Digital TV News: NEC
SES to acquire Intelsat
Apr 30, 2024 – SES is to acquire Intelsat through the purchase of 100% of the equity of Intelsat Holdings for a cash consideration of $3.1 billion (€2.8 billion) and certain contingent value rights.
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SES S.A., Intelsat, Adel Al-Saleh, David Wajsgras, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, Worldwide
Red Bee Media provides WWTV program and schedule data to REELZ
Apr 16, 2024 – Red Bee Media has announced it is providing REELZ with the WWTV Explorer Service, a program and schedule analysis tool providing access to TV programming and listings, accompanied by metadata.
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Red Bee Media, REELZ, WWTV, Jason Marchese, Steve McGowan, Big Data, Digital TV, USA, UX
WISI Communications initiates restructuring in self-administration
Apr 15, 2024 – The Pforzheim Local Court has granted WISI Communications's application to initiate a debtor-in-possession restructuring. The reorganisation was needed due to a drastic slump in incoming orders.
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WISI, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Finance, Germany, Worldwide
Akamai rolls out NVIDIA-powered Cloud services optimized for video processing
Apr 15, 2024 – Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) has added a media-optimized offering based on NVIDIA GPUs to its cloud portfolio, aimed at companies that need to process video content faster and more efficiently.
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Akamai, NVIDIA, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Semiconductor, Software, Worldwide
DigiCAP, Sinclair and Eonti automate ATSC 3.0 security certificate management
Apr 12, 2024 – DigiCAP has announced that Sinclair will install the first system to automate ATSC 3.0 security certificate management, in collaboration with digital certificate management company Eonti.
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DigiCAP, Sinclair, Eonti, Paul Spinelli, Oscar Marcia, ATSC 3, Content Protection, Digital TV, USA
DISH Media unifies access to STB and CTV ad inventory
Apr 8, 2024 – DISH Media has launched PerformXP, enabling digital media buys across both STB and CTV inventory via one insertion order with real-time reporting across all inventory.
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DISH Media, John Rinaldo, Advertising, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA
Mimir semantic search finds assets using natural language
Apr 8, 2024 – Mimir has added semantic search capabilities to its cloud video production and collaboration solution, enabling users to find assets using natural language search.
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Mimir, Big Data, Digital TV, NABShow, Worldwide
Covington Entertainment Group selects 24i Video Cloud
Apr 8, 2024 – Covington Entertainment is deploying the 24i Video Cloud to support the debut of Culture Entertainment Network, an OTT service offering reality TV, movies, lifestyle shows and TV series.
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24i, Covington Entertainment, Donald McGarva, Michael Covington, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, USA
Taiwan wafer foundry largely unaffected by earthquake
Apr 4, 2024 – According to TrendForce, following the earthquake on April 3rd, Taiwan's semiconductor factories were largely able to quickly resume operations after inspection shutdowns.
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TrendForce, Semiconductor, Taiwan, Worldwide
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