Digital TV News: SES

RÚV guarantees playback quality with Bitmovin
Jul 26, 2023 – RÚV has chosen to deploy the Bitmovin Player and Analytics to guarantee quality playback on the widest range of devices and monitor and fine tune the performance of each stream.
News categories: Bitmovin, RÚV, Stefan Lederer, Bragi Reynisson, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Iceland, QoE, Streaming

Bitmovin playback analytics complement Amazon IVS metrics
Jul 19, 2023 – Bitmovin has announced Bitmovin Analytics, offering playback health analytics to complement the existing analytics available with Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS).
News categories: Bitmovin, Amazon Web Services, Stefan Lederer, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Media Player, QoE, Streaming, Worldwide

Redge Technologies acquires watermarking company Vestigit
Jun 29, 2023 – Redge Technologies has acquired a controlling stake in Vestigit from its founder and the RKKVC fund, enabling the integration of Vestigit's watermarking into the Redge Media platform.
News categories: Redge Technologies, Vestigit, RKKVC, Przemysław Frasunek, Rafał Radawiec, Mateusz Bodio, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Watermarking, Worldwide

LG rolls out camera for webOS-powered smart TVs
Jun 28, 2023 – LG has announced the global rollout of its Smart Cam. The Smart Cam integrates with webOS-powered smart TVs to provide enhanced user interaction for apps and services.
News categories: LG Electronics, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS, UX, Worldwide

CVE partners with NPAW on streaming video analytics
Jun 26, 2023 – CVE has signed a partnership agreement to use NPAW's video analytics platform. NPAW Suite provides information on the consumption habits and the quality of experience of viewers.
News categories: NPAW, CVE, Ruben Senor-Megias, Luca Catalano, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Italy, QoE, Streaming

Sky introduces camera for Sky Glass
Jun 22, 2023 – Sky has unveiled Sky Live, a camera for Sky Glass that enables new ways to share TV, work out, play and make video call - all on the TV. Sky Live is available to buy from £6 (~$7.6) per month.
News categories: Sky, Fraser Stirling, Digital TV, Smart TV, UK, UX

tvOS 17 brings FaceTime and video conferencing to Apple TV 4K
Jun 5, 2023 – Apple has announced Apple TV 4K software updates for this fall. With tvOS 17, FaceTime comes to Apple TV 4K, along with other enhancements for a more personalised experience.
News categories: Apple, Bob Borchers, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, TV OS, Worldwide

MPA releases India online video report 2022-23
May 17, 2023 – Media Partners Asia (MPA) has released a report, based on data from its AMPD platform, that provides insights on the growing online video industry in India over the calendar year 2022 and Q1 2023.
News categories: Media Partners Asia, Mihir Shah, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Streaming

NPAW introduces anti-account sharing and playback-resuming solutions
May 10, 2023 – NPAW has introduced anti-account sharing for OTT services to its suite of analytics apps. A bookmarking solution supporting playback-resumption across devices has also been added.
News categories: NPAW, Ruben Senor-Megias, Big Data, CABSAT, Content Protection, Digital TV, Streaming, UX, Worldwide