Tvigle has launched its app for Sony PlayStation 3, bringing its free-to-view licensed video content to more than 1.2 million PS3 consoles in Russia. PS3 owners can watch the whole Tvigle library of more than 20,000 films and TV shows, including global hits such as “The Walking Dead”, “Skins” and “Luther”. “It is important for […]
Serving an overseas audience of 630 million people in more than 100 countries, Russia’s RT television network carries a wide range of documentaries, talk shows, debates, sports and cultural programmes, supported by round-the-clock news bulletins. Having recently moved home, the state-run broadcaster now operates from a new studio complex in Moscow, where it has recently […]
A survey by TNS Global buying trends for TVs in the US, especially related to the upcoming Super Bowl. With TV purchases increasing each January (1 million in 2005 to over 7 million in 2013), the survey verifies the growth claiming it’s now the leading time of year that Americans say they will buy a […]
Danish broadband and cable TV-provider Stofa has deployed Cisco’s Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) solution, enabling it to simultaneously handle VoD and high-speed broadband traffic within the same access platform. The new solution is based on Cisco’s Modular CCAP offering and will enable Stofa to reduce operational costs, double subscriber broadband speeds and develop innovative […]
Exterity, provider of enterprise IPTV technologies for the secure distribution of live, on-demand and recorded video over IP, has confirmed the launch of a joint offering with Hambisana, a provider of technology and services with a particular focus on DVB over IP, to offer Sub-Saharan companies flexible IPTV systems. Exterity systems are already used by […]
The GSMA has announced its membership in the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), a diverse global coalition of over 50 members committed to driving down the cost of Internet access in developing countries via regulatory and policy reform. The GSMA will work closely with A4AI to identify policy and regulatory barriers to Internet access and […]
httv has announced the availability of its “httvLink” Open Middleware on the new cable-market-dedicated STMicroelectronics STiH273 chipset to provide an advanced and cost-effective HbbTV solution for the pay-TV Cable market. httvLink is an Open Middleware for connected TV receivers. It is based on Linux and HTML5 solutions. Fully compatible with HbbTV, the growing standard for […]
Rovi has renewed the licence agreement with Sony Corporation for interactive programme guide patents and technologies. The agreement continues to provide Sony with a licence to Rovi’s guide patent portfolio for its consumer electronics devices worldwide and the ability to use related Rovi guide and metadata technologies. “Our continued collaboration with Sony, a leading manufacturer […]
Telestream, a provider of video transcoding and workflow solutions, has announced a new Lightspeed Server model. Now available, Lightspeed K20 Server utilises cutting-edge technologies from NVidia and Intel to further boost video processing and H.264 encoding speeds for its family of Vantage video transcoding and workflow automation software products. . “At Telestream, we are constantly […]
Entropic, an expert in semiconductor solutions for the connected home, announced the availability of its award-winning c.LINK Broadband Access products for the India Pay-TV market. Entropic will have its Broadband Access products on display at the 22nd Convergence India 2014 Conference, held in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, from January 21-23, 2014. Entropic’s c.LINK technology is […]