Digital TV News: RTL

ZDF relies on measurement infrastructure from smartclip
May 30, 2024 – ZDF is using technology from smartclip for the digital measurement and audience analysis of its main channel, ZDF, as well as for the special interest channels ZDFneo and ZDFinfo.
News categories: smartclip, ZDF, Thomas Servatius, Dr. Florian Kumb, Big Data, Digital TV, Germany

RTL Luxembourg deploys Verimatrix to protect auto racing from piracy
Apr 30, 2024 – Verimatrix (Paris:VMX) has announced that RTL Luxembourg has selected the Verimatrix Streamkeeper Multi-DRM solution to ensure the security of its motorsport content and protect its related revenues.
News categories: Verimatrix, RTL Luxembourg, Andrew Bear, Tom Weber, Digital TV, DRM, Luxembourg

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

Titan OS partners with European ad sales houses
Mar 19, 2024 – Titan OS has partnered with ad sales houses EXTE, Goldbach, Media16, RTL AdAlliance, ShowHeroes and Stamp to provide access to its inventory for advertisers in key European territories.
News categories: Titan OS, Tim Edwards, Advertising, Digital TV, Europe, Smart TV, TV OS

Verance shows HbbTV ADB2 watermarking at DVB World 2024
Mar 19, 2024 – At the 2024 DVB World Conference, Verance is showing a demonstration of its watermarking technology integrated into the HbbTV ADB2 application discovery ecosystem.
News categories: Verance, HbbTV Association, Nil Shah, Vincent Grivet, Advertising, Apps, Broadcast, Content Identification, Digital TV, Germany, HbbTV, Smart TV, Worldwide

Addressable TV Initiative certifies HbbTV-TA at TP Vision and Vestel
Mar 18, 2024 – The addressable TV Initiative (ATVI) has concluded partnership agreements with TP Vision and Vestel. The agreements include the certification of TV platforms according to the HbbTV-TA specification.
News categories: Addressable TV Initiative, TP Vision, Vestel, Seraphic, Nicole AGUDO BERBEL, Andre PRAHL, Elie BONTE, Antic OGUT, Xinwen XUE, Advertising, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, Smart TV

RTL Deutschland and ProSiebenSat.1 join forces in adtech
Feb 22, 2024 – RTL Deutschland and ProSiebenSat.1 are to bring together the content and services of their adtech companies, Smartclip and Virtual Minds, to allow advertisers to run campaigns across both platforms.
News categories: RTL Deutschland, ProSiebenSat.1, Matthias Dang, Carsten Schwecke, Advertising, Digital TV, Germany

Tele Columbus goes live with PŸUR TV STB featuring 3SS UX
Dec 6, 2023 – 3SS has announced that Tele Columbus has gone live with its new hybrid STB service PŸUR TV. The STB is delivering an advanced entertainment experience thanks to 3SS' 3Ready product platform.
News categories: 3SS, Tele Columbus, Stefan Blickensdoerfer, Markus Oswald, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Set Top Box, UX

DVB Project elects new Steering Board
Nov 13, 2023 – The General Assembly of the DVB Project has elected a new Steering Board to serve for the coming two years. It includes representatives of 43 companies across DVB's four member constituencies.
News categories: DVB Project, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Regulation, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Worldwide