 2024 CTV Device Market Share Reports for the UK, US, Canada and Mexico. The reports provide data on the top CTV devices in each country by quarterly market share.
News categories: Pixalate, Advertising, Canada, Digital TV, Market Research, Mexico, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, UK, USA

Barb launches prototype phase for Barb Panel Plus
Jan 30, 2025 – Barb has commissioned two prototypes and two new data sources for Barb Panel Plus, which extends Barb's use of big data sets for integration with UK panel data.
News categories: Barb, Caroline Baxter, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, HbbTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK

MRC accredits Nielsen Big Data + Panel TV measurement
Jan 22, 2025 – The Media Rating Council has accredited Nielsen's Big Data + Panel National TV measurement. Big Data + Panel combines Nielsen's representative panel measurement with data from STBs and smart TVs.
News categories: Nielsen, Media Rating Council, Karthik Rao, George Ivie, Paul Ballew, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Video industry accounts for 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions
Jan 22, 2025 – According to a paper from InterDigital, written by Futuresource, the video industry is rapidly emerging as a major emitter of greenhouse gas, accounting for 4% of total global emissions.
News categories: InterDigital, Futuresource, Lionel Oisel, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Worldwide

NAB releases Future of Television Initiative report
Jan 17, 2025 – The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has released the final report on its Future of Television Initiative (FOTVI). The FOTVI aimed to ensure a smooth transition to ATSC 3.0.
News categories: National Association of Broadcasters, Curtis LeGeyt, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Verimatrix launches DVB ReAccess over-the-air CAS retrofit solution
Jan 14, 2025 – Verimatrix (Paris: VMX) has announced DVB ReAccess. DVB ReAccess is an OTA CAS retrofit solution that can be downloaded over the air into deployed devices as a replacement of an incumbent CAS.
News categories: Verimatrix, Cartesian, Dr. Klaus Schenk, Broadcast, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Worldwide

BitRouter announces new ATSC gateways for NEXTGEN TV
Jan 7, 2025 – BitRouter has announced the launch of two new ZapperBox models and the rollout of its 3.x software upgrade, designed to deliver a more affordable and versatile NEXTGEN TV experience.
News categories: BitRouter, Gopal Miglani, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Tolka and Technicolor show HDR-capable NEXTGEN TV receiver
Jan 7, 2025 – Tolka and Advanced HDR by Technicolor will showcase their software on a new NEXTGEN TV receiver from Atlanta DTH (ADTH) at CES 2025. The receiver is powered by a Montage system-on-chip (SoC).
News categories: Advanced HDR by Technicolor, Sinclair, Tolka, Montage, Alex Day, Matthew Goldman, Rick Dumont, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, USA

24i and STRONG power m:tel Banja Luka IPTV/OTT service
Jan 7, 2025 – 24i and STRONG have announced that m:tel Banja Luka has successfully launched ON TV, an IPTV and OTT service powered by 24i's pay TV solution and STRONG's Android TV Operator Tier set-top boxes.
News categories: 24i, STRONG, m:tel, Sebastian Braun, Veka Radonjić, Rastko Pavlović, Android TV, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, UX