Digital TV News: RTS
Five leading TV stations launch NextGen TV in Portland, Maine
Apr 25, 2024 – Five TV stations serving the Portland Maine market have begun broadcasting with NextGen TV. The launch includes WMTW (ABC), WGME-TV (CBS), WPFO (FOX), WMEA-TV (Maine Public) and WCBB (PBS).
News categories:
BitPath, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA
Movistar Plus+ to create real-time short-form sports video with WSC Sports
Apr 25, 2024 – WSC Sports has sealed a multi-year agreement for Movistar Plus+ to use its platform to create real-time short-form videos for a host of its top-tier sports rights.
News categories:
WSC Sports, Movistar Plus, Aviv Arnon, Enric Rojas, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Spain
Rogers to bring Comcast and Xfinity products to Canada
Apr 24, 2024 – Rogers Communications has announced a 10-year agreement with Comcast to bring the latest Xfinity products and technology to its customers, including a new device powered by Entertainment OS.
News categories:
Rogers, Comcast, Tony Staffieri, Dave Watson, Broadband, Canada, Digital TV, Gateway, Smart Home, TV OS
HVOD, live sports and password crackdown could reinvigorate Danish streaming
Apr 24, 2024 – According to Mediavision, the Danish SVOD market is stable and shows clear signs of saturation, but cheaper SVOD packages with ads, combined with a crackdown on password sharing, could boost growth once again.
News categories:
Mediavision, Fredrik Liljeqvist, Denmark, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming
Media Distillery to power Swisscom ad-free replay product
Apr 25, 2024 – Swisscom (SMI: SCMN) has completed deployment of Media Distillery's Ad Break Distillery to power its Replay Comfort ad-free product that enables viewers to avoid commercials on replay.
News categories:
Media Distillery, Swisscom, Roland Sars, Philipp Wuethrich, Advertising, Digital TV, IPTV, Switzerland, UX
MagentaTV strengthens addressable TV business with Equativ
Apr 23, 2024 – Deutsche Telekom has unveiled that it will use Equativ's ad serving and server-side ad insertion technology to advance programmatic, ad server-based TV advertising in Germany.
News categories:
Equativ, Deutsche Telekom, Arnaud Créput, Dr. Jörg Richartz, Jean-Baptiste Salvin, Alexander Helmke, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV
Deutsche Telekom selects Broadpeak Cloud DVR solution for MagentaTV
Apr 24, 2024 – Deutsche Telekom has revamped its MagentaTV IPTV platform, using Broadpeak's Cloud DVR solution to deliver video streaming content, including VOD, live, time-shift, and start-over TV.
News categories:
Broadpeak, Deutsche Telekom, Jacques Le Mancq, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV
Sky Sports Main Event latency reduced on Entertainment OS devices
Apr 18, 2024 – Sky Sports Main Event viewers will soon be able to watch the channel in low latency, reducing the time between the action on the pitch and watching on Sky Glass and Stream.
News categories:
Sky, Digital TV, Gaming, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, UK, UX
Graham Media Group selects Bitmovin Playback
Apr 16, 2024 – Bitmovin has announced that Graham Media Group has selected Bitmovin Playback to enhance its viewer experience. The solution includes the Bitmovin Player and Bitmovin Analytics.
News categories:
Bitmovin, Graham Media, Stefan Lederer, Kenny Elshoff, Michael Newman, Big Data, Digital TV, Media Player, QoE, Streaming, USA
Latest News
- Streaming video revenues in MENA to surpass $1.2bn in 2024
- Orange France upgrades set-top box with SoftAtHome
- ZTE launches B866V6N 4K AI-SR set-top box
- Tucson television stations launch NEXTGEN TV services
- Cloud TV 3.0 Smart TV operating system released
- Ateme powers TVRI's transition to 4K UHD OTT
- Five million pirates in the Nordics
- WSC Sports introduces three new fan personalization products
- Sky Stream available in Italy from June 3rd
- Irdeto certifies security on latest Amlogic HD broadcast chipsets
- LG Automotive Content Platform features in new Kia EV
- Netflix publishes July to December 2023 viewing report
- MySat launches bouquet of Arabic TV channels on AsiaSat 9 for Australia
- Ad server from SAS powers advertising on ITVX
- Multiplay service revenue in India to grow at 4.5% CAGR
- Atlas proposes buying all outstanding shares in Millicom
- Cyfrowy Polsat contract pay TV RGUs down 147,000 YoY in Q1
- CANAL+ launches TV+ streaming service
- Mangomolo powers SABC+ video platform expansion
- Accedo supports extension of ITVX to Sony PlayStation