Digital TV News: Accel
Netgem expands FAST channel roll-outs to more countries in Europe
Apr 10, 2024 – Netgem has announced that it's now deploying its 'FAST Lane' channels embedded in the TV service of Netplus in Switzerland, and will launch in France with other ISPs in April.
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Netgem, Netplus, Sylvain Thevenot, Christian Voide, Content Distribution, Digital TV, France, Streaming, Switzerland
VisualOn integrates Optimizer with NVIDIA video encoders
Apr 8, 2024 – VisualOn has integrated its AI-enhanced Universal Content Adaptation Engine (CAE) solution, Optimizer, with Nvidia's GPU-accelerated video encoders NVENC for H.264, HEVC, and AV1.
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VisualOn, NVIDIA, Yang Cai, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Semiconductor, Worldwide
Telestream integrates with NVIDIA for video monitoring
Apr 9, 2024 – Telestream has integrated NVIDIA Holoscan for Media with its INSPECT monitoring platform to bring cloud-native video monitoring to media enterprises and professionals.
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Telestream, NVIDIA, Charlie Dunn, Bob Pette, Big Data, Digital TV, NABShow, QoE, Semiconductor, Worldwide
Xavier Niel receives regulatory approval to acquire Datagroup-Volia
Apr 8, 2024 – NJJ Holding, Horizon Capital and Datagroup-Volia have announced that regulatory approvals were granted in March 2024 for NJJ to acquire Datagroup–Volia.
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NJJ Holding, Horizon Capital, Datagroup-Volia, Xavier Niel, Lenna Koszarny, Mykhaylo Shelemba, Cable TV, Digital TV, MandA, Ukraine
Synamedia enhances D2C streaming SaaS solution
Apr 8, 2024 – Synamedia has added capabilities to its D2C streaming SaaS solution, giving content owners greater control of their QoE, lower latency and the ability to distribute event highlights.
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Synamedia, Marc Baillavoine, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, QoE, Streaming, Worldwide
Synamedia to launch MEG.mini edge gateway at NAB 2024
Apr 4, 2024 – Synamedia will debut its MEG.mini at NAB Show 2024. MEG.mini is a small, low power, edge gateway for fast, secure distribution of small numbers of channel applications over satellite, IP and CDN.
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Synamedia, Elke Hungenaert, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Worldwide
VisualOn and Minerva partner on streaming demo at NAB 2024
Apr 4, 2024 – VisualOn and Minerva have partnered on a joint demonstration at NAB 2024. The partnership addresses the need for quality video streaming solutions over a breadth of user devices.
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VisualOn, Minerva, Yang Cai, Matt Cuson, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide
Gracenote extends FAST Channel metadata program to the U.S.
Apr 3, 2024 – Gracenote has expanded its FAST Program to also enable U.S.-based content owners to distribute TV programs and movies to streaming platforms along with Gracenote metadata.
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Gracenote, Tim Cutting, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, UX
Bitmovin and Akamai team up to optimize live streaming
Mar 27, 2024 – Bitmovin has announced availability of its Live Encoder running on Akamai Cloud Computing. The combination can help lower operation costs by as much as 90%.
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Bitmovin, Akamai, Stefan Lederer, Dan Lawrence, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide
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