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VITEC launches MGW Diamond-H 4K HDMI encoder

VITEC, a provider of IPTV, video streaming and digital signage solutions, is launching the MGW Diamond-H 4K HDMI encoder to further enhance its broad portfolio of HEVC encode and decode products. “VITEC is proud to introduce the MGW Diamond-H, a powerful compact 4K HDMI Encoder demonstrating our commitment to innovation and meeting the evolving needs […]

March 7, 2024

VITEC launches MGW Diamond-H 4K HDMI encoder

VITEC, a provider of IPTV, video streaming and digital signage solutions, is launching the MGW Diamond-H 4K HDMI encoder to further enhance its broad portfolio of HEVC encode and decode products. “VITEC is proud to introduce the MGW Diamond-H, a powerful compact 4K HDMI Encoder demonstrating our commitment to innovation and meeting the evolving needs […]

February 28, 2024

8K HDMI cable available

8K might only be for specialist television viewing and the costs of displays are still best described as “high”. But at least now there’s an 8K cable to make connectivity between devices simpler and making live very much easier for the professional end of the broadcast industry. Connectivity specialist Covid Inc., based in Arizona, and […]

August 2, 2022By Chris Forrester

Prediction: Roku gets bought out in 2022

With the TV business evolving and technology changing viewers’ habits, the analysts at Hub Entertainment Research have mapped their top 5 predictions for the TV industry in 2022. Hub’s first prediction is that streaming player Roku will be bought out… 1) Roku Gets Bought: A leading player in the market buys Roku, which facilitates Roku’s […]

December 14, 2021

ExpressPlay announces integration with Hisense Smart TVs

VIDAA and Intertrust ExpressPlay has announced the availability of VIDAA SMART OS-powered Hisense smart TVs preloaded with Intertrust’s ExpressPlay XCATM content security for broadcast TV protection. This joint solution enables secure direct-to-TV broadcasting using a cloud-based content protection solution that meets the requirements of premium content owners without requiring additional consumer devices such as set-top […]

November 18, 2021

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 the second phase of its solution for Targeted Advertising (TA). This enables substitution of broadcast adverts with targeted adverts in situations where the broadcast TV […]

July 20, 2021

DVB endorses watermark, home distribution specs

DVB has approved an update to the DVB Targeted Advertising spec to include watermarking as an alternative way to signal where content can be inserted in a broadcast, and a solution to enable in-home redistribution of broadcast TV services to IP devices called DVB Home Broadcast. The watermark spec was created as a way for […]

February 22, 2021