UX (User Experience, User Interface, EPG) News

Media Distillery to power Swisscom ad-free replay product
Apr 25, 2024 – Swisscom (SMI: SCMN) has completed deployment of Media Distillery's Ad Break Distillery to power its Replay Comfort ad-free product that enables viewers to avoid commercials on replay.
News categories: Media Distillery, Swisscom, Roland Sars, Philipp Wuethrich, Advertising, Digital TV, IPTV, Switzerland, UX

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.
News categories: Meta, Qualcomm, Apps, Gaming, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Worldwide

Sky Sports Main Event latency reduced on Entertainment OS devices
Apr 18, 2024 – Sky Sports Main Event viewers will soon be able to watch the channel in low latency, reducing the time between the action on the pitch and watching on Sky Glass and Stream.
News categories: Sky, Digital TV, Gaming, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, UK, UX

Graham Media Group selects Bitmovin Playback
Apr 16, 2024 – Bitmovin has announced that Graham Media Group has selected Bitmovin Playback to enhance its viewer experience. The solution includes the Bitmovin Player and Bitmovin Analytics.
News categories: Bitmovin, Graham Media, Stefan Lederer, Kenny Elshoff, Michael Newman, Big Data, Digital TV, Media Player, QoE, Streaming, USA

Interactive TV news channel unveiled by ROXi and Sinclair
Apr 15, 2024 – At NAB, ROXi and Sinclair unveiled 3 News Interactive Las Vegas. Powered by ROXi's FastStream, the NEXTGEN TV-delivered channel has the interactivity of an app without the need for an app on the TV.
News categories: ROXi, Sinclair, Rob Lewis, Skip Flenniken, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, USA, UX

Spideo and OTTera unveil personalisation collaboration at NAB Show 2024
Apr 13, 2024 – Spideo has announced that OTTera will use Spideo's video recommendation and personalisation technologies to help service providers surface content on its content distribution platform.
News categories: Spideo, OTTera, Thibault Dorso, Craig McEldowney, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, UX, 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.
News categories: 24i, Newsmax, David Brown, Lokesh Tiwari, Apps, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, USA, UX

Slovak Telekom and T-Mobile CZ upgrade video streaming with 24i
Apr 16, 2024 – Slovak Telekom and T-Mobile Czech Republic have extended their engagement with 24i to add new value-added content libraries and streamline the UX on their current streaming services.
News categories: 24i, Slovak Telekom, T-Mobile Czech Republic, Donald McGarva, Marcel Satanek, Content Distribution, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Slovakia, Streaming, UX

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.
News categories: Red Bee Media, REELZ, WWTV, Jason Marchese, Steve McGowan, Big Data, Digital TV, USA, UX