The UK’s major mobile network operators have revealed they have made further progress in speeding up the deployment of 4G mobile phone services in the 800 MHz frequency band vacated by the Digital Switchover, and will ensure that consumers continue to receive clear Freeview TV signals. A joint statement from comms regulator Ofcom, the Government […]
More than three-quarters of US households have an HDTV set – up 14 per cent from last year – according to a study by Nielsen. What’s more is that nearly 40 per cent of those homes have multiple HD sets. The figure is likely to continue to trend upwards as bulky standard definition sets are […]
Parks Associates has published research regarding the growth in operator-provided multiscreen services in Western Europe, which increased coverage by more than 80 per cent in the past year. Currently, 66 per cent of Western European pay-TV subscribers are able to get these services – from the likes of Sky Deutschland, TiVo, and YuMe – compared […]
Market research firm Infonetics has released excerpts from two recent video reports; one tracking equipment sold to telco IPTV, cable video, and satellite video providers, and a second tracking IP, cable, satellite, and hybrid STBs and OTT media servers. “Thanks to a 7 per cent increase in encoder spending by North American cable and satellite […]
Akamai Technologies has released its Q2 ‘State of the Internet’ Report. Based on data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, the report provides insights into key global statistics. Highlights from the report include: Global Internet Penetration – More than 665 million IPv4 addresses from 242 countries/regions connected to the Akamai Intelligent Platform during the second […]
Input device specialist ruwido has secured a major supply deal with Canadian telco TELUS. The Austrian firm will provide the remote controls for TELUS’s Optik IPTV service. The deployment supports ruwido’s efforts to expand to new markets and regions outside Europe. ruwido has supplied TELUS with its r107 remote control, designed to meet TELUS’s objective […]
Notwithstanding its ongoing legal battles with US broadcasters who allege copyright infringement, online television service Aereo – which operates in the New York area – is now opening up the range of supported browsers that can access its remote antenna/DVR technology to include Chrome, Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Safari and Opera. Aereo is now compatible […]
blinkx, the advanced video search engine, has formed a partnership with Fanlala, the online lifestyle destination for teens and tweens, to give blinkx users access to exclusive, fun and age-appropriate video content about the latest hit shows, music, fashion and heartthrobs. Leveraging its unique AdHoc platform, blinkx will place contextually relevant advertising against these videos […]
Pace has announced that it is licensing the Reference Development Kit (RDK) from Comcast, which significantly accelerates the set-top box and gateway development cycle. The RDK is a pre-integrated software bundle that creates a common framework for powering tru2way, IP or hybrid set-top boxes and video gateway devices. It accelerates the development and deployment of […]
Time Warner Cable is working with Motorola Mobility to deploy Motorola’s EDGE Manager across its US subscriber base. The move represents the first nationwide deployment from a tier-one cable operator into next-generation device management for the IP connected home—helping to ensure a smarter, simpler connected home for subscribers. Motorola EDGE Manager provides seamless unified management […]