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TiVo joins MoCA

TiVo, the specialist in advanced television services has joined MoCA, the worldwide standard for home entertainment networking, as an Associate level member. TiVo pioneered the DVR and engages multiple channels for distribution of its products including retail and service provider.  MoCA has seen deployment of its technology in multiroom DVR among all three pay TV […]

September 16, 2010

GlobeCast partners with Shanghai Media Group

GlobeCast and Shanghai Media Group have reached an agreement to jointly provide a host of production and transmission services to serve the needs of international broadcasters and to establish a video fibre link into and out of China. The goal of the agreement is to combine the best of SMG’s domestic Chinese capabilities with GlobeCast’s […]

September 16, 2010

NSN and KPN extend contract

KPN is broadening and extending its iTV services contract with Nokia Siemens Networks to bring new TV viewing experiences to its customers. The agreement is at the heart of the operator’s plans to grow its current iTV subscriber base. Nokia Siemens Networks is providing KPN with a complete next-generation iTV solution that will enable it […]

September 16, 2010

Strong licenses Thomson name

Strong it is to license the Thomson brand for its range of high end set-top boxes with embedded conditional access systems for Pay TV operators, for retail distribution networks covering all of Europe, and selected countries in the Middle East and Africa. Khaled Debs, CEO of Strong said: “Thomson brand has always been an A […]

September 16, 2010

Technicolor to supply HD STBs to Astro

Technicolor has won a further contract from Astro, Malaysia’s leading integrated cross-media group. Already an established supplier of MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 STBs for standard definition broadcasting, Technicolor is now to supply HD MPEG-4 STBs with local recording capability to support Astro’s move to offer more technology-adapting services and products to its near 3 million customer […]

September 16, 2010

Canvas becomes YouView

Following its incorporation as YouView TV Ltd at the end of last week, Project Canvas, the proposed joint venture between the BBC, ITV, BT, Channel 4, Channel 5, Talk Talk and Arqiva to build a standards based, open Internet-connected TV environment, is being rebranded as YouView, and has launched a new website – www.youview.com – […]

September 16, 2010

Fox Germany appoints Laux

Fox International Channels (FIC), News Corporation’s multimedia arm, focused on the production and international distribution of Pay TV channels, contents and digital services for Internet and mobile has announced the appointment of Mirjam Laux as Vice President and Managing Director of Fox Channels Germany. Mirjam Laux joins Fox Channels from ProSiebenSat.1 Group, where she began […]

September 15, 2010

Boxee OTT STB

Boxee will begin shipping its Internet TV STBs across Europe in November, it says. The box, manufactured by D-Link says the cost will be £199 (E240). The Boxee Box will also be available in Canada and Australia. In the US the device will be available exclusively from Amazon for pre-launch orders. The Boxee Box will […]

September 15, 2010

Toshiba and Netgem launch web adapter

Toshiba and Netgem have launched of a multifunction adapter for the French market which provides access to Toshiba Places. The multifunction adapter enables users to connect their digital TVs to a world of online interactive services, which have been fully optimised for the TV experience. It allows consumers to access a range of entertainment services, […]

September 15, 2010

Latin America poised for TV-services surge

Television services in Latin America will grow by double digits over the next five years, outpacing service growth in Asia and other emerging markets, according to Parks Associates.  A report by the firm reveals the Latin American region will achieve a cumulative annual growth rate of 10 per cent through 2014, compared to less than […]

September 15, 2010