Digital TV News: NEC

LG announces organizational restructuring
Nov 24, 2023 – To strengthen LG's smart TV operating system, a webOS SW Development Group will be established with direct reporting to the president of the group's Home Entertainment Company.
News categories: LG Electronics, Park Hyoung-sei, Digital TV, Korea, Smart TV, TV OS, Worldwide

Sencore ARD 3000 receivers gain ATSC 3.0 A3SA DRM support
Nov 16, 2023 – Sencore has announced an update to its ARD 3000 professional receiver decoders, available in version 1.17.0 of the software, that introduces robust descrambling support for ATSC 3.0 A3SA DRM.
News categories: Sencore, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DRM, Software, USA

VIZIO reports Q3 2023 financial results
Nov 9, 2023 – VIZIO Holding (NYSE: VZIO) has announced results for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The company reported 17.9 million SmartCast Active Accounts. SmartCast ARPU was $31.55, up 14% YoY.
News categories: VIZIO, William Wang, Advertising, Digital TV, Results, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Lionsgate to move content library to the cloud with Vubiquity
Nov 7, 2023 – Vubiquity (NASDAQ:DOX), along with Bitpress, has been chosen as a key collaborator for the move of Lionsgate's content library, consisting of over 18,000 film and TV titles, to a cloud-based platform.
News categories: Amdocs, Lionsgate, Bitpress, Vubiquity, Anthony Goonetilleke, Akin Ceylan, Russ Moffat, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Worldwide

Amagi and AD Digital support launch of TV Aparecida FAST channel
Nov 7, 2023 – Amagi has announced that TV Aparecida has launched its first FAST channel with the support of Amagi's infrastructure and AD Digital's expert system integration services.
News categories: Amagi, AD Digital, TV Aparecida, Ronaldo Dias, Daniela Souza, Hugo Nascimento, Milene Marques, Tassiana Moreira, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming

GatesAir supplies transmitters for ATSC 3.0 lab in Canada
Nov 2, 2023 – GatesAir UHF transmitters are supporting ATSC 3.0 research, testing, and deployment within the Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B²C Lab infrastructure at Humber College in Toronto.
News categories: GatesAir, Humber College, Orest Sushko, ATSC 3, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV

Canoe, DIRECTV and DISH expand addressable advertising to satellite
Oct 17, 2023 – Canoe Ventures has partnered with DIRECTV Advertising and DISH Media to expand its addressable advertising footprint to satellite. AMC Networks and Warner Brothers Discovery are inaugural partners.
News categories: Canoe Ventures, DIRECTV Advertising, DISH Media, David Porter, Matt Van Houten, Tim Myers, Advertising, Digital TV, Satellite, USA

Hybrid VOD advertising at heart of streaming's evolution
Oct 11, 2023 – According to the latest FreeWheel Video Marketplace Report, ad view growth on premium video remained healthy in both the U.S. and Europe in H1 2023, with 6% and 15% growth respectively.
News categories: FreeWheel, Advertising, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, USA

FWA to help reduce digital divide in South-East Asia
Oct 10, 2023 – According to ABI Research, the Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) market in South-East Asia will constitute 7.87 million subscriptions by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 13% between 2023 and 2028.
News categories: ABI Research, Sarah Yong, Jake Saunders, 5G, Asia, Broadband, Market Research