UX (User Experience, User Interface, EPG) News

du chooses Skyline for broadcast operations and delivery monitoring
Dec 12, 2023 – Skyline Communications has announced that du has chosen its DataMiner platform for its new Al Qudra teleport and for the new broadcast center network monitoring system.
News categories: Skyline, 'du', Ben Vandenberghe, Saleem AlBlooshi, Digital TV, IPTV, QoE, UAE

TOYA deploys Codespot white-label Android TV Operator Tier app
Dec 8, 2023 – Codespot has announced that Polish cable operator TOYA has begun the rollout of its MAXX 4K hybrid DVB/IP Android TV set-top box, integrating Codespot's white-label dotTV application.
News categories: Codespot, TOYA, Jakub Górski, Jacek Kobierzycki, Android TV, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Poland, Set Top Box, UX

Tele Columbus goes live with PŸUR TV STB featuring 3SS UX
Dec 6, 2023 – 3SS has announced that Tele Columbus has gone live with its new hybrid STB service PŸUR TV. The STB is delivering an advanced entertainment experience thanks to 3SS' 3Ready product platform.
News categories: 3SS, Tele Columbus, Stefan Blickensdoerfer, Markus Oswald, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Set Top Box, UX

Gracenote launches automotive infotainment metadata platform
Dec 5, 2023 – Gracenote has announced an automotive data platform developed to grant automakers easy access to the company's entertainment datasets to power differentiated in-car media experiences.
News categories: Gracenote, Trent Wheeler, Automotive, Big Data, CES2025, Digital TV, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

Tele Columbus taps Simply.TV for advanced metadata
Nov 30, 2023 – Simply.TV has announced a collaboration with Tele Columbus to enhance its new flagship TV service using Simply.TV's metadata capabilities.
News categories: Simply.TV, PŸUR, Daniel Rühmann, Lars Lanske, Big Data, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, UX

Australia to introduce 'prominence framework' for local broadcast services
Nov 29, 2023 – The Australian Government is to introduce 'must carry' obligations to reduce the risk of FTA broadcasting services being crowded out by larger, international services operating in the Australian market.
News categories: Australian Government, Australia, Digital TV, Regulation, Smart TV, UX

Proximus optimises delivery of Pickx with Velocix Analytics
Nov 29, 2023 – Velocix has announced that Proximus has optimised the delivery of its Pickx multiscreen video services with performance insights from Velocix Analytics.
News categories: Velocix, Proximus, Jim Brickmeier, Raphaël De Beys, Belgium, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, QoE

Edgio adds player-independent video performance reports
Nov 28, 2023 – Edgio has announced the availability of reports for its delivery clients to help them gain better insight into how their streaming services perform across multiple video players.
News categories: Edgio, Kyle Faber, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, QoE, Streaming, Worldwide

NorDig releases IRD 3.2.1 and Test Plan 3.2.1 specs
Nov 26, 2023 – NorDig has releases a package of updated specifications: IRD Specification ver. 3.2.1 and Unified Test Plan ver. 3.2.1. An updated version of NorDig Rules of Operation will be released later.
News categories: NorDig, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, HbbTV, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, QoE, Set Top Box, Sweden