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Streambox Media to launch TV OS tailored for India
Oct 25, 2024 – Streambox Media is to introduce a Smart TV operating system developed for the Indian market, enabling users to access TV shows, movies, news and live sports through a single user interface.
News categories: Streambox Media, Anuj Gandhi, Digital TV, India, Smart TV, TV OS, Worldwide

UK releases policy statement on new prominence framework
Oct 24, 2024 – The UK Government has set out the categories of TV devices to be considered as internet television equipment for the purposes of the new prominence framework introduced by its Media Act 2024.
News categories: UK Government, Digital TV, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK, UX

Chips&Media unveils WAVE6 Gen2+ multi video codec IP
Oct 23, 2024 – Chips&Media (C&M) has announced its WAVE6 Gen2+ series multi-standard video codec hardware IP. The upgraded architecture offers improved visual quality as measured by PSNR and SSIM metrics.
News categories: Chips&Media, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Silicon IP, Worldwide

Kargo partners with Samba TV to enhance ad targeting and measurement
Oct 24, 2024 – Kargo has partnered with Samba TV to combine Samba TV's ACR data with subscriber and set-top box data from Kargo's work with Fetch TV, enhancing Kargo's audience targeting capabilities in Australia.
News categories: Samba TV, Kargo, Yasmin Sanders, Cam Dinnie, Advertising, Australia, Big Data, Digital TV, Smart TV

Paid streaming with ads growing strongly in Norway
Oct 23, 2024 – Paid streaming with ads continues to grow rapidly in Norway with several services launching such subscriptions over the past year. Nearly 600,000 households in Norway now have a subscription.
News categories: Mediavision, Marie Nilsson, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Norway, Streaming

Disney and Magnite announce two-year deal renewal
Oct 23, 2024 – Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI), and Disney have announced a two-year deal extension. Disney uses Magnite's technology to monetize its ad-supported inventory across the company’s entire portfolio.
News categories: Magnite, Disney, Sean Buckley, Jamie Power, Advertising, Digital TV, Latin America, USA

VAUNET expects audio and AV revenue in Germany to hit €16bn in 2024
Oct 23, 2024 – According to VAUNET, revenue from audio and audio-visual media in Germany in 2024 will rise by 4.3% to €16.0bn (2023: €15.3bn), primarily driven by the audio and video streaming segments.
News categories: VAUNET, Frank Giersberg, Claus Grewenig, Advertising, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Streaming, TV Services

Samsung offers personalized generative wallpaper on its TVs
Oct 23, 2024 – Samsung has launched a Generative Wallpaper feature for its 2024 Neo QLED and QLED models. The feature uses AI to create custom 4K images that personalize the user's viewing experience.
News categories: Samsung, Cheolgi Kim, Digital TV, Europe, Korea, North America, Smart TV, TV OS, UX

IAB Tech Lab launches competition to standardize CTV ad formats
Oct 22, 2024 – IAB Tech Lab has launched an 'Ad Format Idol' initiative, inviting stakeholders to submit their most successful Connected TV (CTV) formats to help drive standardization.
News categories: IAB Tech Lab, Anthony Katsur, Cintia Gabilan, Ken Weiner, Advertising, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, UX, Worldwide