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ATSC 3.0 demo station launched in Trinidad and Tobago
Dec 18, 2024 – The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT), with the four FTA TV service providers CCN TV6, Parliament TV, CNC3 and TTT, has launched DTT on an ATSC 3.0 demo station.
News categories: Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, Aaron Simon, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Trinidad and Tobago

Samsung brings 'Eclipsa Audio' to 2025 TVs and soundbars
Jan 2, 2025 – Samsung is integrating Eclipsa Audio, a technology developed with Google, into its 2025 TV and soundbar lineup. Eclipsa Audio allows creators to adjust audio data to create a 3D sound experience.
News categories: Samsung, Google, Taeyong Son, Jim Bankoski, CES2025, Digital TV, Smart TV, UX, Worldwide

Telenor to implement streaming platform with Amazon Web Services
Dec 20, 2024 – Telenor will use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to implement a cloud-native end-to-end streaming platform for live TV, catch-up, start-over, network-PVR and VOD.
News categories: Telenor, Amazon Web Services, Jon Omund Revhaug, Fabio Cerone, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Finland, Norway, Streaming, Sweden

SEI Robotics & Elisa unveil Netflix-certified Android TV soundbar
Dec 23, 2024 – SEI Robotics has partnered with Elisa to launch in Estonia a Netflix-certified Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos Android TV audio-visual soundbar. The Elisa Minibar will be showcased at CES 2025.
News categories: SEI Robotics, Elisa, Jeff Yin, Mailiis Ploomann, Android TV, CES2025, Digital TV, Estonia, IPTV, Set Top Box

CANAL+ extends distribution via VIDAA OS to more territories
Dec 19, 2024 – Pre-installation of CANAL+ apps on TVs running VIDAA OS has been extended, adding Central Europe, Vietnam, Myanmar, French Overseas Territories and French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa to Poland, France and Switzerland.
News categories: VIDAA, CANAL+, Guy Edri, Philippe Schwerer, Africa, Apps, Asia, Digital TV, Europe, Smart TV, TV OS

Comscore expands local currency partnership with Gray Media
Dec 20, 2024 – Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) will continue as a local measurement currency provider for Gray Media and provide additional advanced demographics as well as more precise audience insights across screens.
News categories: Comscore, Gray Media, Steve Bagdasarian, Matt Jaquint, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA

Samsung Display partners with Dolby on HDR imaging for automotive
Dec 19, 2024 – Samsung Display has announced a partnership with Dolby to offer Samsung Display's OLED displays pre-tuned to deliver Dolby Vision HDR imaging technology to automotive manufacturers.
News categories: Samsung Display, Dolby, Yong-seok Choi, Andreas Ehret, Automotive, CES2025, Digital TV, UX, Worldwide

ASTRA 1P starts delivering content across Europe
Dec 19, 2024 – SES has announced that ASTRA 1P, positioned at 19.2°E, has completed testing and is now fully operational. Equipped with 80 transponders, ASTRA 1P can support hundreds of HD TV channels.
News categories: SES S.A, Milton Torres, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Satellite

Red Bee Media integrates Ranker post-consumption opinion data
Dec 19, 2024 – Red Bee Media has partnered with Ranker to incorporate Ranker's post-consumption opinion data into its recommendations to improve content discovery for its global network of clients.
News categories: Red Bee Media, Ranker Insights, Shaun Stark, David Yon, Big Data, Digital TV, UX, Worldwide