Technologies (broadband, content protection, home networking, infrastructure, semiconductors, software) News

Médiamétrie expands scope of TV audience measurement in France
Jan 1, 2024 – Starting from January 1, 2024, Médiamétrie's audience measure will take into account the TV consumption of all French people, on all screens, including in households without a TV.
News categories: Médiamétrie, Laurence Deléchapt, Big Data, Digital TV, France, Market Research

AIS and ZTE celebrate reaching one million AIS Playbox users
Dec 28, 2023 – ZTE (0763.HK / 000063.SZ) has held an event together with AIS in Thailand to celebrate AIS reaching one million users with an Android TV-powered AIS Playbox set top box supplied by ZTE.
News categories: ZTE, Advanced Info Service, Wu Xin, Android TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Thailand

Global shipments of Smart TVs poised to make a slow recovery
Dec 22, 2023 – Worldwide smart TV shipments are on track to decline 5.5% Y-o-Y in 2023, according to IDC. The market is expected to recover with flat growth in 2024 followed by slow growth in the following years.
News categories: IDC, Jitesh Ubrani, Adam Wright, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, TV OS, Worldwide

MetaProfile provides real-time sports metadata for TV operators
Dec 23, 2023 – MetaProfile has launched TV Sport Modules, enabling real-time data and updates to TV viewers and fans through instant information about match results, match statistics and highlights.
News categories: MetaProfile, Admir Đozović, Big Data, Digital TV, UX, Worldwide

Netflix fined for continued infringement of Broadcom HEVC patent
Dec 22, 2023 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) has announced that a court in Munich has fined Netflix €7.05 million for infringement of a Broadcom patent, covering features often used in HEVC/H.265 video coding.
News categories: Broadcom, Netflix, Mark Terrano, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, Patent, Streaming

3SS to show end-to-end in-vehicle entertainment platform at CES
Dec 21, 2023 – At CES 2024, 3SS will show its end-to-end in-vehicle entertainment technologies, including the Bosch Cockpit and ADAS platform, integrated with its 3Ready Automotive entertainment solution.
News categories: 3SS, Bosch, Felix Walter, Automotive, CES2025, Digital TV, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

AR/VR headset market forecast to decline 8.3% in 2023
Dec 20, 2023 – Worldwide shipments of AR/VR headsets are expected to decline 8.3% year over year to 8.1 million units in 2023, despite the launch of new headsets during the year, according to IDC.
News categories: IDC, Jitesh Ubrani, Ramon T. Llamas, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Worldwide

VIZIO delivers faster Smart TV loading and navigation
Dec 20, 2023 – VIZIO (NYSE: VZIO) has introduced a reimagined VIZIO Home software update across all current models in its lineup of Smart TVs, inclusive of the latest Quantum Pro 4K QLED Smart TV models.
News categories: VIZIO, Steve Yum, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, TV OS, USA, UX

NEXTGEN TV U.S. household reach up 22% in 2023
Dec 20, 2023 – Since the NEXTGEN TV rollout commenced in 2020, broadcasters have driven nearly 18% YoY growth in U.S. household access with growth of 22% in 2023 boosted by the launch of six top 20 markets.
News categories: Pearl TV, Amlogic, Anne Schelle, James Xie, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA