Advanced Television

Irdeto, Amlogic, Skyworth partner on hybrid STB

Irdeto has partnered with Amlogic, a fabless semiconductor company, and Skyworth Digital, an STB manufacturer, to launch a production-ready hybrid STB reference design under Google’s Android TV programme. This provides operators with a pre-certified, cost-efficient hybrid Android TV platform that reduces launch time by up to six months. It is easier to maintain and provides […]

November 12, 2019

India: Viacom18 launches kids app

Viacom18, an entertainment network in India, is all set to expand its digital ecosystem with the launch of its first subscription play – VOOT Kids. “Viacom18 has grown over the years by focussing on white spaces that are challenging and yet have tremendous potential. As a network, we have been the undisputed leader in kids’ […]

November 12, 2019

NAGRA, SDMC, Amlogic collaborate on Android TV solution

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, together with SDMC, a professional Google-certified company for Android TV smart STBs, and Amlogic, a fabless semi-conductor company and Google system-on-a-chip (SoC) partner, will collaborate on an Android TV-based solution for pay-TV operators offered as part of the NAGRA Android […]

November 12, 2019

Es’hailSat at AfricaCom 2019

Es’hailSat is exhibiting at the annual AfricaCom exhibition in Cape Town international convention centre, the biggest and best tech event in Africa that gathers together senior decision-makers from the entire digital ecosystem. Es’hailSat will be showcasing Es’hail-1, Es’hail-2 and a wide range of services to be delivered through the new state of the art teleport […]

November 12, 2019

Charter adopts OpenSync

Charter Communications has adopted OpenSync, the open-source initiative enabling the curation, delivery and support of services, and management of devices throughout the smart home. Enhanced by Charter, OpenSync powers Spectrum’s Advanced In-Home WiFi service. OpenSync is a highly versatile cloud technology that is portable across various leading router operating systems. OpenSync enables third-party smart home […]

November 12, 2019

NAGRA and KAON introduce Android TV streaming solution for pay-TV operators

NAGRA, an independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, together with KAON, a provider in broadband customer premise equipment (CPE) and connected home solutions, announced today that they are joining forces in a new streaming platform designed to accelerate time-to-market of Android TV-based services for pay-TV operators. The joint solution will enable an […]

November 12, 2019

Nevion sales grow by more than a third in the Americas

Nevion, a provider of virtualized media production solutions, has experienced a growth in bookings in its Americas region of 34% so far in 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. Sales of software and services in the region have also more than quadrupled in the period, reflecting the increased demand for IP solutions, based […]

November 12, 2019

Czech TV taps Synamedia for Virtualised DCM

Czech public broadcaster Czech Television (Ceska Televize) has gone live with Synamedia’s virtualized Digital Content Manager (DCM) and completed its transition to transmitting all programmes in the DVB-T2 format. Czech Television went out to public tender in April 2019, selecting Synamedia and local systems integrator LICA CZECH for the on-premise virtualized headend solution and related […]

November 12, 2019

Timeless Drama Channel launches in Croatia and Macedonia

SPI/FilmBox announced that A1 Broadcasting subscribers in Croatia and Macedonia will now have access to Timeless Drama Channel (TDC), with hundreds of hours of content from major Turkish producers. “We are delighted to announce the launch of the first global Turkish drama channel, Timeless Drama Channel, in Macedonia and Croatia with A1 Broadcasting. Turkish dramas are wildly popular […]

November 12, 2019

Viu offers top-notch content from GMM Grammy

Viu, a pan-regional OTT video service from PCCW Media Group with more than 36 million monthly active users (MAU), and GMM Grammy, Thailand’s entertainment media giant, today announced an extended collaboration to include additional top-ranked Thai content on Viu Thailand. Collaboration between the two companies is now in its second year and a wide variety […]

November 12, 2019