Digital TV News: Engineering

ATSC demonstrates ATSC 3.0 at SET Congress and Expo in São Paulo
Aug 15, 2024 – ATSC will showcase the capabilities of ATSC 3.0 broadcast standards in its booth at SET Expo in São Paulo (August 20-22, 2024). Several ATSC member companies will also exhibit in the booth.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, Madeleine Noland, Mark Corl, ATSC 3, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, SBTVD

Bitcentral's ViewNexa to power Politics In Color streaming channel
Jul 15, 2024 – Bitcentral has announced that AZA Group and BlaCon Media are to launch a streaming channel, Politics In Color, dedicated to election news and political analysis, on its ViewNexa platform.
News categories: Bitcentral, AZA Group, BlaCon Media, Sam Kamel, Steven Bacon, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Vodafone and Meta optimise short-form video to improve network efficiency
Jul 9, 2024 – Vodafone and Meta have collaborated on a new way to free up network capacity for mobile customers, including allowing them to view more high-quality short videos.
News categories: Vodafone, Meta, Alberto Ripepi, Gaya Nagarajan, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Mobile

Ateme powers new TV+ OTT service from CANAL+
Jul 9, 2024 – Ateme has announced that CANAL+ is using its NEA solution for manifest manipulation, dynamic ad insertion in live streaming and VOD-to-live workflow, on TV+, CANAL+'s new streaming offering.
News categories: Ateme, CANAL+, Remi Beaudouin, Philippe Rivas, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, France, Streaming

BH Telecom selects Appear to deliver Moja TV service
Jul 9, 2024 – Appear has been selected by BH Telecom to enhance the live channel processing software of its Moja TV service via the provision of an IPTV transcoding and multiplexing platform.
News categories: Appear, BH Telecom, Thomas Bostrøm Jorgensen, Adnan Kapetanović, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV

Passes selects Bitmovin Player and Analytics to empower creators
Jun 26, 2024 – Passes has deployed the Bitmovin Player and Analytics on Google Cloud to provide a more seamless streaming experience for its users, with more robust DRM support to protect creators' content.
News categories: Bitmovin, Passes, Stefan Lederer, Aaron Friedlander, Digital TV, DRM, Media Player, Streaming, Worldwide

Apple Vision Pro arrives in new countries and regions
Jun 10, 2024 – Apple Vision Pro will be available in China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore from June 28. In Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the UK the device will be available from July 12.
News categories: Apple, Tim Cook, Asia, Digital TV, Europe, Metaverse

Capitol Broadcasting selects Triveni Digital to simplify NEXTGEN TV ops
Jun 12, 2024 – Capitol Broadcasting, owner and operator of TV stations in North Carolina, has selected Triveni Digital's Station Manager to simplify the delivery of its NEXTGEN TV and ATSC 1.0 services.
News categories: Triveni Digital, Capitol Broadcasting, Ralph Bachofen, Peter Sockett, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Terrestrial, USA

Accedo supports extension of ITVX to Sony PlayStation
May 22, 2024 – Accedo has worked with ITV to bring its streaming service, ITVX to PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles in the UK, broadening its reach and making its content available to more viewers.
News categories: Accedo, ITV, Martin Sebelius, Huw Byrne Jones, Apps, Digital TV, Streaming, UK