Digital TV News: HUMAN

MediaKind powers sports streaming at TVNZ
Apr 11, 2024 – MediaKind, with partners Qvest and Qibb, has played a major role in facilitating the launch of Television New Zealand's (TVNZ) new sports streaming service within the TVNZ+ platform.
News categories: MediaKind, TVNZ, Boris Felts, Jean-Louis Acafrao, Content Distribution, Digital TV, New Zealand, Streaming

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

Viaccess-Orca to unveil AI-driven video optimization solutions at NAB
Mar 26, 2024 – Viaccess-Orca (VO) has announced that, at the 2024 NAB Show, it will demonstrate how the human side of technology is simplifying service operations and optimizing viewing experiences.
News categories: Viaccess-Orca, Alain Nochimowski, Big Data, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, NABShow, QoE, Worldwide

DoubleVerify unmasks CTV ad fraud scheme, CycloneBot
Feb 28, 2024 – DoubleVerify has revealed the identification and mitigation of CycloneBot, a malicious bot capable of generating up to 250 million falsified ad requests and spoofing around 1.5 million devices daily.
News categories: DoubleVerify, Roku, Mark Zagorski, Roy Rosenfeld, Louqman Parampath, Advertising, Digital TV, Streaming, Watermarking, Worldwide

SKT, Deutsche Telekom, e&, Singtel and SoftBank plan LLM JV
Feb 26, 2024 – SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, e&, Singtel and SoftBank have held the inaugural meeting of the Global Telco AI Alliance (GTAA) and announced plans to establish a Large Language Model joint venture.
News categories: SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, e&, Singtel, SoftBank, Ryu Young-sang, Claudia Nemat, Dena Almansoori, Yuen Kuan Moon, Hideyuki Tsukuda, MWC24, UX, Worldwide

Pixalate releases Q4 2023 CTV ad supply chain trends report
Feb 20, 2024 – Pixalate has released its Q4 2023 Global Connected TV (CTV) Ad Supply Chain Trends Report. The report analyzes the state of open programmatic CTV advertising from October through December 2023.
News categories: Pixalate, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, TV OS, Worldwide

Vivendi updates on plan to split into several entities
Jan 30, 2024 – Vivendi has presented an update on its project to split the company into several entities, one of which would be Canal+, with each being separately listed on the stock market.
News categories: Vivendi, Canal+, Digital TV, Europe, France, MandA, Satellite, Streaming, Worldwide

Continental unveils Crystal Center Display at CES 2024
Jan 8, 2024 – Continental showcased its Crystal Center Display for the first time at CES 2024, opening up new possibilities to integrate minimalist luxury into car interiors with its frameless and semi-transparent look.
News categories: Continental, Swarovski Mobility, Dr. Boris Mergell, Peter Widmann, CES2024, In-Car, Worldwide

MainConcept launches live encoder with VVC and LCEVC
Nov 21, 2023 – MainConcept has announced the latest version of its real-time encoding application for OTT and TV broadcasting workflows. It comes with two additions: support for VVC/H.266 and MPEG-5 LCEVC.
News categories: MainConcept, Thorsten Schumann, Guido Meardi, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Worldwide