Digital TV News: Engineering

Amlogic and Skyworth announce AI motion technology STB
Sep 14, 2024 – Skyworth and Amlogic have announced an AI-powered STB solution, based on Amlogic's S905X5 SoC, enabling camera-based functionality for the modern living room.
News categories: Amlogic, Skyworth, James Xie, Srithar Bala, Digital TV, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Worldwide

m:tel redesigns IPTV UX with 24i and Antecna
Sep 13, 2024 – m:tel has partnered with 24i and Antecna to update its IPTV experience with new features, and an advanced user interface supporting the broad range of devices used to consume content.
News categories: 24i, Antecna, m:tel, Sebastian Braun, Aleksandar Antunović, Aleksandar Veselinović, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UX

Antena TV selects Verimatrix cybersecurity and anti-piracy technology
Sep 12, 2024 – Verimatrix (Paris: VMX) has announced that Antena TV Group's AntenaPLAY streaming service is to harness the power of its Streamkeeper suite of cybersecurity and anti-piracy technologies.
News categories: Verimatrix, Antena TV Group, Andrew Bear, Mihai Ionita, Content Protection, Digital TV, Romania, Streaming

Dolby unveils live streaming offering for sport and entertainment
Sep 13, 2024 – Dolby (NYSE: DLB) has unveiled a range of cloud video solutions for live streaming. With new capabilities from THEO Technologies, these experiences can also now incorporate advertising.
News categories: Dolby, Giles Baker, Mark Ison, Andrew Costello, Advertising, Digital TV, IBCShow, Streaming, Worldwide

iWedia brings WatchParty to Smart TVs
Sep 11, 2024 – iWedia has upgraded its WatchParty solution to run not only on Android TV STBs but also on Smart TVs, enabling broadcasters, for example, to use WatchParty through HbbTV portals for mass events.
News categories: iWedia, Hans-Jürgen Desor, Digital TV, IBCShow, Smart TV, Social TV, Worldwide

Agama enhances streaming quality at Telenor Sweden with Agile Content
Sep 10, 2024 – Agile Content's intelligent CDN Director has been integrated with the Agama Video Observability and Analytics platform, and has been successfully deployed at Telenor Sweden, a joint customer.
News categories: Agama, Agile Content, Telenor, Johan Görsjö, Jens Forum-Jensen, Marielle Lind, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBCShow, QoE, Sweden

Panasonic returns to the US with new Fire TV televisions
Sep 4, 2024 – Panasonic has announced its return to the US TV market. The new line-up includes OLED (Z95A and Z85A) and Mini-LED (W95A) TVs ranging from 55 to 85 inches. The new smart TVs have Fire TV built in.
News categories: Panasonic, Amazon, Yasunari Anan, Daniel Rausch, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS, USA

iWedia extends life of legacy STBs at Hrvatski Telekom
Aug 28, 2024 – iWedia has completed a project to extend the life of Hrvatski Telekom's legacy IPTV STBs via the integration of iWedia's media player and browser to support new DRM protected ABR streaming.
News categories: iWedia, Hrvatski Telekom, Hans-Juergen Desor, Sinisa Klekovic, Croatia, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Bridge Media Networks deploys Actus monitoring solution
Aug 27, 2024 – Bridge Media Networks, operator of the NEWSnet and Sports News Highlights networks, has announced the integration of Actus Digital's advanced monitoring solution to optimize its broadcast operations.
News categories: Actus Digital, Bridge Media Networks, Eric Wotila, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBCShow, QoE, USA