Digital TV News: OTE

Gracenote metadata for Cineverse conversational search platform
Apr 8, 2024 – Cineverse (NASDAQ:CNVS) has announced a deal to integrate Gracenote metadata into cineSearch – its AI-powered conversational entertainment search platform to be unveiled this spring.
News categories: Cineverse, Gracenote, Tony Huidor, Trent Wheeler, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, UX

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

FreeWheel partners with Lotame in EMEA
Apr 8, 2024 – FreeWheel has announced a partnership with Lotame to expand audience data across its product suite in EMEA using audience data from the Lotame Data Marketplace. 
News categories: FreeWheel, Lotame, Matt Clark, Hunter Terry, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Europe, Middle-East, Streaming

Via LA extends HEVC patent pool to include VVC
Apr 3, 2024 – Via LA has extended its HEVC Program to include the VVC standard (also known as H.266 and MPEG-I Part 3). The extended program has also welcomed TCL as a licensor and licensee.
News categories: Via LA, TCL, Heath Hoglund, Victor Yang, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Licensing, Media Player, Patent, Smart TV, Worldwide

U.S. Joint Industry Committee certifies Comscore and VideoAmp
Apr 3, 2024 – The U.S. Joint Industry Committee (JIC) has announced that Comscore and VideoAmp have been certified for transactability as national currencies.
News categories: U.S. Joint Industry Committee, VideoAmp, Comscore, Travis Scoles, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA

VisualOn and Minerva partner on streaming demo at NAB 2024
Apr 4, 2024 – VisualOn and Minerva have partnered on a joint demonstration at NAB 2024. The partnership addresses the need for quality video streaming solutions over a breadth of user devices.
News categories: VisualOn, Minerva, Yang Cai, Matt Cuson, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide

Taiwan wafer foundry largely unaffected by earthquake
Apr 4, 2024 – According to TrendForce, following the earthquake on April 3rd, Taiwan's semiconductor factories were largely able to quickly resume operations after inspection shutdowns.
News categories: TrendForce, Semiconductor, Taiwan, Worldwide

Nokia and Vodafone trial L4S over end-to-end PON network
Apr 3, 2024 – Nokia and Vodafone are collaborating to test L4S technology over passive optical networks. L4S consistently achieves near-zero packet queuing delay, no matter how much load the network experiences.
News categories: Nokia, Vodafone, Azimeh Sefidcon, Gavin Young, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, UK, Worldwide

Gracenote extends FAST Channel metadata program to the U.S.
Apr 3, 2024 – Gracenote has expanded its FAST Program to also enable U.S.-based content owners to distribute TV programs and movies to streaming platforms along with Gracenote metadata.
News categories: Gracenote, Tim Cutting, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, UX