Pure Telecom launches Pure TV
In a first of its kind move in the Irish ISP market, Irish multiplay telco Pure Telecom is launching TV services, aiming to improve its reach, ARPU and customer tenure…
Foxtel launches iQ5 OTT STB
Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel has launched its iQ5 streaming set-top box which it says will make it easier than ever before for customers to experience the best in world-class entertainment,…
HbbTV releases v2021-2 of Conformance Test Suite
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks for connected TV sets and set-top…
NEXTGEN TV roll-out reaches Atlanta
Residents in the US city of Atlanta are to benefit from enhanced broadcast video as five television stations band together to launch NEXTGEN TV, using the digital television standard ATSC…
STB targeted ad solution from HbbTV
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks to connected TV sets and set-top boxes, has published…
NEXTGEN TV roll-out reaches Sacramento
Residents in the US’s Central Valley are to benefit from enhanced broadcast video as six Sacramento television stations band together to launch NEXTGEN TV, using the digital television standard ATSC…
NEXTGEN TV rollout continues in Charlotte
Television viewers in Charlotte, NC, are to benefit from enhanced broadcast video as five local TV stations band together to launch NEXTGEN TV, using the digital television standard ATSC 3.0.…
NEXTGEN TV roll-out gathers pace
An expanded number of central Florida viewers will get a taste of the future as eight Orlando TV stations band together to launch NEXTGEN TV. Delivering more expansive audio and…
NEXTGEN TV project for Washington, D.C.
An expansive collaborative effort is now underway to launch NEXTGEN TV service in the US capital, with the academic resources and technical prowess of Howard University’s WHUT serving as the…
SFN field test success for NEXTGEN TV
The Single Frequency Network (SFN) capability of next-generation television can help TV broadcasters greatly enhance robust reception of broadcast TV signals, according to a report on the latest field trials…
ATSC 3.0 middleware from Vewd
Noting that NEXTGEN TV is expected to reach 70 per cent of all US residents by the end of 2021, and to help unlock this emerging growth opportunity for TV…
HbbTV releases updated test suite
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for advanced interactive TV services. has announced the simultaneous release of the 2021-1 version of the HbbTV Conformance Test…
Android TV homescreen updates for Freeview Play
Android TV has rolled out homescreen updates to its interface for UK viewers on connected TV platform Freeview Play models designed to make it easier for viewers to explore the…
Spain: Mediaset, Google HbbTV ad deal
Mediaset Spain and Google have signed an agreement to create an adserver that gathers together all metrics, data and cross-media segmentation in one single platform to easily manage digital advertising…
Report: Pandemic increases UK brand risk
The Media Quality Report for H2 2020 from digital ad verification specialist Integral Ad Science (IAS), which provides global benchmarks for viewability, brand safety and ad fraud across digital environments…
France: arte.tv trials HbbTV DTT
Ramping up its digital development, Arte has launched its VoD service, arte.tv, as an experimental channel on France’s DTT platform through the HbbTV standard. Authorised by TV regulatory body the…