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NEXTGEN TV Ecosystem Meets Principal Milestones with Commercial Availability of MediaTek and iWedia's Reference Platform and Key Market Transitions Enabling Service to 75% of American Viewers in 2023

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

These latest developments focus on consumer and innovation options for electronics manufacturers and further underscore NEXTGEN TV's trajectory to universal availability.

Key Points: 
  • These latest developments focus on consumer and innovation options for electronics manufacturers and further underscore NEXTGEN TV's trajectory to universal availability.
  • "NEXTGEN TV has enabled television to shed its traditional linear viewing experience so that viewers can lean into the news and entertainment with better engagement.
  • It will be pre-certified for compliance with the Consumer Technology Association's (CTA) NEXTGEN TV logo requirements, A3SA SecurityandtheRUN3TV Applicationplatform.
  • Associated with NEXTGEN TV is the RUN3TV web platform that brings interactive experiences and streaming content to over-the-air viewers.

Pearl TV, MediaTek Introduce 'FastTrack to NEXTGEN TV'--A Platform That Speeds Development and Time to Market of New Smart TVs and Devices

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearl TV, the coalition of U.S. broadcast companies transitioning to NEXTGEN TV, and MediaTek have launched 'FastTrack to NEXTGEN TV,' a program that accelerates and streamlines the path for adoption of NEXTGEN TV technology by consumer electronic makers producing smart TVs and related devices at volume.

Key Points: 
  • "We're excited that together with MediaTek, we can usher in high-volume, low-cost televisions that consumers desire and are buying today, particularly among millennials."
  • The FastTrack program provides consumer electronics manufacturers with an easier, faster, and more cost-effective process to introduce NEXTGEN TV-compatible products via MediaTek's Reference Platform.
  • "Consumers want TVs to come with NEXTGEN TV capabilities and they want to be part of the future of television.
  • MediaTek Incorporated (TWSE: 2454) is a global fabless semiconductor company that enables nearly 2 billion connected devices a year.