Digital TV News: NET

Malaysia carries out first 5G live broadcast
Oct 1, 2024 – Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) and Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) have conducted Malaysia's first 5G-powered live broadcast, with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) as technology partner.
News categories: Ericsson, DNB, RTM, David Hägerbro, Ken Tan, 5G, Digital TV, Malaysia

N. American consumers pulling back on entertainment spending
Oct 1, 2024 – TiVo (NYSE: XPER) has found in its Q2 2024 Video Trends Report that consumers are pulling back on entertainment spending as the industry works to rebalance and bundle its current offerings.
News categories: TiVo, Scott Maddux, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, North America, Streaming

INVIDI to launch addressable advertising in Thailand with Thaicom and PSI
Oct 1, 2024 – INVIDI has announced a partnership with Thaicom and PSI to launch addressable advertising in Thailand, starting on satellite in 2H 2025, followed by terrestrial in late 2026.
News categories: INVIDI, Thaicom, PSI, Nick Chuah, Ekachai Phakdurong, Phanuwat Phongsuwankul, Advertising, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, Thailand

Amagi and Phenix offer sub-second latency streaming with SSAI
Sep 30, 2024 – Amagi and Phenix have partnered to provide a complete turnkey solution for content owners to achieve real-time streaming with sub-second latency and server-side ad insertion (SSAI).
News categories: Amagi, Phenix, Richard Perkett, Bill Wishon, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Sky Switzerland early adopter of Zattoo's Stream API product suite
Oct 1, 2024 – Sky Switzerland is working with Zattoo as a lighthouse customer for Zattoo's new suite of Stream API services on the Sky platform, powering applications, front-ends and devices in the IPTV market.
News categories: Zattoo, Sky Switzerland, Bert Schulzki, Nicolas Stefani, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Switzerland, UX

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

DIRECTV to acquire EchoStar video distribution business
Sep 30, 2024 – DIRECTV and EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS) have entered into a definitive agreement under which DIRECTV will acquire EchoStar's video distribution business DISH DBS, including DISH TV and Sling TV.
News categories: DIRECTV, EchoStar, TPG, Bill Morrow, Hamid Akhavan, David Trujillo, John Flynn, Ryan Mollett, Michael Ginnings, Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, Streaming, USA

Gracenote and Amagi streamline FAST for content publishers
Sep 26, 2024 – Content partners can now access Gracenote products through Amagi's channel creation solution, providing a one-stop platform for ingestion of programs and schedules into the Gracenote ecosystem.
News categories: Amagi, Gracenote, KA Srinivasan, Tim Cutting, Big Data, Content Protection, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

LG and Rakuten TV launch VOD service in Europe
Sep 25, 2024 – LG and Rakuten TV have launched LG Movies & TV, a VOD service accessible without the need for a subscription and now available on LG TVs across the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy.
News categories: Rakuten TV, LG Electronics, Sidharth Jayant, Chris Jo, Digital TV, Germany, Italy, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, UK