Digital UK, the joint venture which leads the operations and strategy of UK DTT platform and Freeview service, has confirmed that broadcast network infrastructure and transmission services provider Arqiva will stand down as a shareholder in the Company from March 2021. The remaining shareholders – the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 – will now have […]
Inverto, a supplier of broadcast reception equipment. has become the first company to pass DTG Testing and CAI’s newly launched European-wide assurance scheme for TV and Satellite distribution equipment known as the European IRS Certification Scheme (EICS). The first scheme of its kind, it will ‘provide reassurance of end-to-end device compatibility, interoperability and robust RF […]
Ten founding companies and 50 forming companies have announced their collaboration to create the entertainment industry’s first association focused specifically on entertainment globalisation. Globalisation is defined as Dubbing, Subtitling, and Audio Description services which allow content to be consumed in languages other than the original version. The founding companies of the association are Audiomaster Candiani, […]
Vizio Ads, the direct-to-device advertising business for Vizio, the US-based TV brand, has announced that it will use Nielsen’s Digital Ad Ratings to help advertisers better measure and optimise digital audience metrics across Vizio SmartCast inventory on Vizio connected TVs (CTV). This follows the recent announcement that Nielsen will measure addressable campaigns on Vizio that […]
The Switch, a provider of production services and global delivery of live video, has announced a major network expansion strategy to support more live content services and drive the industry’s transition to remote production. In Phase One of a broader network expansion project, The Switch is deploying 100Gbit connectivity to serve its customers in the […]
As the shift to remote, cloud-production accelerates, Grabyo has taken a step forward towards delivering broadcast-quality live productions in the cloud, by adding a customisable, multiviewer accessible via a web-browser. Grabyo says multiviewers are an essential part of live production workflows, enabling directors and producers to view multiple feeds and sources in a single screen.This […]
Customised network and broadcast services provider USSI Global has launched a new C-band mitigation interference service for broadcast and cable networks affected by the forthcoming C-band transition. Similar to the recent TV spectrum repack in the United States, the FCC initiative will clear the lower 300MHz of the C-band for 5G services, and reassign affected […]
The total cost of the migration of DTT services in Portugal to free up the 700 MHz frequencies necessary for the rollout of 5G mobile technology will cost less than €4 million. The estimate was given by the President of the National Communications Authority (Anacom), João Cadete de Matos, who pointed out that the cost […]
In a further consolidation of the wireless and broadcast communications infrastructure sector, American Tower Corporation is to acquire InSite Wireless Group, which owns, operates and manages approximately 3,000 communications sites, primarily in the US and Canada. The portfolio includes more than 1,400 owned towers in the US, over 200 owned towers in Canada and approximately […]
The DTG has released the latest version of the D-Book, the only standard universally deployed in around 6 million TV receivers each year. Created with industry and updated annually, it sets out the technical interoperability requirements for digital terrestrial television in the UK, underpinning Freeview, YouView, Freesat, EE TV, BT TV and TalkTalk TV. Each […]