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Ateme video processing deployed with NVIDIA Holoscan for Media
Sep 19, 2024 – Ateme is deploying its Titan video processing with NVIDIA Holoscan for Media, an AI-enabled, software-defined platform for live media, to advance broadcasting and streaming content delivery.
News categories: Ateme, NVIDIA, Mickael Raulet, Guillaume Polaillon, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Worldwide

Wurl report finds CTV engagement growing
Sep 18, 2024 – Wurl has published The CTV Trends Report 2024, a study that looks at shifts across both the content and ad experience on connected TV, with metrics on sessions, ad load, and viewership.
News categories: Wurl, Ron Gutman, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

ATSC approves A/322 physical layer specification amendment
Sep 19, 2024 – The ATSC has approved an amendment to its A/322 'Physical Layer Protocol' standard. The amendment specifies MIMO, Channel Bonding, LDM, and their combinations in the physical layer.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA, Worldwide

Agile Content powers Convergenze TV in Italy
Sep 19, 2024 – Agile Content, in partnership with Convergenze, has announced that the technology and content of its Agile TV platform will now be available in Italy as Convergenze TV.
News categories: Agile Content, Convergenze, Koldo Unanue, Rosario Pingaro, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy

Eutelsat chooses Wiztivi to develop HbbTV app for Sat.tv Connect
Sep 18, 2024 – Wiztivi has created a custom HbbTV app for Eutelsat. Wiztivi was chosen to design and develop the Sat.tv Connect application after successfully delivering Eutelsat's Fransat Connect HbbTV app.
News categories: Wiztivi, Eutelsat, Jeroen van Vliet, Apps, Digital TV, Europe, France, HbbTV, Middle-East, Satellite, Smart TV, UX

Partnership to develop D2M devices for consumer trials in India
Sep 18, 2024 – Saankhya Labs, Free Stream Technologies and Sinclair are collaborating to design and launch a variety of value-for-money mobile phones with augmented Direct-to-Mobile (D2M) broadcast capability.
News categories: Sinclair, Saankhya Labs, FreeStream, Chris Ripley, Parag Naik, Sumeet Nindrajog, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, Semiconductor, Smartphone

Vestel signs MoU to acquire a 4.64% VIDAA stake
Sep 18, 2024 – Vestel has signed an MoU to acquire a 4.64% ownership stake in the VIDAA Smart TV platform. The acquisition will strengthen Vestel's position in the highly competitive Smart TV market.
News categories: VIDAA, Vestel, Guy Edri, Ergün Güler, Digital TV, MandA, Smart TV, TV OS, USA, Worldwide

Ad tiers bring unexpected perception boost to SVOD providers
Sep 18, 2024 – ScreenThink has announced findings from its research on the impact of advertising tiers on SVOD services, revealing that the introduction of ad tiers has had a positive effect on streaming brands.
News categories: MTM, Philippe Epailly, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

Globecast extends distribution partnership with Al Jazeera
Sep 17, 2024 – Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) and Globecast have announced the launch of a new global distribution solution for the AJMN suit of channels on multiple delivery platforms.
News categories: Globecast, Al Jazeera Media Network, Giorgio Giacomini, Ahmed AlFahad, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middle-East, Worldwide