Dutch telco KPN is teaming up with telecoms specialist firms Alcatel-Lucent, KPN, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks and Sofia Digital under the auspices of industry body the bmcoforum to allow seamless consumption of TV and video either from mobile device, TV or computer. Member companies are identifying necessary standard enablers and profiling them for common industry […]
Apple has unveiled the new Apple TV which offers users the ability to choose from the a large online selection of HD movies to rent, including first run movies for $4.99, and a wide selection of HD TV show episodes from ABC, ABC Family, Fox, Disney Channel and BBC America from 99 cents. All […]
The Set Top Box has been key to all new television developments in the last 20 years but has it had its day? Will functionality migrate to the Cloud leaving the STB as a ‘dumb’ thin client, or does a new future as the home gateway and hub of the smart home await?
TiVo, the digital video recorder maker, has reported a narrower loss than expected thanks to a pick-up in sales for its new Premiere recorder, but forecast a wider-than-expected net loss in the fiscal third quarter. The company said it expects a net loss in the range of $19 million to $21 million for its fiscal […]
Home Networks Feature Euromedia MAR/APR 2010 THE SEAMLESS TRANSPORT OF ANY MEDIA TO ANY DEVICE AROUND THE HOME IS THE MOST IMPORTANT NEAR-TERM CHALLENGE FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS. IT IS A SIMPLE PROBLEM THAT HAS MANY – OFTEN COMPLEX – SOLUTIONS. COLIN MANN FINDS OUT WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE FROM A RANGE OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Logitech has confirmed that its Google TV set-top box will officially be called “Logitech Revue with Google TV”, or Logitech Revue for short, according to Logitech Digital Home Group VP and General Manager Ashish Arora. Arora says that more details about the Logitech Revue with Google TV will be announced “this fall”. Google TV is […]
Mediaset, which has been ordered to repay millions of Euros it had received in state aid relating to DTT set-top box subsidies (see ATV 16/06/10), will appeal the European General Court's decision. Mediaset will appeal to the European Court of Justice and say that the subsidies were provided direct to consumers and not to broadcasters, […]
Tom Rogers wants marketers, cable operators and networks to unite behind the solutions TiVo offers to what ails their industry during a time of incessant digital change and disruption. TiVo is no longer just about revolutionising audience control and choice, he said. “We’re about figuring how that contributes to a business model on the industry […]
Inverto Digital Labs, the pioneering designer and vendor of broadcast technologies and equipment, has unveiled the Volksbox, a set top box platform for the reception of HD+ satellite services. This product, now available in Germany, Austria and Luxembourg, is an advanced hybrid satellite receiver compliant with the HD+ specifications, and incorporates Nagravision's Conditional Access System […]
South Africa-based pay TV operator MultiChoice, has chosen Pace, its existing HD technology partner, to develop a second generation HD personal video recorder PVR. The new STB is currently available to subscribers and will also be rolled out to other African countries. MultiChoice, which has over 2.4 million pay TV customers, has a successful, longstanding […]