Popbox, a wireless set-top box that streams Netflix to TVs, will be unveiled this week at the Consumer Electronics Show and launch at stores in March. Popbox is the latest stand-alone device to stream Netflix to TVs. Roku, the first set-top to stream Netflix straight to TVs, also comes with wi-fi built in. The Popbox, […]
Humax and ANT have partnered to deliver the first Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) set-top boxes to the market. Humax selected the ANT Galio HbbTV Platform for its new iCord HD+ set-top box, which began shipping to German retail outlets this month to become the first HbbTV set-top box to be deployed. The iCord HD+ […]
Global Digital Broadcast (GDBTV), in partnership with Verismo Network's VuNow service, now includes its selection of channels on the Netgear Digital Entertainer Live STB. Available now across the UK, the Netgear Digital Entertainer Live is an easy-to-use STB which transforms the TV into a home media player, enabling live Internet channels, web availability and playback […]
Dell'Oro Group has reported that the worldwide Set-top Box market fell 10 per cent sequentially during the third quarter of this year to $2.6 billion. “The global economic recession has resulted in significantly less home construction and fewer residential home moves, causing pay-TV operators to struggle to gain gross subscriber additions,” said Greg Collins, Vice […]
Nielsen’s latest Three Screen Report reveals that while 99 per cent of video content in the US is viewed on traditional TV, DVR usage is up by 21.1 per cent since Q3 2008, while online video usage is up by 34.9 per cent. “Americans today have an insatiable appetite for not only content, but also […]
Boxee said on that it would put its software into a set-top box that will go on sale next year. The company announced a partnership with D-Link, a Taiwanese manufacturer of networking equipment, which will make a device that will allow people to browse Internet videos on their TVs. The companies hope to keep the […]
3view has confirmed the availability of what it claims is the world's first Internet connected HD set-top box with free-to-air capabilities. This means retail partners now have access to the first commercially available set-top box which combines the ability to receive high definition free-to air programming with a raft of Internet capabilities. The device turns […]
The FCC has released another request for information for its national broadband plan, this one focused on how set-top boxes could help spur the viewing of video over the Internet. The commission pointed out that while only 76% of households have personal computers, 99% have TV sets. “The convergence of the television and content delivered […]
The beta version of Boxee will be unveiled at a special event in New York City on December 7. The beta release of Boxee includes: – A redesigned interface – Improved navigation – The ability to search for TV shows and movies both on the Internet and on local networks – A queuing function, most […]
Toshiba has confirmed that it will be producing a set top box with integrated and recordable Blu-ray and Freeview HD with the service due to arrive in the UK this month. The lack of equipment for Freeview HD – which needs new DVB-T2 tuners – is a concern, although there is expected to be a […]