Digital TV News: ABS

AIP's SGAI intgerated with castLabs' PRESTOplay video player
Apr 12, 2024 – Ad Insertion Platform (AIP) has announced that castLabs' PRESTOplay is the first video player fully compatible with its Server-Guided Ad Insertion (SGAI) technology: AdBlendr.
News categories: Ad Insertion Platform, castLabs, Laurent Potesta, Christophe Kind, Advertising, Digital TV, Media Player, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide

Cineverse enlists Vionlabs and Datatonic for cineSearch
Apr 10, 2024 – Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS) has selected Vionlabs and Datatonic as key technology partners for the company's new generative AI search and discovery tool, cineSearch.
News categories: Cineverse, Vionlabs, Datatonic, Google Cloud, Tony Huidor, Marcus Bergström, Valentin Cojocaru, Anil Saboo, Big Data, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, USA, UX, Worldwide

Ad Insertion Platform unveils server-guided ad insertion (SGAI) product
Apr 9, 2024 – Ad Insertion Platform has announced AdBlendr, a Server-Guided Ad Insertion (SGAI) product. AdBlendr ensures a flawless targeted ad insertion experience while maintaining optimal latency levels.
News categories: Ad Insertion Platform, Laurent Potesta, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Worldwide

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.
News categories: Mimir, Big Data, Digital TV, NABShow, Worldwide

Nokia and Vodafone trial L4S over end-to-end PON network
Apr 3, 2024 – Nokia and Vodafone are collaborating to test L4S technology over passive optical networks. L4S consistently achieves near-zero packet queuing delay, no matter how much load the network experiences.
News categories: Nokia, Vodafone, Azimeh Sefidcon, Gavin Young, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, UK, Worldwide

Simplestream launches automated SCTE-35 Marker Inserter
Mar 19, 2024 – Expanding its ad-tech stack, Simplestream has launched its SCTE-35 Marker Inserter. This provides a technologically elegant solution to further increase monetisation across live streams.
News categories: Simplestream, Lewis Arthur, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Worldwide

Indian M&E sector at $27.9 billion in 2023
Mar 5, 2024 – The latest FICCI-EY report has revealed that the Indian M&E sector grew by 8% in 2023, reaching INR2.3 trillion (US$27.9 billion), 21% above its pre-pandemic levels in 2019.
News categories: EY, FICCI, Ashish Pherwani, Kevin Vaz, Digital TV, Gaming, India, Market Research

castLabs' DRM and Synamedia forensic watermarking for new Plex TVOD service
Feb 13, 2024 – Plex has opted for castLabs cloud-based DRMtoday for their newly launched TVOD service: Plex Rentals. The premium library is secured using Synamedia's ContentArmor forensic watermarking.
News categories: castLabs, Synamedia, Plex, Michael Stattmann, Alain Durand, Shawn Eldridge, Digital TV, DRM, Streaming, USA, Watermarking

US streaming services must focus on value to retain subscribers
Jan 25, 2024 – Kantar has released figures showing that 95% of American households now have at least one streaming subscription, indicating near total market saturation in the country.
News categories: Kantar, Hannah Avery, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA