Management at music video streaming service ROXi has completed buy-out of the ROXi business, in partnership with a syndicate of investors. The newly formed company, called FastStream Interactive Limited (FSI), has acquired the business and technology of ROXi – as well as sealing distribution deals with a number of broadcasters, who will bring FSI’s interactive […]
Tolka, a player in broadcast technology solutions, and Advanced HDR by Technicolor is showcasing their software on the new NEXTGEN TV receiver from Atlanta DTH (ADTH) at CES 2025. Powered by Montage system-on-chip (SoC) and enabled with Advanced HDR by Technicolor technology, this device allows consumers with non-NEXTGEN TV-compliant televisions to access the latest live […]
Run3TV, the ATSC 3.0 application platform that enables Smart Broadcasting for local TV broadcasters, has announced a partnership with audience measurement firm TVision, to provide accurate viewing and attention data from the TVision audience panel. TVision maintains a panel of approximately 5,000 US households representing more than 14,000 people, measuring person-level viewer engagement and attention […]
Triveni Digital has announced that Fred Engel, principal at Fred Engel Technology Consulting, has joined the company as a strategic consultant. Engel, who serves on the board of directors for ATSC, led innovative datacasting efforts utilising NEXTGEN TV during his tenure at PBS North Carolina. His skills will play a key role in expanding Triveni […]
NBCUniversal has launched personalised broadcast experiences through its NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) over-the-air channels on NBC- and Telemundo-owned stations in four US markets. The new product represents a significant milestone in realising NextGen TV’s potential by introducing personalisation, hyper-localisation and enhanced content capabilities to broadcast television to improve the viewer experience and enable advanced engagement, […]
Another prominent television manufacturer is joining the NEXTGEN TV vendor roster, with the news that TCL is planning new TV models equipped with integrated NEXTGEN TV capability. More than 100 NEXTGEN TV products will be available for US consumers in 2024. The Consumer Technology Association announced industry results for 2023 sales and projections for the […]
As the broadcast and consumer electronics industries prepare for CES 2024 in Las Vegas in January, Pearl TV, the consortium of US broadcast companies leading the nation’s transition to NEXTGEN TV, and its network partners, have revealed that since the NEXTGEN TV rollout commenced in 2020, broadcasters have driven nearly 18 per cent year-over-year growth in […]
Red Bee Media, the media services provider, in conjunction with TitanTV, has signed a multi-year agreement with BitRouter, a provider of software for NEXTGEN TV receivers. TitanTV will provide Red Bee’s data to BitRouter for integration into its ZapperBox products and services to end users, including BitRouter’s provision of DVR listings information derived from TitanTV […]
Pearl TV, the consortium of U.S broadcast companies leading the nation’s transition to NEXTGEN TV, and its network partners have spotlighted new milestones for NEXTGEN TV receivers and announced details of Pearl TV broadcasters’ national holiday advertising campaign. On the eve of the Pepcom Holiday Spectacular!, where the consumer benefits of NEXTGEN TV will be […]
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has announced a new public-private initiative led by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to guide the next steps of NextGen TV. The ‘Future of TV’ initiative will work to identify a roadmap to orderly transition ATSC 1.0 to ATSC 3.0-based services as smoothly as possible for consumers. “Today, we are […]