Digital TV News: Yle

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

DICE Verse partners with Zixi on IP channel distribution
Dec 3, 2024 – Zixi has announced a partnership with DICE Verse to bundle Zixi's Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP) with DICE's STREAM offering to enable secure distribution of DICE's IP channels portfolio.
News categories: DICE Verse, Zixi, Sid Khemka, Valerio Motti, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Worldwide

Vecima implementing Dynamic Ad Insertion for Hotwire Communications
Nov 12, 2024 – Vecima Networks (TSX: VCM) has completed initial linear parity ad insertion for Hotwire Communications, moving the provider toward dynamic ad insertion (DAI) in 2025.
News categories: Vecima, Hotwire Communications, Kyle Goodwin, Pragash Pillai, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

UK launches forum to advise on the future of television
Nov 8, 2024 – The UK government is to form a new working group which will consult with key stakeholders to consider how viewers can continue to access British content as consumer habits continue to change.
News categories: UK government, Digital TV, Market Research, TV Services, UK

Samsung offers personalized generative wallpaper on its TVs
Oct 23, 2024 – Samsung has launched a Generative Wallpaper feature for its 2024 Neo QLED and QLED models. The feature uses AI to create custom 4K images that personalize the user's viewing experience.
News categories: Samsung, Cheolgi Kim, Digital TV, Europe, Korea, North America, Smart TV, TV OS, UX

Dialog Axiata and SDMC showcase smart home solutions
Oct 22, 2024 – Dialog Axiata, with SDMC, showcased its Smart Home Solutions at the Google 2024 APAC TV Summit, demonstrating the successful deployment of Android TV and Smart Home capabilities in Sri Lanka.
News categories: SDMC, Dialog Axiata, David Li, Lim Li San, Android TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Sri Lanka

WBD's Max to launch in seven new Southeast Asian markets
Oct 15, 2024 – Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) will launch its streaming service Max on November 19 in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, as well as Taiwan and Hong Kong.
News categories: Warner Bros. Discovery, JB Perrette, James Gibbons, Asia, Digital TV, Streaming

DIRECTV to launch FAST platform this November
Oct 10, 2024 – DIRECTV plans to launch a FAST platform, MyFree DIRECTV, available online, via mobile, and on smart TVs and streaming devices, providing access to curated FAST channels and an on-demand library.
News categories: DIRECTV, DIRECTV Advertising, MyFree DIRECTV, Kent Rees, Vikash Sharma, Amy Leifer, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

CIMM to assess case for universal content watermarking in the U.S.
Oct 8, 2024 – The CIMM has announced an initiative to assess the role that universal watermarking on TV platforms could play in supporting improved measurement of content and advertising in the US market.
News categories: CIMM, XR Extreme Reach, Jon Watts, Kevin O’Reilly, Irwin Gotlieb, Advertising, Big Data, Content Identification, Digital TV, USA