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Warner Bros. Discovery deploys captioning using Google Cloud AI
Sep 24, 2024 – Warner Bros. Discovery and Google Cloud have announced the deployment of an AI-powered captioning solution in the United States that utilizes Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform.
News categories: Google Cloud, Warner Bros. Discovery, Thomas Kurian, Avi Saxena, Big Data, Digital TV, USA, UX

Cignal TV expands service to Android set-tops with Quickplay
Sep 25, 2024 – Cignal TV is using Quickplay's cloud-native, open architecture OTT platform to enhance its Cignal Play service in the Philippines with the launch of the Cignal Play TV Android set-top box.
News categories: Quickplay, Cignal TV, Paul Pastor, Gerard L. Milan, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middleware, Philippines, Set Top Box, Streaming

Comcast to deploy Qwilt Open Edge CDN platform
Sep 24, 2024 – Comcast is to deploy Qwilt's Open Edge platform to create the most distributed CDN in the U.S. and deliver a better experience for applications like streaming and gaming.
News categories: Qwilt, Comcast, Alon Maor, Elad Nafshi, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

KAON gains Mediacom approval for new TiVo STB
Sep 23, 2024 – Mediacom Communications has officially approved the KAON TiVo set-top box (STB). The STB combines KAON's hardware, telemetry and diagnostic tools with TiVo's user interface and features.
News categories: KAON, Mediacom, TiVo, James Miller, JR Walden, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, USA, UX

CloudTV to extend Smart TV OS to set-top boxes
Sep 20, 2024 – CloudTV is to extend its Smart TV OS to set-top boxes, the company's co-founder and COO has told the Financial Express. The OS is targeted at ISPs, DTH operators and MSOs in India, and internationally.
News categories: CloudTV, Abhijeet Rajpurohit, Digital TV, India, Set Top Box, Smart TV, TV OS, Worldwide

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