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, […]
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 […]
Playboy TV International (PTVI) has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Taiwan Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s premiere telecommunications provider and a leader in IPTV, to launch Playboy TV and Playboy HD VOD programming in Taiwan. Playboy TV’s commercial-free channel, airing in English with Chinese subtitled characters, is available to consumers 24 hours a day, seven days […]
Intel has unveiled SoCs for smart TVs. At its annual launch event Intel debuted two new Atom chips with the CE4200 series designed for ‘blending’ TV and web browsing. “We’ve got to cover a lot of territory and as Atom is coming into these market segments where Intel architecture hasn’t been before we’re really trying […]
Broadcast television technology and services provider Motive Television is to acquire the assets of NXVision from the liquidator for a total consideration of £10,000 (€12,000) in cash. NXVision has developed proprietary software that allows any Internet-connected device or mobile phone to obtain and display anything available on a home set-top box (STB) or Internet connected […]
Copyright holders would be paying 75 per cent of any infringement challenge costs according to the Minister of Communications, Ed Vaizey. ISP’s would be paying the remaining 25 per cent of the costs. This will include funding free appeals for those who are accused of downloading or sharing copyrighted material, though the Department says it […]
A government advisory group is criticising the British government’s plans for the digital radio switchover, saying 2015 is too soon for making the switch. The Consumer Expert Group said in a report to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport that it is concerned about the inadequacy of research into consumer preferences regarding buying digital […]
Cryptography Research, Inc. and IP Cores, Inc. announced an agreement which will enable IP Cores to develop DPA countermeasure implementations for sale to licensees of Cryptography Research’s DPA patents. “We are proud to join as an early participant in Cryptography Research’s developer ecosystem,” said Dmitri Varsanofiev, chief technical officer at IP Cores, Inc. “Secure semiconductor […]
MoCA, the worldwide standard for home entertainment networking, has confirmed its membership in CEDIA, the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association. Membership is part of the Alliance’s strategy of educating electronic system contractors about the technological and economic benefits of MoCA technology for moving HD content around the home using already existing coaxial […]
Thirteen per cent of current pay TV subscribers in the US say they are “somewhat” or “very” likely to cancel their current subscription in the next twelve months—and not sign up with another provider—according to a survey of 2,000 US households conducted by Strategy Analytics. The firm says that “cord cutting” in favour of […]