Digital TV News: Meta
CTS selected by AccuWeather for managed channel origination
May 30, 2024 – AccuWeather has selected Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) to help create, manage, and distribute its linear, on-demand and OTT video channels to audiences in North America.
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Comcast Technology Solutions, AccuWeather, Bart Spriester, Helen Swenson, Content Distribution, Digital TV, North America
Minerva AI Companion enhances the TV viewing experience
May 14, 2024 – Minerva Networks has announced its AI Companion for linear, on demand and FAST content. The AI Companion enhances the viewing experience with interactive, personalized content-related exploration.
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Minerva, Digital TV, Smart Home, UX, Worldwide
ocilion enhances user experience with Simply.TV metadata
May 10, 2024 – ocilion has chosen Simply.TV's linear and VOD data to enhance the UX for its TV customers, improving the content discovery process across linear channels, channel packages, VOD and apps.
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Simply.TV, ocilion, Daniel Rühmann, Thomas Bichlmeir, ANGA COM, Austria, Big Data, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Switzerland, UX
Simply.TV provides metadata to Drei TV Austria
May 7, 2024 – Simply.TV has announced that it is providing Drei TV with metadata for all its linear channels and catch-up libraries. Enhanced content visuals aim to boost the Drei streaming experience.
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Simply.TV, Drei TV, Eva-Maria Oberdorfer, Austria, Big Data, Digital TV, UX
Red Bee, WWTV provide schedule services to World Poker Tour
May 6, 2024 – World Poker Tour has contracted with Who’s Watching TV for its WWTV Explorer Service program and schedule analysis tool, accompanied by TV listing data supplied by Red Bee Media.
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Red Bee Media, World Poker Tour, WWTV, Shaun Stark, Marcia Hernandez, Big Data, Digital TV, UX, Worldwide
Meta opens Quest OS to third-party hardware makers
Apr 22, 2024 – Meta has announced that it is opening up the operating system that powers its Meta Quest devices to third-party hardware makers, giving developers a larger ecosystem to build for.
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Meta, Qualcomm, Apps, Gaming, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Worldwide
Newsmax launches subscription-based app with 24i
Apr 16, 2024 – 24i has announced that its 24i Video Cloud for OTT service providers is powering the new Newsmax+ subscription service, with the 24i platform streamlining the management of the D2C news app.
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24i, Newsmax, David Brown, Lokesh Tiwari, Apps, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, USA, UX
CTV/OTT expected to be fastest growing media channel in U.S. in 2024
Apr 16, 2024 – Video advertising revenue in the U.S. grew 10.6% YoY in 2023, rising to $52.1 billion. Forty-two percent of this revenue was generated from CTV and OTT, according to research conducted by PwC for the IAB.
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IAB, PwC, David Cohen, Jack Koch, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA
Red Bee Media provides WWTV program and schedule data to REELZ
Apr 16, 2024 – Red Bee Media has announced it is providing REELZ with the WWTV Explorer Service, a program and schedule analysis tool providing access to TV programming and listings, accompanied by metadata.
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Red Bee Media, REELZ, WWTV, Jason Marchese, Steve McGowan, Big Data, Digital TV, USA, UX
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