Digital TV News: Quest

SKT, Deutsche Telekom, e&, Singtel and SoftBank plan LLM JV
Feb 26, 2024 – SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, e&, Singtel and SoftBank have held the inaugural meeting of the Global Telco AI Alliance (GTAA) and announced plans to establish a Large Language Model joint venture.
News categories: SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, e&, Singtel, SoftBank, Ryu Young-sang, Claudia Nemat, Dena Almansoori, Yuen Kuan Moon, Hideyuki Tsukuda, MWC24, UX, Worldwide

Broadpeak elevates mobile video streaming with Deutsche Telekom and Microsoft
Feb 26, 2024 – Broadpeak has joined forces with Microsoft and Deutsche Telekom, adding Quality on Demand (QoD) Network APIs to its BkS450 software to elevate video streaming experiences on mobile devices.
News categories: Broadpeak, Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier, Microsoft Azure, Guillaume Bichot, Noel Wirzius, Ross Ortega, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mobile, MWC24, Worldwide

EU: Council and Parliament strike deal on right-to-repair directive
Feb 2, 2024 – The European Council and Parliament have reached a provisional deal on the directive that promotes the repair of broken or defective goods, also known as the right-to-repair (R2R) directive.
News categories: European Union, Digital TV, EU, Regulation, Smart TV

Swisscom chooses Bitmovin Player for blue TV
Feb 5, 2024 – Bitmovin has announced that Swisscom (SMI: SCMN) will deploy the Bitmovin Player as part of its blue TV service, ensuring flawless playback on the widest range devices.
News categories: Bitmovin, Swisscom, Stefan Lederer, Simon Maurer, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Media Player, Switzerland

Bell launches next generation Fibe TV service
Jan 25, 2024 – Bell has launched its next generation Fibe TV service in Atlantic Canada with live TV, on demand shows and apps all in one place, and powerful search options to make the experience even better.
News categories: Bell, Glen LeBlanc, Android TV, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

Contentwise selected for ITVX recommendations and personalization
Jan 23, 2024 – ContentWise has been selected by ITV to enhance the UX personalization of ITVX. The ContentWise UX Engine, a machine learning platform, was launched into production on ITVX in early November 2023.
News categories: Contentwise, ITV, Paolo Bozzola, Deep Bagchee, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, UK, UX

MiQ unveils global report on advanced TV advertising
Jan 18, 2024 – MiQ has unveiled its global Advanced TV research report, which surveyed 7,000 consumers and 1,100 decision-makers across India, the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Australia, China and Singapore.
News categories: MiQ, Siddharth Dabhade, Advertising, Asia, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, North America, Streaming

MetaProfile provides real-time sports metadata for TV operators
Dec 23, 2023 – MetaProfile has launched TV Sport Modules, enabling real-time data and updates to TV viewers and fans through instant information about match results, match statistics and highlights.
News categories: MetaProfile, Admir Đozović, Big Data, Digital TV, UX, Worldwide

AR/VR headset market forecast to decline 8.3% in 2023
Dec 20, 2023 – Worldwide shipments of AR/VR headsets are expected to decline 8.3% year over year to 8.1 million units in 2023, despite the launch of new headsets during the year, according to IDC.
News categories: IDC, Jitesh Ubrani, Ramon T. Llamas, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Worldwide