TRIAX presents the GPV 950 series, a powerful and state-of-the-art range of distribution amplifiers with a return path that allows variable configurations. TRIAX has combines all the functional units required in a user-friendly configuration on a single integrated circuit board. The series is equally suitable as a line extender booster or for use as a […]
XroadMedia, specialists in building content discovery and recommendation solutions, has announced a partnership with DVBLogic, a provider of innovative TV services for NAS and Windows personal computers, to enable personal content discovery and recommendations in the DVBLink product suite. DVBLink transforms NAS and Windows systems into an advanced TV solution and Personal Video Recorder (PVR). […]
To mark World Television Day on November 21st, TV organisations from around Europe have brought together the latest statistics to reveal how TV and social media complement each other. The insights show how ‘multi-screening’ is becoming a mainstream activity in many countries, how TV drives commentary online and how the marriage of TV and Internet-connected […]
Internet entertainment streaming service Aereo, which suspended its operations June 28th following the Supreme Court copyright decision in favour of US broadcasters, has filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 reorganisation in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Aereo also announced that it has appointed Lawton Bloom of Argus to […]
South Korean electronics giant LG Display has sold a massive 578,000 Ultra-HD TV panels in the month of October, according to DisplaySearch’s latest numbers. The volume meant that LG was for the first time in 22 months the ‘top’ supplier of flat panels, and beating rival Innolux into second place. Samsung came in third position. […]
Spanish OTT service Wuaki.tv is intensifying its expansion and plans to be available in 15 countries by the end of 2015. The service, launched in Spain in 2010 and bought two years later by Japan’s Rakuten, is now present in four markets: Spain, France, UK and Germany. Wuaki.TV is also strengthening its content with several […]
A short-term agreement has been struck between network broadcaster CBS and DTH operator Dish Network. An existing carriage agreement was due to expire at midnight November 20th, and this new deal will see the risk of a blackout occurring in 14 major US regions. However, both sides stressed that the new understanding is just a […]
Telefonica is intensifying the deployment of its FTTH network in Spain with plans to replace its current ADSL network with FTTH by 2020. Over the next five years, the company will extend its FTTH network to all municipalities with a population of over 1,000 inhabitants, said Telefonica’s CEO Luis Gilperez Miguel. The process will imply […]
Market research firm Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its 2014 Multiscreen TV Strategies and Vendor Leadership: Global Service Provider Survey, which provides insight into pay-TV operator plans for multiscreen video services and delivering live and file-based video content to subscribers over multiple devices. “Service providers want flexibility in the processing platforms they use to […]
In recognition of World Television Day, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has highlighted the impact of television in society and the role of standards. “ITU is currently working on developing new standards that will dramatically enhance the television viewer’s experience, in terms of both visual and audio quality,” said ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun I. Touré. “ITU […]