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Media Press Group launches non-proprietary entertainment metadata IDs
Aug 13, 2024 – Media Press Group has launched OpenID, a non-proprietary ID solution supporting metadata flows throughout the media supply chain. The group will make its metadata archive available through OpenID.
News categories: Media Press Group, Gijs Davelaar, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, UX, Worldwide

Samba TV releases H1 2024 State of Viewership report
Aug 8, 2024 – Samba TV has released its State of Viewership report for H1 2024. The report shows surging streaming and dynamic advertising opportunities in the U.S., while linear continues to decline.
News categories: Samba TV, Ashwin Navin, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

United Group consolidates broadcasting on EUTELSAT 16A and HOTBIRD
Aug 8, 2024 – Eutelsat (ISIN: FR0010221234; Paris/London: ETL) has been selected by United Group to consolidate its Total TV, Nova and Vivacom broadcasting activities on HOTBIRD at 13°E, and EUTELSAT 16A at 16°E.
News categories: Eutelsat, United Group, Laurence Delpy, Zeljko Batistić, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Satellite

Deutsche Welle to use EBU PEACH recommendation engine
Aug 7, 2024 – Deutsche Welle (DW) has selected EBU PEACH as its recommendation engine. DW will use PEACH's community-driven approach and technology to help manage the delivery of news across a range of digital channels.
News categories: EBU PEACH, Deutsche Welle, Guido Baumhauer, Big Data, Digital TV, Europe, UX

Google announces Google TV Streamer, its Chromecast replacement
Aug 6, 2024 – Google has announced Google TV Streamer, a 4K TV streaming device. Along with offering Google TV, the Google TV Streamer box doubles as a smart home hub for Google Home and Matter devices.
News categories: Google, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, USA, UX

Amagi brings contextual CTV advertising to FAST with Anoki
Aug 6, 2024 – Amagi has partnered with Anoki on contextual advertising for FAST services. Anoki's platform generates contextual scene-level metadata on content served by Amagi using multimodel generative AI.
News categories: Amagi, Anoki, Srinivasan KA, Raghu Kodige, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Triveni Digital to demonstrate end-to-end TV 3.0 at 2024 SET Expo
Aug 6, 2024 – Triveni Digital will show its end-to-end offering for Latin American broadcasters at 2024 SET Expo. The company's Station Manager simplifies the operation and delivery of TV 3.0 and ATSC 1.0 services.
News categories: Triveni Digital, Ralph Bachofen, Mark Corl, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Latin America, SBTVD

Xperi signs seventh TV partner to integrate TiVo OS
Aug 5, 2024 – In its 2nd quarter 2024 results Xperi (NYSE: XPER) announced that it has signed a seventh TiVo OS partner, a top 5 supplier of smart TVs in the U.S. market, with plans to launch TVs in 2025.
News categories: Xperi Inc, Jon Kirchner, Advertising, Automotive, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Japan, Results, Smart TV, TV OS, USA, Worldwide

Tolka to demonstrate Brazil's new TV 3.0 standard with Globo
Aug 5, 2024 – Tolka has been selected to demonstrate its TV 3.0 processing technologies in partnership with Globo. The TV 3.0 transmission standard is scheduled for introduction across Brazil in 2025.
News categories: Tolka, Globo, Alex Day, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, SBTVD