Digital TV News: Wind

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

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

ACCESS develops Chromium-based WebView plug-in for Flutter
Jan 23, 2024 – ACCESS has developed a Chromium-based WebView plug-in for Flutter and has released the code to the open-source community to help promote the development of in-vehicle infotainment services.
News categories: ACCESS Co, Michi Uematsu, In-Car, Software, Worldwide

Panasonic announces televisions with Fire TV built in
Jan 8, 2024 – Panasonic has announced two OLED TVs for 2024, the Z95A (65" and 55") and Z93A (77"), with Fire TV built in. The TVs are not just entertainment devices but also hubs for smart home management.
News categories: Panasonic, Akira Toyoshima, CES2024, Digital TV, HbbTV, Smart Home, Smart TV, TV OS, USA

RT-RK and iWedia introduce Smart Monitor OS
Jan 4, 2024 – RT-RK and iWedia have announced AndDesk, a Smart Monitor Operating System designed to revolutionize traditional monitors by transforming them into versatile smart devices.
News categories: RT-RK, iWedia, Apps, CES2024, Digital TV, Semiconductor, UX, Worldwide

Global shipments of Smart TVs poised to make a slow recovery
Dec 22, 2023 – Worldwide smart TV shipments are on track to decline 5.5% Y-o-Y in 2023, according to IDC. The market is expected to recover with flat growth in 2024 followed by slow growth in the following years.
News categories: IDC, Jitesh Ubrani, Adam Wright, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, TV OS, Worldwide

A1 Telekom Austria expands use of Actus Digital's monitoring platform
Nov 14, 2023 – Actus Digital has announced that A1 Telekom Austria is using the Actus intelligent monitoring platform for a diverse range of use cases including compliance recording and technical monitoring.
News categories: Actus Digital, A1 Telekom, Sima Levy, Josef Windisch, Austria, Digital TV, QoE

TeraVolt develops interactive HbbTV app for ZDFmediathek
Nov 2, 2023 – TeraVolt has developed Zapping Player as a new feature in the ZDFmediathek. With Zapping Player, functionalities previously only available on social media can be used via HbbTV on the big screen.
News categories: TeraVolt, ZDF, Apps, Digital TV, Germany, HbbTV

Breezeline completes Stream TV roll-out
Oct 19, 2023 – Breezeline has launched Breezeline Stream TV in its South Carolina service areas. With the latest deployment, the cloud-based TV service has been launched across the company's entire U.S. footprint.
News categories: Breezeline, Shaun Blake, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA