In the last six months consumers awareness levels of 3D TVs and Blu-ray players has grown significantly, according to the NPD Group’s 3D 360º Monitor. Consumers aware of 3D LCD TVs went from 28 per cent in September 2010 to 36 per cent in February 2011. 3D plasma TV awareness jumped from 21 per cent […]
Clearlake Capital has led a recapitalisation of 3D camera rig specialists 3ality Digital. In connection with the deal, Clearlake has acquired the majority of the newly-issued preferred stock of the company and will own a majority of the voting shares of 3ality Digital. 3ality management also participated in the transaction. Terms were not disclosed. “Clearlake […]
American viewers want their local TV news, almost above all else. DirecTV says it already supplies local HDTV channels to 174 specific market regions in the USA. That number will grow by another 16 additional markets, which will also include HDTV transmissions, by the end of this year. For customers who live within each new […]
SES Astra’s UK and Ireland orbital slot at 28.2 deg East is to get a new satellite, Astra 2E, launched in Q2/2013 by Arianespace. Astra 2E will be built by Astrium using a Eurostar E3000 platform, and will be fitted with active Ku-band and Ka-band transponders. Its designed life time is 15 years. The satellite […]
Following the deal made at IFA last year, Samsung´s new generation of connected Smart TVs now offer access to maxdome, Germany´s largest online video store, allowing users to view movie and series highlights from maxdome directly on their televisions. Currently, maxdome offers a selection of over 35,000 titles. In addition to a wide range of […]
Lyfe Communications, a technology expert in the development of next generation media services, has completed software development of a virtual Set Top Box (vSTB), and are creating a program to deploy that technology in trials with partner operators. Greg Smith, CEO of Lyfe Communications commented: “We have blended industry accepted conditional access security with standard […]
YouTube has launched a live-video streaming service in beta as it continues to build its live content offering. YouTube has so far offered one-off streams of music concerts and sports events and will cover the IPL. YouTube Live will eventually be a permanent feature of the search engine, integrating live streaming and discovery tools. Viewers […]
Cisco is closing its consumer products division, home to the widely-praised pocket-sized ‘Flip’ video camera. 550 jobs will go. The company says existing Flip owners will be supported with a transition plan, which at least means that buyers who use related software or services shouldn’t panic just yet. Indeed, Flip only updated its camera software […]
The majority of consumers of all ages in seven major markets around the world are choosing to watch video content over the Internet via their televisions, PCs, smartphones and other electronic devices, according to Accenture’s Video-Over-Internet Consumer Usage Survey. Among 6,500 consumers surveyed, 85 per cent of participants ages 18 to 24, 82 per cent […]
Virgin Media has confirmed that a new TiVo box is on its way – with a lower cost 500GB STB arriving to accompany the service in May. The current TiVo offering is a 1TB box, available only to customers on the XL TV package, but the 500GB box will be available to all Virgin Media […]