Vantiva, the reborn Technicolor set top business, has tapped AI-savvy SDR to HDR conversion technology from French research institute b<>com, to augment viewing experiences on the latest Vantiva set tops. Given Vantiva’s affiliation with Technicolor, as the former Connected Home division, it stands to reason that Vantiva would lean into technologies from Interdigital or Philips, based on the Advanced HDR by Technicolor format. However, despite the association, it is more practical for Vantiva to deploy an SDR to HDR converter that is agnostic – supporting conversion between multiple HDR formats. Firstly, this is poignant because Vantiva’s customer base is comprised of cable, satellite, IPTV and hybrid TV operators. With live sports the last bastion of content for the pay TV…