World Teleport Association (WTA) has renewed the Tier 4 certification of Eutelsat Communications’ Rambouillet Teleport in France under WTA’s Teleport Certification Programme.
Amdocs to acquire Openet in $180m deal
Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Openet, a provider of 5G charging, policy and cloud technologies.
Triax integrates Pro:Idiom DRM into its headends
Triax has announced today that its TDX headend now supports Pro:Idiom, the Digital Rights Management solution from LG Electronics.
Mimyuni expands in Bulgaria
The Bulgarian pay-TV operator Net1 has begun to offer its subscribers all five 4K channels from the Mimyuni Media Entertainment portfolio.
MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile licensing programme launched
Fraunhofer IIS has announced a licensing programme for the new MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile.
HbbTV releases Version 2020-2 of the Conformance Test Suite
The HbbTV Association has published a new version of the HbbTV Conformance Test Suite.
Ateme provides new Movistar+ video headend
Ateme has announced that Movistar+, the audiovisual entertainment arm of Spanish Telefónica Group, has chosen to implement Ateme’s Titan solution for distribution of its live DTH/OTT services.
Ownzones Entertainment Technologies joins TPN
Ownzones Entertainment Technologies has announced its appointment as the newest member of the Trusted Partner Network (TPN).
Vestel integrates HD+ into TV sets via HbbTV OpApp
Turkish manufacturer Vestel is integrating direct reception of German DTH satellite platform HD+ into Ultra HD TV sets of its brands Toshiba, Telefunken, JVC, Hitachi, Techwood, ok., Kendo, Hanseatic and Dual via the HbbTV OpApp.
82% of broadcasters think 5G will replace traditional broadcast distribution
The majority of broadcasters believe that cellular distribution such as 5G will eventually replace traditional distribution methods.