Advanced Television

Flipps, Vuguru direct-to-TV distribution deal

Multi-screen streaming service, Flipps, has signed a distribution partnership with independent multi-platform studio, Vuguru. Two of Vuguru’s flagship digital series will soon be available for “Direct-to-TV” streaming via Flipps. Vuguru has been an innovator in delivering storytelling to audiences through emerging technologies. These scripted series will for the first time be available for streaming on […]

January 16, 2014

Marvell powers SK Broadband IP STB

Marvell has announced a collaboration with SK Broadband, which has launched B TV Smart – an IPTV set-top-box with Google services in the Korean market. B TV Smart is powered by Marvell’s ARMADA 1500 Plus system-on-chip (SoC) platform, a full HD media processor designed for a vast array of Smart video products. By leveraging the […]

January 16, 2014

Suddenlink selects NetCracker

NetCracker Technology has revealed that Suddenlink Communications will implement NetCracker’s Customer Management and CRM solution with intentions to accelerate ordering and problem resolution, improve customer service efficiency, reduce training cost and effort, and minimise overall “time to serve,” in order to increase customer satisfaction. Suddenlink is a cable TV and broadband provider in the US […]

January 16, 2014

Abertis deploys Digital TV Labs’ Ligada iSuite for Spanish TDT Hibrida HbbTV testing

Digital TV Labs, the digital media and device testing company that specialises in testing tools and services for validating digital media and device conformance, has announced that Spanish DTT network operator, Abertis Telecom, has been using its leading Ligada iSuite test harness and test suite to ensure uniform HbbTV receiver conformance for the new Spanish […]

January 16, 2014

ALi STB chipsets integrated with middleware from ACCESS STB Labs

ALi Corporation, a Set-Top Box solution provider, has announced that ALi’s STB chipsets have incorporated middleware solutions from ACCESS STB Labs, a media and entertainment software development company based in Bangalore, India, offering end-to-end innovative and cost-effective solutions for Digital TV market. Every market is looking to optimize ARPU(average revenue per user) from subscribers, and […]

January 16, 2014

Sky AdSmart goes live

More than 40 brands, including some of the biggest consumer brands in Britain, have signed up for Sky’s new tailored advertising service Sky AdSmart, which has now launched following a successful six-month trial. Major household names using the service include Tesco, Royal Bank of Scotland, American Airlines and Audi. Brands including Citroen and Dial-A-Flight have […]

January 15, 2014

FCC net neutrality rules rescinded by Court of Appeals

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has vacated (overturned) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ‘net neutrality’ rules in the case of Verizon v. FCC. At the heart of the issue was whether the FCC had authority to prohibit broadband Internet Service Providers such as Verizon or Comcast or others from […]

January 15, 2014By Colin Mann

Better prospects for Sky Italia

The economic downturn as well as increased competition has combined to damage subscriber numbers at Sky Italia, with profits “collapsing” according to a report from Enders Analysis. The position could change in 2014, says the report. Sky Italia has around 4.8 million subs. “The subscriber base seems to have levelled off, revenues are stable, but […]

January 15, 2014By Chris Forrester

CEA applauds Supreme Court Aereo decision

Technology trade association the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has welcomed the announcement by the Supreme Court of the United States that it will hear a lawsuit brought by the nation’s largest television broadcasters against streaming video service Aereo and has urged the Court to rule on behalf of consumer rights and innovation. CEA President and […]

January 15, 2014By Colin Mann

NAB refutes must-carry capacity claims

No current technological barriers exist that would prevent cable and satellite television providers from adding programme-carrying capacity to their systems in the near future, according to a study commissioned by the National Association of Broadcasters, National Religious Broadcasters and the National Black Religious Broadcasters. The study counters pay-TV providers’ claims that continuing to provide broadcast […]

January 15, 2014