Digital TV News: Sony

Zapping deploys Zixi for OTT content delivery
Mar 12, 2024 – Zapping is deploying Zixi's Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP) for unified control and orchestration and universal ingest of channels from diverse content providers into its OTT service.
News categories: Zixi, Zapping, Bruno Forchieri, Ignacio Opazo, Jose Pedro Ricalde, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming

AR/VR headsets surged during Holiday Season 2023
Mar 5, 2024 – The global market for augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets grew 130.4% year-over-year during the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), according to IDC.
News categories: IDC, Jitesh Ubrani, Ramon T. Llamas, Market Research, Metaverse, Worldwide

Global TV shipments fell 3% in 2023
Feb 26, 2024 – Counterpoint Research is initiating coverage on Global TV shipments with its Global TV Shipment Tracker, a quarterly report split by region, screen size, resolution, ASP and other features.
News categories: Counterpoint Research, Tom Kang, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

U.S. home entertainment spending up 16.8% in 2023
Feb 7, 2024 – According to DEG, overall U.S. consumer spending on digital and physical home entertainment formats in 2023 was $43 billion, a 16.8% increase from the almost $37 billion consumers spent in 2022.
News categories: Digital Entertainment Group, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Sub-Saharan Africa to add 9 million SVOD subscriptions
Feb 12, 2024 – According to Digital TV Research, Sub-Saharan Africa will have 16 million paying SVOD subscriptions by 2029, up from 7 million at end-2023.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Africa, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming

Planetcast launches content supply chain management system
Feb 6, 2024 – Planetcast has launched its NexC single-window content supply chain management system to simplify content management, distribution and monetisation for media & entertainment companies.
News categories: Planetcast, Sanjay Duda, Venugopal Iyengar, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Five Chicago local TV stations launch NEXTGEN TV
Feb 5, 2024 – Viewers in America’s third-largest television market can now experience the future of broadcast television as five stations join to launch NEXTGEN TV in Chicago.
News categories: Pearl TV, Anne Schelle, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA

Stenna Group selects PlayBox Neo for production and playout
Jan 29, 2024 – Stenna Group has selected media production and playout solutions from PlayBox Neo to support a series of newly launched streaming channels in Brazil.
News categories: PlayBox Neo, Stenna Group, CIS Group, Sonya Chakarova, Fabio Buhr, Felipe Andrade, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming

DigiCert CI Plus certificates issued exceeds one billion devices
Jan 24, 2024 – DigiCert and CI Plus LLP have announced that DigiCert CI Plus certificates have been issued to more than one billion devices, providing PKI-based common trust standards across the TV ecosystem.
News categories: DigiCert, CI Plus LLP, Richard Hall, Vlaho Kostov, CAM, Digital TV, Smart TV, Worldwide