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Industry majors team for 6G research

Teaming up with industry majors including Samsung, NVIDIA and more, researchers at The University of Texas are launching 6G@UT, a new research centre to lay the groundwork for 6G, the next generation of wireless technology. 5G is just emerging as the dominant cellular technology after years of research and innovation that includes important contributions by […]

July 8, 2021By Colin Mann

TiVo expands IP licence with Google

Entertainment technologist TiVo has agreed a long-term renewal of its patent licence with Google. The renewal provides Google, who has been a licensee since 2012, with continued broad coverage under TiVo’s patent portfolios. “We are very pleased to conclude this agreement with Google, a world leader in OTT video with YouTube and Google TV, and […]

July 8, 2021

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. “Watching in NEXTGEN TV immerses the viewer in stunning video with brilliant colour, sharper images, and deeper contrast, making them feel like they’re part of […]

July 8, 2021By Colin Mann

DVB approves next-gen video codecs commercial requirements

Digital media delivery industry consortium the DVB Project has endorsed commercial requirements for next generation video codecs to pave the way for advanced 4K and 8K services. Work will now commence to investigate the technical compliance of the candidate codecs with the commercial requirements and to develop draft specifications. The compliance of the proposed solutions […]

July 2, 2021

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 video options, as well as other new capabilities, NEXTGEN TV enables TV stations to better personalise their broadcasts with information and interactive features, making the […]

July 2, 2021By Colin Mann

Investigation: Smart home device security risks

A home filled with smart devices could be exposed to more than 12,000 hacking or unknown scanning attacks from across the world in a single week, an investigation by UK consumer champion Which? has found. UK households now have more than 10 different connected devices on average, from televisions to thermostats. While these products can […]

July 2, 2021

Extreme Reach joins IAB Europe’s TCF

Extreme Reach (ER), the global asset management solution for TV and video ads, has announced their approved status as the latest independent ad server to join IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF). In joining the TCF, Extreme Reach ensures compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ePrivacy Directive. Extreme Reach also […]

June 30, 2021

Technicolor boosts Baltimore NEXTGEN TV

High dynamic range technology provider Advanced HDR by Technicolor is to continue to provide its HDR technology to Sinclair Broadcast Group operated stations, with WNUV the CW Baltimore the latest station to incorporate ATSC 3.0-powered NEXTGEN TV capabilities featuring Advanced . WNUV is the 16th Sinclair operated station to deploy commercially Advanced HDR by Technicolor, […]

June 29, 2021

EU OKs UK data rules

The EU has ruled that UK data protection standards are “adequate” in a decision that means data can continue to flow between the UK and the EU. But Brussels has warned UK government against weakening standards. A failure to recognise UK standards would have meant chaos in many industries including media and online advertising. The […]

June 28, 2021

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 host station for ATSC 3.0 broadcasts for five local affiliate stations of national broadcast networks. Following extensive engineering and operational planning and installation of a […]

June 17, 2021By Colin Mann