Advanced Television

NAGRA Connect and TVkey Cloud for Novatek

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, along with Novatek, silicon solution provider, have announced that Novatek’s next generation TV chipsets will natively support both NAGRA Connect and TVkey Cloud. In a first phase Novatek will use a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) based device security framework to […]

January 8, 2019

Synaptics selected by SK Broadband as tech partner

Synaptics, the developer of human interface solutions, today announced that its VideoSmart and AudioSmart IoT technologies have been selected by SK Broadband for its B TV consumer devices to be launched in 2019. Synaptics VideoSmart technologies have a leading market position in the fastest growing segment in the IPTV/OTT industry where Service Providers have adopted […]

January 8, 2019

Inside Secure debuts software-only solution for HDCP 2.3

Inside Secure – at the heart of security solutions for mobile and connected devices – now offers the first software-only High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) 2.3 solution. HDCP is a method of protecting digital entertainment content such has HD movies, pay-per-view TV or music on home and personal networks including devices such as PCs, tablets, […]

January 8, 2019

Cuebiq expands attribution solution

Cuebiq, a player in offline location intelligence and consumer insights, has announced the launch of its TV attribution solution, rounding out its existing digital and out-of-home measurement capabilities. This addition provides a cross-channel view of how the media mix, including both linear and advanced television, impacts the customer journey to brick-and-mortar locations. Cuebiq’s TV attribution […]

January 8, 2019

ACCESS and Irdeto protect in-car services and data

ACCESS and Irdeto are partnering to safeguard in-car data and services. Connectivity has enabled vehicles to become services hubs. However, turning the car into an open environment can also result in increased security threats, ranging from content piracy to data theft. Further, the in-vehicle infotainment system could allow access to other connected components, rendering the […]

January 8, 2019

Vewd partners woth Novatek

Vewd, the world’s largest independent provider of OTT software, has partnered with Novatek, one of the world’s premier chipset design companies, to enable Vewd OS on chipsets powering Linux-based smart TVs. Adding Vewd OS, the leading independent smart TV OS, to Novatek chipsets provides manufacturers (OEMs) with a pre-integrated Smart TV OS containing the most […]

January 8, 2019

Report: First global decline in pay-TV subs

The total number of television subscribers to the 100 leading services in the informitv Multiscreen Index fell slightly by 0.11 million in the third quarter of 2018, down by 0.02 per cent. Although small, it was the first worldwide quarterly contraction to date, with only 43 services reporting gains, which is the fewest seen so […]

January 7, 2019

Samsung Smart TVs to add iTunes and support AirPlay 2

Samsung Electronics has revealed it will offer iTunes Movies and TV Shows and Apple AirPlay 2 support on 2019 Samsung Smart TV models beginning this spring. Support on 2018 Samsung Smart TVs will be made available via firmware update. In an industry first, a new iTunes Movies and TV Shows app will debut only on Samsung Smart TVs in […]

January 7, 2019

Innovid receives $30m in funding from Goldman Sachs

Innovid, the video advertising platform, has secured $30 million in pre-IPO funding from Goldman Sachs’ Private Capital Investing group. Innovid will use the additional capital to further its innovation and leadership in the connected TV (CTV) advertising technology market, as well as to expand its global footprint. “Innovid continues to push the boundaries for what […]

January 7, 2019

Report: Africa set for 46m pay-TV subs

Sub-Saharan Africa is forecast to add more than 16 million pay-TV subscribers between 2018 and 2024 to bring its total to 45.63 million, according to the Sub-Saharan Africa Pay-TV Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital TV Research, said: “Subscriber numbers will climb by 61 per cent over this period, […]

January 7, 2019