Digital TV News: ATEME

Venu Sports won't go ahead
Jan 10, 2025 – Venu Sports, the proposed virtual MVPD service from ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery, will be discontinued. The collective decision by the three companies is effective immediately.
News categories: Venu Sports, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

HDR10+ Technologies announces latest ecosystem developments
Jan 8, 2025 – HDR10+ Technologies has provided an update on HDR10+ developments. New applications include everything from content creation and production to distribution and a growing number of viewing devices.
News categories: HDR10+ Technologies, Bill Mandel, Makoto Morise, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Gaming, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

15 million no-display AI smart glasses expected to ship in 2030
Jan 8, 2025 – Meta's Ray-Ban glasses have spurred interest in AR. ABI Research now forecasts no-display smart glasses shipments will grow from 679,004 in 2024 to 15 million in 2030 – a CAGR of almost 68%.
News categories: ABI Research, Matilda Beinat, Market Research, Metaverse, Worldwide

Deutsche Telekom, XREAL and E1 Series join XR Sports Alliance
Jan 6, 2025 – The XR Sports Alliance (XRSA) has added its first cohort of members, including Deutsche Telekom, E1 Series and XREAL. The XRSA aims to accelerate XR sports services across the globe.
News categories: Accedo, Qualcomm, HBS, Michael Lantz, Patrick Costello, Sylvain Lebreton, CES2025, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Worldwide

South Africa moves analogue switch-off to 31 March 2025
Dec 5, 2024 – South Africa has extended the deadline for analogue switch-off in the country from 31 December 2024 to 31 March 2025, recognising the considerable delays that have plagued the migration project.
News categories: Department of Communications, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Regulation, Set Top Box, South Africa, Terrestrial

TiVo OS footprint approaching one million activated Smart TVs
Nov 6, 2024 – Xperi (NYSE: XPER) has announced third quarter 2024 results. The footprint of the company's TiVo OS operating system is now approaching one million activated Smart TVs.
News categories: Xperi Inc, Jon Kirchner, Advertising, Automotive, Digital TV, Europe, Japan, Results, Smart TV, TV OS, USA

UK releases policy statement on new prominence framework
Oct 24, 2024 – The UK Government has set out the categories of TV devices to be considered as internet television equipment for the purposes of the new prominence framework introduced by its Media Act 2024.
News categories: UK Government, Digital TV, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK, UX

Pay TV and Paid-VOD revenues in Germany rose to €5.4bn in 2023
Oct 16, 2024 – Revenues from pay TV and paid VOD in Germany grew by 8.8% to €5.4 billion in 2023. VAUNET expects additional growth of around 5% for 2024, bringing total revenues to €5.6 billion.
News categories: VAUNET, Frank Giersberg, Tim Werner, Elke Walthelm, Nicole Agudo Berbel, Henning Nieslony, Michael Keidel, Austria, Digital TV, Germany, Subscribers, Switzerland, TV Services

Free Live Sports launches with 100+ free streamed sports channels
Sep 30, 2024 – Free sports streaming platform, Free Live Sports, has launched, offering a selection of 100+ live sports channels, plus thousands of on-demand sports movies, docs, series and highlights.
News categories: Free Live Sports, Cathy Rasenberger, Ryan James, James Patrick, Geoff Clark, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, Worldwide