Advanced Television travels to Geneva to talk to Peter Balchin, the CEO of ADB about its development as a Solutions, Software and Services provider for broadcasters, ISPs, service providers and a range of enterprises. [bitsontherun 1j7XwNrJ-ni7dlelE]
NBCUniversal unit is to get access to viewer data from parent Comcast’s set-top boxes. NBCU, made the revelation at an upfront presentation ad sales event for its cable entertainment networks. Until now Comcast hadn’t shared the STB data because of consumer privacy concerns and in particular how they could have effected Comcast’s proposed merger with […]
Freeview has passed the 100 million mark for the number of DTT TVs and boxes sold since its launch in 2002. The figure includes all televisions, set-top boxes and DVD and Blu-ray devices with an inbuilt Freeview DVB-T SD or HD tuner. Integrated digital televisions (IDTVs) – televisions with an inbuilt DVB-T SD or HD […]
FASTCOM Technology, an expert in standard-based solutions for the pay-TV security market, has announced that FOXTEL, the Australian pay-TV operator, has selected FASTCOM’s MCAS solution for ensuring the licensing authority services of its new iQ3 set-top-box, which is manufactured by PACE and which integrates a BROADCOM chipset. Leveraging the MCAS solution, FOXTEL is able to […]
Global shipments of of OTT STBs sold at retail – including Apple TV, Chromecast and Roku boxes – will overtake shipments of IPTV STBs used for pay-TV services in 2015, according to a new report from information and insight source IHS. In 2015, 31 million retail OTT STBs will be shipped, compared to 30 million […]
EchoStar’s CEO Michael Dugan says that the company is in the “tail-end” of the product development cycles of its latest set-top box, and it will start shipping to its main customer Dish Network later this year. “One of the products and which we are most excited is the already announced 4K Joey, the first 4K […]
Universal Electronics has signed an agreement with TiVo to expand a previous agreement covering European markets to now include the supply of the iconic TiVo “peanut” remote to designated TiVo service provider customers in the US and Canada. The agreement authorises Universal Electronics to supply remote controls for designated TiVo-branded services throughout the US and […]
techUK, the voice of the UK technology industry, has launched a campaign for the protection of viewer access to free-to-view content without additional costs. The new campaign is in response to Digital UK’s plans to charge device manufacturers a per device levy for the integration of Freeview Play technology into TV and STB products. The […]
Technicolor has announced an end-to-end solution set for Network Service Providers that enables delivery of rich entertainment experiences across wired and wireless infrastructures. “We know that delivering high-quality content in a seamless viewing experience to consumers in their homes is a significant growth opportunity for NSPs,” said Michel Rahier, President of Connected Home, Technicolor. “From […]
SoftAtHome, a software provider of home operating platforms enabling convergent services for the digital home and Marvell, a specilaist in providing complete silicon solutions, have announced their collaboration for integrating SoftAtHome’s SOP7 software with Marvell’s ARMADA 1500 Ultra SoC Android and Linux SDKs. The combination of the two companies’ technologies enables pay-TV operators to deliver […]