While most observers recognised that a June 30th date for converting India’s four largest ‘metros’ from analogue to digital distribution was a little ambitions, it is only now – with the cut-off date looming – that wiser heads are saying that a time extension will be needed. The four huge cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and […]
Cable set-tops will become extinct, to be replaced by smart TVs and other IP-connected devices such as gaming consoles, Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt has suggested at The Cable Show in Boston. During the event’s opening panel session, moderator Erin Burnett asked if set-top boxes would “go the way of the dodo”. Britt answered […]
DVR specialist TiVo and STB maker Pace have revealed details of the first product, the Pace XG1, resulting from a global partnership the pair announced in February 2012 to develop flexible, advanced television solutions for operators. The new Multi-tuner Video Gateway from Pace will provide cable operators in the Americas an advanced television solution for […]
Cisco, the world’s largest maker of computer networking equipment, has reported its third quarter results for the period ended April 28, 2012. Cisco reported third quarter net sales of $11.6 billion and net income of $2.6 billion. “We delivered solid results this quarter with record revenue,” said John Chambers, Cisco chairman and CEO. “We are […]
Elemental Technologies, a supplier of video solutions for multiscreen content delivery, has raised $13 million in third round funding led by new investor Norwest Venture Partners which joins existing backers General Catalyst, Voyager Capital and Steamboat Ventures, who also participated in the round. The new funding comes as Elemental invests aggressively to extend its leadership […]
EchoStar Technologies is withdrawing from the US cable set-top box market and is to cease development of its Aria platform immediately as a result of poor sales, the company told Multichannel News. Instead, the company is to shift resources to support what it describes as it “unique intellectual property and advanced content-delivery technologies”. The company […]
Findings from two recent reports by market research firm Infonetics Research suggest that pay-TV operators continue to increase their investments in MPEG-4 encoders, while despite healthy unit growth in set-top box (STB) sales, revenue was flat. “Two of the most interesting trends in the video equipment and set-top box markets are 1) across the board, […]
Communications technology and services specialist Ericsson is to provide a range of video processing solutions and support services to NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, during its coverage of the 2012 London Olympic Games. The Ericsson solution is helping to deliver NBC Olympics’ HD content across both contribution and distribution feeds to […]
Recognising that in today’s networked world, more and more video is delivered over IP networks to PCs, tablet PCs, smartphones and Smart TVs and that as this volume continues to grow, on a daily basis, it is driving a need for powerful video streaming equipment on the server side, Toshiba Corporation has unveiled NPEngine, which […]
Asheridge Communications is extending its reach further into operators Headends, with a range custom splitting and combining panels. Created during close consultations between Asheridge Engineers and operators, this range of high performance modular passives can be adapted to almost any configuration in the network. Potential examples of applications are: test point, splitting and combining, […]