Advanced Television

DivX renewal with Sharp

Rovi and Sharp have agreed to renew a multi-year DivX licensing agreement. The new agreement enables Sharp to integrate DivX HEVC technology in its next-generation AQUOS TVs and AQUOS Blu-ray disc recorder product lines to support the high-quality streaming and playback of DivX HEVC HD 720p/1080p and UltraHD/4K HEVC content. In addition, the agreement includes […]

January 8, 2014

Entropic to embed Nagra NOCS 3 security

Entropic, a specialist in semiconductor solutions for the connected home, is working with Nagra, the digital TV division of the Kudelski Group and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions. Through this engagement, Entropic will embed Nagra’s latest Nagra-On-Chip Security (NOCS 3) conditional access and digital rights management technology into its complete line […]

January 8, 2014

Eurosport marks 25 years of leadership in LIVE sport

Eurosport today kicks off its 25th year with the launch of an on and off-air activation to mark a quarter-century in live sports broadcasting. From its first transmission in 1989 as part of the fledging satellite TV industry, Eurosport has established its place today as the number 1 television* and digital* platform in Europe through […]

January 8, 2014

SoftAtHome gives wings to Ultra-Fast 1Gbps Internet-Box

SoftAtHome, provider of home operating platforms enabling convergent services for the Digital Home, has announced that its software is powering the ultra-fast 1Gbps Home Gateway for Swisscom, Switzerland’s leading telecoms provider. The Internet-Box, launched in November 2013, is available to Swisscom residential customers for browsing the Internet at speeds up to 1 Gbps over the […]

January 8, 2014

ALi to showcase advanced security HD DVB-C STB Solution at Convergence India 2014

ALi Corporation, a STB solution provider, has announced that M3715, a high definition DVB-C system-on-chip STB solution equipped with advanced security, is to be exhibited at ALi’s booth C12, Hall 18 at Convergence India 2014, South Asia’s largest ICT exposition, taking place on January 21-23, 2014 in New Delhi. Providing robust protection on content distribution, […]

January 8, 2014

Liberty, Ziggo near takeover deal

Liberty Global is finalising takeover talks with Dutch operator Ziggo, according to reports. Liberty, Europe’s largest cable operator and already owns 28.5 per cent of Ziggo, and is keen to continue consolidation of the European cable market. The companies could announce a deal as early as mid-January, according to Bloomberg. Ziggo’s shares rose 2.7 per […]

January 7, 2014

50% of US broadband homes use OTT

Research from Parks Associates finds subscribers of OTT services spend more per month renting and buying video downloads than the average household, which contributes to the success of Amazon’s business model of integrating transactional services with its Amazon Prime subscription service. Two-thirds of Amazon Prime Instant Video subscribers use Amazon transactional service. Brett Sappington, director, […]

January 7, 2014

Channel 4 removes shows from YouTube

Channel 4 has removed all of its long-form content from YouTube as it focuses on its own service 4oD. The broadcaster has pulled thousands of hours of shows from C4, E4 and More4 from its YouTube channel, but said it will continue to offer short-form content via new ventures such as 4Shorts and Mashed. C4 […]

January 7, 2014

Amazon teams with Samsung, studios for 4K Ultra HD

Amazon Instant Video has revealed it is working with the world’s leading consumer electronics companies, top Hollywood studios and TV programmers, including Samsung, Warner Bros, Lionsgate, 20th Century Fox, Discovery and others to offer customers a premium 4K Ultra HD experience. The announcement continues Amazon’s commitment to 4K. In December 2013, Amazon Studios announced that […]

January 7, 2014

EchoStar in Solaris acquisition

Satellite operations and video delivery solutions provider EchoStar Corp has acquired 100 per cent ownership of Solaris Mobile Ltd., the Eutelsat/SES joint-venture next-generation mobile satellite services (MSS) operator based in Dublin, Ireland and one of the European Union licensees of mobile satellite service with a complementary ground component (S band). Solaris Mobile Ltd is deploying […]

January 7, 2014By Colin Mann