Digital TV News: TOD

América Móvil expands video streaming in LATAM with Broadpeak
Mar 21, 2024 – Broadpeak has announced that América Móvil is using Broadpeak's nanoCDN multicast ABR solution to launch Claro Video OTT, a new video streaming service, in a third country in Latin America.
News categories: Broadpeak, América Móvil, Jacques Le Mancq, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Latin America, Streaming

Planetcast acquires Australia's Switch Media OTT
Mar 21, 2024 – Planetcast Media Services has announced the acquisition of one of its key partners, Switch Media, a white-label OTT platform provider deployed across Asia-Pacific, Europe and the US.
News categories: Planetcast, Switch Media, Sanjay Duda, Mark Johns, Utsav Baijal, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, Worldwide

VisualOn to show enhanced content-adaptive encoding solution
Mar 20, 2024 – VisualOn has enhanced its content-adaptive encoding (CAE) solution. At the NAB Show, VisualOn will how video service providers can maximize video efficiency with the AI-enhanced solution.
News categories: VisualOn, Yang Cai, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide

Paramount+ announces international rollout plan details
Mar 19, 2024 – Paramount+ (NASDAQ: PARA; PARAA) has announced launch timing and pricing for its international ad-supported subscription offering. Its Premium subscription plan is also to be rolled out in Europe.
News categories: Paramount+, Marco Nobili, Lee Sears, Australia, Canada, Digital TV, Europe, Streaming

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

Robust growth in AR/VR headset shipments expected
Mar 19, 2024 – While global shipments for AR/VR headsets declined 23.5% in 2023, 2024 is shaping up to be a year of recovery as shipments are forecast to surge 44.2% to 9.7 million units, according to IDC.
News categories: IDC, Jitesh Ubrani, Ramon T. Llamas, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Worldwide

Channel 4 chooses Witbe to automate streaming app QA testing
Mar 19, 2024 – Witbe has announced that Channel Four is using Witbe technology to automate the QA testing of its Channel 4 streaming app, providing a more efficient way to deliver a consistent service.
News categories: Witbe, Channel 4, Mathieu Planche, Dave Cameron, Apps, Digital TV, NABShow, QoE, Streaming, UK

ATSC expanding video compression options for ATSC 3.0
Mar 15, 2024 – ATSC is working to add the video compression method Versatile Video Coding (VVC) as an option in addition to the HEVC technology used in the current roster of ATSC 3.0 broadcast standards.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, Madeleine Noland, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Media Player, USA