Rovi Corporation has confirmed that its DivX digital rights management (DRM) has achieved another important milestone in its goal of enabling UltraViolet (UV) retailers to deliver a consistently high quality entertainment experience. DivX DRM, previously approved for streaming use within the UltraViolet digital rights ecosystem, has now received conditional approval for digital downloads, as well […]
In the US video entertainment market, Netflix has morphed into a full-fledged premium TV network, looking more and more like the spitting-image of HBO. They each attract and retain loyal subscribers with award-winning original TV series, and exclusive high-profile movies. HBO has expanded into the on- demand world of Netflix, with its HBO GO service. […]
A district court in Lower Saxony, Germany has jailed a 51-year-old man who was charging third parties to provide them with pay-TV programming illegally obtained from pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland. Services were provided to the third parties via card sharing. The defendant was sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment without parole for commercial computer fraud carried […]
The newly installed president of LG Electronics’ Home Entertainment Company plans to change the dynamics of the current TV market, capitalising on LG’s early leadership in OLED TV technology and manufacturing. At the same time, Hyun-hwoi Ha plans to expand the company’s Ultra HD TV and Smart TV offerings with a wider range of products. […]
The Ayala group is venturing into the broadcast business, as an affiliate of Globe Telecom sought regulatory clearance to offer pay-TV service in key cities in the Philippines. In a filing with the National Telecommunications Commission, Altimax Broadcasting is asking for a certificate of public convenience to install, operate and maintain digital UHF pay-TV broadcast […]
Spacecom, the operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has been selected to provide broadcast services on AMOS-5 at 17°E for the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) Orange African Nations Championship (CHAN), Africa’s annual football championship competition. South Africa is hosting the 2014 competition which will take place January 11th through February 1st 2014. Every single […]
Vizio, the US Smart TV company, has announced pricing for its all-new P-Series Ultra HD Full-Array LED Smart TV collection, which was unveiled this week at CES. Starting at $999.99 with the 50″ and ranging to $2,599.99 for the 70″. Matt McRae, Chief Technology Officer at Vizio, commented: “Vizio’s new P-Series collection contains a carefully […]
Brightcove, a provider of cloud services for video, and Rovi have announced a collaboration designed to accelerate the adoption of next-generation video compression standards. Through the agreement, Brightcove has licensed the DivX High-Efficiency Video Encoding (HEVC) solution, which is critical for streaming high-quality video and will be a driving factor in the delivery of 4K […]
Bimand, a smart TV technology specialist, will demonstrate its OnScreen Cloud Technology at CES. Bimand’s OnScreen technology is a cloud-based TV information system that delivers contextual information about what the viewer is watching and will allow the viewer to interact with it through the TV screen. The system offers rich interactive capabilities such as information […]
Opera Software, together with TechniSat Digital, a consumer-electronics manufacturer, and Verimatrix, a specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for digital TV services, has announced that the latest TechniSat hybrid STBs will be powered by the Opera Software Development Kit (SDK) and protected by advanced Verimatrix security solutions. Opera Software and TechniSat have been partnering for […]