Digital TV News: JUMP

Sky Sports Main Event latency reduced on Entertainment OS devices
Apr 18, 2024 – Sky Sports Main Event viewers will soon be able to watch the channel in low latency, reducing the time between the action on the pitch and watching on Sky Glass and Stream.
News categories: Sky, Digital TV, Gaming, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, UK, UX

Interactive TV news channel unveiled by ROXi and Sinclair
Apr 15, 2024 – At NAB, ROXi and Sinclair unveiled 3 News Interactive Las Vegas. Powered by ROXi's FastStream, the NEXTGEN TV-delivered channel has the interactivity of an app without the need for an app on the TV.
News categories: ROXi, Sinclair, Rob Lewis, Skip Flenniken, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, USA, UX

Accedo, Brightcove and JUMP support Al Sharqiya SVOD launch
Apr 9, 2024 – Accedo and Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV) have collaborated with Al Sharqiya to enhance its 1001 AVOD streaming service with the introduction of an SVOD platform alongside live linear channels.
News categories: Accedo, Brightcove, Al Sharqiya, JUMP, Michael Lantz, Justin Barrett, Mohsen Khairaldin Garcia, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Iraq, Streaming, UX

Mediacom launches Xumo Stream Box
Mar 25, 2024 – Mediacom Communications has announced that the Xumo Stream Box, powered by Comcast's Entertainment OS, is now available to its Xtream Internet customers at no additional monthly cost.
News categories: Mediacom, Tapan Dandnaik, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Endeavor Streaming powers Ski and Snowboard Federation's OTT offer
Mar 21, 2024 – The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has teamed up with Endeavor Streaming to deliver its global integrated streaming solution, FIS TV, to winter sport fans worldwide.
News categories: Endeavor Streaming, Ski and Snowboard Federation, Pete Bellamy, Christian Salomon, Benjamin Stoll, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

SLING TV launches free classic arcade games
Mar 6, 2024 – SLING TV has announced the launch of a free games experience, Arcade. Subscribers and users can now launch and play games in Arcade while simultaneously watching TV.
News categories: SLING TV, Play.Works, Gary Schanman, Jonathan Boltax, Digital TV, Gaming, Streaming, USA

Bitcentral integrates AI-driven personalization from Argoid AI
Feb 20, 2024 – Bitcentral has announced that its ViewNexa video distribution platform will harness Argoid AI's AI-driven recommendation engine to provide customers with personalized viewing experiences.
News categories: Bitcentral, Argoid AI, Greg Morrow, Gokul Muralidharan, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

Ad tiering pays off as 36% of U.S. subscribers upgrade to avoid ads
Feb 20, 2024 – According to a report from Bango, the launch of ad-funded tiers has driven more than a third of U.S. subscribers (36%) to upgrade their services.
News categories: Bango, Paul Larbey, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

U.S. home entertainment spending up 16.8% in 2023
Feb 7, 2024 – According to DEG, overall U.S. consumer spending on digital and physical home entertainment formats in 2023 was $43 billion, a 16.8% increase from the almost $37 billion consumers spent in 2022.
News categories: Digital Entertainment Group, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Streaming, USA