Digital TV News: Nex

Freely to be integrated into Amazon Fire TV smart TVs
Oct 7, 2024 – Everyone TV has announced that its new streaming platform Freely will be available, from this autumn, on Amazon Fire TV smart TVs and other smart TVs with Fire TV OS built-in.
News categories: Everyone TV, Amazon, Panasonic, TCL, Freely, Jonathan Thompson, Emma Gilmartin, Gareth Rayworth, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, TV OS, UK

ADTH announces NextGen TV USB and app for Android and Fire TV
Oct 7, 2024 – Atlanta DTH (ADTH) has announced its ADTH NextGen TV USB tuner and App for Android and Fire TV. The new tuner and app are fully NextGen TV compliant and able to decrypt A3SA DRM encrypted channels.
News categories: Atlanta DTH, Ivy Shou, Apps, ATSC 3, Digital TV, DRM, Peripherals / Accessories, USA

TISA deploys Bitmovin Live Encoder to power live sports experiences
Oct 2, 2024 – Bitmovin has announced that TISA has deployed Bitmovin’s Live Encoder. TISA's OTT solutions enable sports clubs to create engaging media centres with exclusive video-on-demand content.
News categories: Bitmovin, TISA Group, Stefan Lederer, Kamil Rzeźnicki, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

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

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

Bouygues Telecom upgrades automated testing capability with Witbe
Sep 26, 2024 – Witbe (Euronext: FR0013143872; ALWIT) has announced that Bouygues Telecom is using its Witbox+ automated testing to deliver video services more efficiently, with a superior QoE for viewers.
News categories: Witbe, Bouygues Telecom, Marie-Véronique Lacaze, Loubna Hamdoun, Digital TV, France, IPTV, QoE, Set Top Box, Smart TV