Digital TV News: CEA
German court finds Netflix infringes Broadcom HEVC/H.265 patent
Nov 3, 2023 – The German Federal Patent Court has issued a preliminary opinion that a Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) patent related to HEVC/H.265 is valid. This follows an earlier judgment that Netflix infringes the patent.
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Broadcom, Netflix, Mark Terrano, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, Patent
Breezeline completes Stream TV roll-out
Oct 19, 2023 – Breezeline has launched Breezeline Stream TV in its South Carolina service areas. With the latest deployment, the cloud-based TV service has been launched across the company's entire U.S. footprint.
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Breezeline, Shaun Blake, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA
Munich court rules Netflix infringing Broadcom video patent
Sep 25, 2023 – The District Court of Munich has ruled that Netflix is infringing a Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) patent related to HEVC/H.265 video coding. The court has issued a cease-and-desist injunction.
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Broadcom, Netflix, Mark Terrano, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, Patent, Semiconductor
NAGRA and Eluvio partner on video distribution with forensic watermarking
Sep 6, 2023 – NAGRA (SIX:KUD.S) and Eluvio have announced the integration of NAGRA NexGuard forensic watermarking to secure playback of video via the Eluvio Content Fabric and Eluvio Media Wallet.
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NAGRA, Eluvio, Ken Gerstein, Michelle Munson, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBC2023, Streaming, Watermarking, Worldwide
NPA Conseil, Médiamétrie publish French AVOD market report
Aug 31, 2023 – NPA Conseil and Médiamétrie have published the 2nd part of their AVoD Market Report survey, dedicated to monitoring the development of AVOD, FAST and more generally CTV ecosystems in France.
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Médiamétrie, NPA Conseil, Digital TV, France, Market Research, Streaming
TrendForce reduces TV shipment forecast to 198 million units for the year
Aug 23, 2023 – According to TrendForce, H1 2023 global TV shipments reached 90.4 million units, a 3.5% decrease YoY. The company now expects shipments of 198 million units for the year, down 1.5% versus 2022.
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TrendForce, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide
DTVKit introduces ORB HbbTV 2.0.3 solution
Aug 14, 2023 – DTVKit, in partnership with Ocean Blue Software, is now offering a version of the ORB HbbTV 2.0.3 solution integrated with DTVKit DVBCore and DSMCC, with versions for both RDK and Android.
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DTVKit, Ocean Blue Software, ORB, Digital TV, HbbTV, IBC2023, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Worldwide
castLabs unveils single-frame forensic watermarking
Aug 1, 2023 – castLabs has unveiled single-frame forensic watermarking, enabling users to retrieve concealed data from just an image of a single video frame rather than tens of seconds of footage.
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castLabs, Michael Stattman, Digital TV, IBC2023, Watermarking, Worldwide
EUTELSAT 10B satellite enters service
Jul 24, 2023 – Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) has announced the entry into service of EUTELSAT 10B at 10° East. The satellite will ensure continuity of video services when EUTELSAT 10A reaches end-of-life.
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Eutelsat, Cyril Dujardin, Laurence Delpy, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Middle-East, Satellite
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