Hope for IBC as RAI says “We are Ready to Reopen” The RAI Amsterdam exhibition centre says it plans to reopen its doors in the near future, following guidelines on social distancing issued by the Dutch government. [Read More] Panasonic pulls out of IBC Panasonic has announced it’s withdrawing from IBC 2020 in Amsterdam. [Read More] IBC 2019 Roundup Interviews – AirTies In the first of our Broadband TV News interviews at IBC 2019, Julian Clover meets Metin Taskin, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, AirTies. Taskin tells us about enhancements to the AirTies Cloud and the developments in Wi-Fi 6. [Read More] Skyworth partners with SERAPHIC Skyworth has expanded its partnership with SERAPHIC by adopting the latter’s Sraf Android HbbTV solution to launch Android-based smart TVs in Europe. [Read More] World-first for i4Things i4things has launched the world’s first Smart Home as a Service (SHaaS) solution designed for telecommunication, internet, pay-TV, insurance and utility service providers. [Read More] Piracy: Friend MTS outlines the issue Friend MTS sees its job as to stay ahead of and frustrate pirates, according to Simon Williamson, the company’s CCO. [Read More] WizTivi and SERAPHIC co-work on HbbTV OpApps WizTivi’s TimelessUI Origin has been optimised for the HbbTV Operator App standard with the support of SERAPHIC. [Read More] RTL Croatia confirms trust in SGT RTL Croatia has opted for the latest version of software from SGT. [Read More] Irdeto gains Indian customer The Indian telco Airtel has chosen Irdeto’s Cloaked CA to deliver content on its new Airtel Xstream Android 9.0 4K hybrid box. [Read More] New African platform to use Amos-17 ViewMedia is to launch a new DTH platform on Spacecom’s Amos-17, located at the 17 degrees East orbital position above Africa. [Read More] 3SS shows next-gen Android TV solutions at IBC 2019 German multiscreen software solutions provider 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) is focusing on its 3Ready product framework for Android TV at IBC 2019 which is being featured in Android TV showcases and next-generation TV demos by many exhibitors. [Read More] Synamedia highlights piracy threat Piracy is a big issue for Synamedia as it aims to help customers secure revenues and protect content. [Read More] BT Sport scores 4K HDR first BT Sport and BT’s Media & Broadcast division have delivered the first live broadcast in 4K High Dynamic Range (4K HDR) and Dolby Atmos sound. [Read More] Android TV: a view from the top The only data Android TV collects from users is Google ads, according to
Shalini Govil-Pai, senior director, Android TV. [Read More] Turkcell opts for Witbe Turkcell has selected Witbe to automate the analysis and testing its main end-user digital services such as BiP, TV+ and Fizy. [Read More] | 
