Digital TV News: Rai

LFP Media chooses Bitmovin Player for D2C mobile apps
Dec 12, 2024 – Ligue De Football Professionnel (LFP) Media, the commercial arm of the French football league, has chosen the Bitmovin Player to power video streams for its direct-to-consumer mobile apps.
News categories: Bitmovin, Ligue De Football, Stefan Lederer, Gregory Rota, Apps, Digital TV, France, Media Player, Mobile, Streaming

LG Ad Solutions renews global partnership with Magnite
Dec 10, 2024 – Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI) and LG Ad Solutions have renewed their global relationship, spanning North America, APAC, and EMEA. The partnership achieved substantial growth over the past two years.
News categories: Magnite, LG Ad Solutions, Mike Laband, Kelly McMahon, Advertising, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS, Worldwide

South Africa moves analogue switch-off to 31 March 2025
Dec 5, 2024 – South Africa has extended the deadline for analogue switch-off in the country from 31 December 2024 to 31 March 2025, recognising the considerable delays that have plagued the migration project.
News categories: Department of Communications, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Regulation, Set Top Box, South Africa, Terrestrial

RTÉ chooses Dalet to modernize content ecosystem
Dec 3, 2024 – Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) has chosen Dalet to develop and implement a content management ecosystem based on Dalet's media asset management and workflow orchestration platform.
News categories: Dalet, RTÉ, Enrique Lafuente, Richard Waghorn, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Ireland

ThinkAnalytics launches contextual advertising solution
Dec 4, 2024 – ThinkAnalytics has launched ThinkContextualAI, a contextual advertising solution powered by metadata that describes not only what content is about but why it resonates with individual viewers.
News categories: ThinkAnalytics, Peter Docherty, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

smartclip and Virtual Minds complete server technology integration
Nov 27, 2024 – Virtual Minds’ data management platform has been integrated with smartclip's ad server, enabling broadcasters to leverage data for the integrated delivery of campaigns across all video channels.
News categories: Virtual Minds, smartclip, Tom Peruzzi, Thomas Servatius, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Europe

Interra adds Netflix VMAF video quality assessment support
Nov 26, 2024 – Interra Systems has integrated Netflix's Video Multi-method Assessment Fusion (VMAF) algorithm — a standard for video quality assessment — into its VEGA Media Analyzer solution.
News categories: Interra Systems, Anupama Anantharaman, Jan Ozer, Digital TV, QoE, Streaming, Worldwide

FOX, Disney capitalize on multiplatform TV footprint in October
Nov 25, 2024 – FOX has hit a company high-water mark in Nielsen's Media Distributor Gauge with 8.4% of U.S. TV usage, exhibiting the largest monthly increase among media companies for the second straight month.
News categories: Nielsen, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, TV Services, USA

U.S. spending on standalone pay TV increased in Q3 2024
Nov 21, 2024 – Parks Associates data reveals that U.S. consumers who do not bundle their home services increased their monthly spend YoY in Q3 2024. Traditional pay TV increased to an average of $91 per month.
News categories: Parks Associates, Kristen Hanich, Broadband, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, TV Services, USA