Digital TV News: ORS
HVOD, live sports and password crackdown could reinvigorate Danish streaming
Apr 24, 2024 – According to Mediavision, the Danish SVOD market is stable and shows clear signs of saturation, but cheaper SVOD packages with ads, combined with a crackdown on password sharing, could boost growth once again.
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Mediavision, Fredrik Liljeqvist, Denmark, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming
Tata Motors selects HARMAN Automotive's in-vehicle app store
Apr 24, 2024 – Tata Motors has selected the HARMAN Ignite Store as its in-vehicle app store. With the store, OEMs remain in control of the app catalog, the store's look and feel, and the relationship with the user.
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HARMAN, Tata Motors, Jens Beckmann, Anand Kulkani, Apps, Digital TV, In-Car, India
Media Distillery to power Swisscom ad-free replay product
Apr 25, 2024 – Swisscom (SMI: SCMN) has completed deployment of Media Distillery's Ad Break Distillery to power its Replay Comfort ad-free product that enables viewers to avoid commercials on replay.
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Media Distillery, Swisscom, Roland Sars, Philipp Wuethrich, Advertising, Digital TV, IPTV, Switzerland, UX
MagentaTV strengthens addressable TV business with Equativ
Apr 23, 2024 – Deutsche Telekom has unveiled that it will use Equativ's ad serving and server-side ad insertion technology to advance programmatic, ad server-based TV advertising in Germany.
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Equativ, Deutsche Telekom, Arnaud Créput, Dr. Jörg Richartz, Jean-Baptiste Salvin, Alexander Helmke, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV
Deutsche Telekom selects Broadpeak Cloud DVR solution for MagentaTV
Apr 24, 2024 – Deutsche Telekom has revamped its MagentaTV IPTV platform, using Broadpeak's Cloud DVR solution to deliver video streaming content, including VOD, live, time-shift, and start-over TV.
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Broadpeak, Deutsche Telekom, Jacques Le Mancq, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV
Meta opens Quest OS to third-party hardware makers
Apr 22, 2024 – Meta has announced that it is opening up the operating system that powers its Meta Quest devices to third-party hardware makers, giving developers a larger ecosystem to build for.
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Meta, Qualcomm, Apps, Gaming, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Worldwide
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.
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Sky, Digital TV, Gaming, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, UK, UX
Yahoo brings identity solutions to CTV
Apr 16, 2024 – Yahoo Advertising has announced that Yahoo Identity Solutions is to launch within connected TV (CTV) environments including Paramount, Tubi, NBCUniversal, and FreeWheel.
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Yahoo, Elizabeth Herbst-Brady, Leo O’Connor, Jeff Lucas, Ryan McConville, Jon Mansell, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA
Spideo and OTTera unveil personalisation collaboration at NAB Show 2024
Apr 13, 2024 – Spideo has announced that OTTera will use Spideo's video recommendation and personalisation technologies to help service providers surface content on its content distribution platform.
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Spideo, OTTera, Thibault Dorso, Craig McEldowney, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, UX, Worldwide
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