Advanced Television

Tangent, Elipson join Netgem in taking SoundBox to market

Netgem has revealed a partnership with audio brands Tangent from Denmark and Elipson from France, which will be the first two consumer electronics makers taking the SoundBox solutions to market. SoundBox is the first fully integrated audio and video digital solution for the smart home. In a single device and with a unique application, it […]

September 27, 2017

Comwave selects ABOX42 smart STB platform

ABOX42, a supplier of IPTV, OTT and Hybrid-DVB advanced STB solutions, has announced that Comwave, Canada’s largest independent communications company, has selected ABOX42 M30-Series STB platform for its new ComwaveTV service which launched this week. Comwave offers Internet and VoIP telephony services to consumer, business enterprise and wholesale in over 1100 cities in Canada and […]

September 27, 2017

Metrological platform for NOS

NOS, Portugal’s primary cable operator serving more than 1.6 million video households, is advancing its UMA personalised television experience with the deployment of Metrological’s Application Platform, WPE (Web Platform for Embedded) browser and WPE cloud architecture. With the Metrological Application Platform, NOS can launch a cloud-based TV App Store for its subscribers. WPE offers pre-integrated […]

September 27, 2017

Xfinity TV Partner app on LG TVs

Comcast and LG Electronics USA have announced Xfinity TV customers will be able to access their cable service via the Xfinity TV Partner app on 2017 and 2018 LG webOS Smart TVs beginning in 2018. Featuring the Emmy Award-winning X1 guide, the app will allow Xfinity TV customers to watch live and on demand programming, […]

September 27, 2017

TRACE launches TCD content distribution division

TRACE, the Afro-urban music and entertainment media company, launches TRACE Content Distribution, a division dedicated to the worldwide distribution of audiovisual programmes produced by TRACE and by external producers. Directed by Betty Sulty-Johnson, TRACE Content Distribution (TCD) will be present at the MIPCOM in Cannes, from October 16th to 19th and at Discop Johannesburg from […]

September 27, 2017

HUMAX unveils FVP-5000T Freeview Play Recorder

HUMAX, the UK provider of digital set-top boxes, has introduced its newest Freeview Play Recorder with the launch of the FVP-5000T. Simple to install and set up, this new HD TV recorder includes integrated Wi-Fi connectivity, delivering an extensive range of catch up and on demand content services. This is in addition to 85 subscription-free […]

September 27, 2017

AfricaCom 2017: Enabling economic democracy

AfricaCom, Africa’s largest technology, telecoms and media event celebrates its 20th anniversary in November this year, and promises delegates and exhibitors three days of thought-provoking content and cutting-edge technology and a glimpse into what the future holds in terms of digital and its impact on life as we know it. Taking place from November 7th […]

September 27, 2017

Global pay-TV subs reached 1.05bn in Q2

According to the latest data published by Dataxis for the second quarter of 2017, the global pay-TV subscribers reached 1.05 billion after crossing the one billion marks for the year ending 2016. Based on Dataxis quarterly pay-TV subscriber data, 60 million pay-TV subscribers were added between the second quarter of 2016 and the second quarter of 2017 reaching […]

September 26, 2017

Ad fraud to cost advertisers $19bn in 2018

A report from Juniper Research has found that advertisers will lose an estimated $19 billion (€16.12bn) to fraudulent activities next year, equivalent to $51 million per day. This figure, representing advertising on online and mobile devices, will continue to rise, reaching $44 billion by 2022. Juniper’s research claims that the ‘Walled Garden’, a closed platform […]

September 26, 2017

IHS: 75%+ EU homes have access to high-speed broadband

The Broadband Coverage in Europe 2016 study from IHS Markit found that at the end of June 2016, more than three-quarters of EU homes have access to high-speed broadband services and 4G LTE coverage was nearly ubiquitous with 96 per cent of EU households covered by 4G LTE networks. This is the fourth edition of the […]

September 26, 2017