Advanced Television

FLO TV drives momentum for live mobile TV

FLO TV Incorporated, provider of the award-winning FLO TV live mobile TV service and a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm, has announced the expansion of its service in 19 markets around the country. The expansion extends FLO TV’s coverage for more than 10 million potential new viewers ahead of the June 12th final date for […]

April 3, 2009

Cable Europe Labs certifications

Cable Europe Labs has granted EuroDOCSIS 3.0 certification status to the Thomson TCM470 cable modem and EuroDOCSIS 3.0 / EuroPacketCable 1.5 certification status to EMTAs from Ambit (EVM3200), Cisco (EPC3212) and Thomson (THG570) following a Certification Board meeting in London. The Certification Board also granted EuroDOCSIS 2.0 certification status to cable modems from Motorola (SB5101NE) […]

April 3, 2009

C4 – C5 merger could happen

Dawn Airey chairman and chief executive of Channel Five, has claimed that the government “has begun to recognise” the potential value of a merger between her organisation and Channel 4. She said that in Five’s view the financial benefits of a merger go well beyond just plugging Channel 4’s funding gap and will guarantee national […]

April 2, 2009

QuickPlay Prime time to go

QuickPlay Media, provider of solutions that manage the business of mobile video announced the upcoming launch of its PrimeTime2Goâ„¢ premium mobile TV service. The monthly subscription fee-based service will be available in early May via the BlackBerry App World storefront, and will enable consumers to download and watch full-length episodes of their favourite shows on-demand. […]

April 2, 2009

Premiere increases HD capacity on Astra

SES Astra has revealed that the German pay-TV channel Premiere has contracted one and a half additional transponders on Astra`s prime orbital position 19.2 degrees East. With the additional bandwidth Premiere plans to extend its HD offer. Premiere launched its HD services on ASTRA in 2005 and currently broadcasts two HD channels, "Premiere HD" and […]

April 2, 2009

Motorola and Time Warner Tru2way DVR solution

Motorola has teamed with Time Warner Cable to develop a multi-room digital video recorder (DVR) solution using Motorola tru2way set-top software. The Follow Me TV solution will enable subscribers to access, share and place shift video recordings throughout the home. Time Warner Cable aims to bring the solution to market later this year, to become, […]

April 2, 2009

Irdeto solution for North American MSOs

Irdeto has launched the Irdeto Universal Client DTA security solution for the North American cable industry. The solution is designed to give cable companies new, cost-effective choices for achieving a full digital cable transition and reducing their dependence on existing security and set-top box vendors.

April 2, 2009

Twofour develops Bizzibox

Twofour, an expanding broadcast television, business communications and media technology companies in the UK, is working with Bizzibox to develop a video-driven, online and interactive local business directory – bringing fast, easy-to-use and affordable digital marketing tools to businesses throughout the UK. Bizzibox will be the new online directory that provides businesses with the ability […]

April 2, 2009

Jungo’s SCR solution

Jungo, an NDS Group company, and provider of software solutions for residential gateways, has confirmed that its SCR (Support Cost Reduction) software is now available for cable operators. As DOCSIS 3.0 cable wireless gateways become widespread, more and more subscribers have access to a great diversity of complex networking services such as wireless, voice, video […]

April 2, 2009

Euro TV: 5587 channels and counting

Recent data from the MAVISE TV database, developed for the DG Communication of the European Commission by the European Audiovisual Observatory, shows the continued expansion of television channels in the European (EU 27 + Croatia and Turkey) television market. More than 200 new TV channels were launched in 2008. There are now a total of […]

April 2, 2009