Advanced Television

In Home

Humax unveils Voice Assistant STB & Wi-Fi 6E gateway

Humax, a provider of video and broadband customer premises equipment (CPE), has announced the introduction of a new Voice Assistant set-top box and Wi-Fi 6E gateway at the virtual RDK Euro Summit 2020. Humax is currently developing a range of products built on RDK and has now unveiled its Voice Assistant set-top box, which includes […]

October 27, 2020

Humax unveils AURA 4K Freeview PVR

Humax has announced AURA, a 4K Freeview Play Recorder powered by Android TV technology. The Ultra HD TV recorder provides a multitude of subscription-free and top-up entertainment delivered with 4K HDR picture quality. With integrated Google Assistant and access to thousands of apps via the Google Play Store, AURA syncs with the user’s Google account […]

October 19, 2020

Vodafone Spain launches unlimited package

Vodafone Spain aims to turn Spanish households into smart homes with customers “always connected and safe”. With this objective, Vodafone has launched a new convergent package called Vodafone One Hogar Ilimitable that includes unlimited data with the fastest speed, telephony with added value services, TV with over 100 TV channels and 40,000 VoD titles, and […]

October 6, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Analyst: Smart lifespaces key to unlocking 5G revenue

Telecoms firms are being urged to resegment their market and understand what’s happening in the household in order to optimise their opportunities in the New Normal and accelerate time to new revenue. According to research from analyst firm Omnisperience, telecoms service providers have spent billions on designing, deploying and innovating new networks such as 5G […]

September 28, 2020By Colin Mann

BBC Sounds audio app on Freeview Play

Humax has announced that the BBC Sounds app, which features more than 80,000 hours of audio from the BBC, is now available on its Freeview Play Recorders. BBC Sounds can be accessed via the Explore Freeview Play interface on Channel 100, on the Humax FVP-5000T and FVP-4000T models, giving viewers access to live and on […]

September 25, 2020

Broadpeak powers Network PVR service for Orange

Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, has announced that Orange France has successfully launched its new Network PVR service powered by Broadpeak. Using Broadpeak’s Cloud PVR solution, Orange subscribers can record content directly in the cloud, enjoying seamless switching from one screen […]

September 15, 2020

BritBox launches on Freesat

UK free to air satellite TV platform Freesat has added SVoD service BritBox UK to the varied portfolio of apps on its new, 4K-ready set-top boxes. Sitting alongside episodes of vintage favourite, The Avengers, there is also new drama to look forward to with World War Two saga, The Singapore Grip. All episodes will be […]

September 14, 2020By Colin Mann

Jail term for UK ISD seller

A man who pleaded guilty to supplying set-top-boxes which illegally provided access to premium pay-TV content has been jailed for two years, in the latest in a series of actions designed to crackdown on illegal streaming. Paul Jaques, of West Yorkshire, sold around 2,500 of the illegal devices, with accompanying illicit subscriptions. Between 2015 and […]

September 11, 2020By Colin Mann

Skyworth, Amlogic launch RDK Video Accelerator STB

Skyworth Digital, the STB manufacturer, has introduced its first RDK Video Accelerator STB, powered by Amlogic, the fabless semiconductor company. Skyworth has joined the RDK Video Accelerator programme, and unveiled a snew reference OTT STB that comes pre-integrated with the RDK application framework and the Metrological App Store. The STB gives service providers the ability […]

September 9, 2020

Plume, Technicolor digital in-home experiences partnership

Smart Home Services specialist Plume and the Connected Home Division of media and entertainment technologist Technicolor are collaborating to expand rapidly the availability of advanced Smart Home Services to broadband providers and their subscribers. The partnership will enable Technicolor Connected Home to enrich its broadband Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) portfolio with Plume’s Consumer Experience Management […]

August 27, 2020