Sling TV customers can now request an invitation to participate in its cloud DVR beta programme. Available first to eligible Sling TV customers using Roku streaming players and Roku TVs, the cloud DVR beta programne will begin in December, with support for additional devices to follow in the coming months. “Unlike other OTT services, we’re […]
YouView has announced a re-engineering and redesigning of its entire platform to “respond quickly to the fast-changing needs and tastes of TV viewers, advertisers and partners”. The transformation is enabled by YouView’s move to the Cloud. Over the coming months a new streamlined and image-led interface, rendered in HTML 5, will rollout across the UK. […]
South African pay-TV provider MultiChoice recently launched the new DStv Explora 2 decoder from ARRIS to customers in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. The decoder is the fourth generation of HD PVR devices that ARRIS and MultiChoice have launched together and makes it easier for customers to access MultiChoice’s growing on demand services. In the […]
Sky+ has added new features making it easier for customers to catch up on their desired content. Introducing Auto Play and Catch Up Series Link, customers can now binge watch a show they’ve newly become addicted to, or series link their favourite Catch Up TV series so it’s ready in their Planner. The new features […]
TiVo has announced that Rovi, a TiVo Company, has renewed its product and intellectual property (IP) licences with Panasonic Corporation, one of the world’s top consumer electronics (CE) manufacturers. Panasonic signed a multi-year extension of the company’s products for the Japan market, including G-Guide, G-Guide HTML and G-Guide xD, enabling Panasonic to continue providing advanced […]
Humax has introduced the H3 Espresso Smart Media Player, providing hours of free entertainment in any room in the house via the user’s wireless network – without the need for extra aerial sockets or tuners. The user can simply plug in the H3 Espresso to the HDMI port on any HD TV, connect to the home […]
ADB CEO Peter Balchin tells about Graphyne 2 the updated and enhanced solution that smooths the path for broadcasters transitioning to TV Everywhere provision. It features improved UI, discovery and recommendation for a much improved user experience. ADB is also leveraging its deep experience of the hospitality sector to address top class user service and develop […]
The amount of time spent watching live TV dropped in the second quarter but the erosion is slowing, says Nielsen. According to its Q2 Total Audience Report, consumption habits in the US continue to change but live viewing remains dominant and changes appear to be moderating except when it comes to mobile viewing, which is […]
Roku has announced a new line up of streaming players with features, prices and performance for every kind of streamer. Setting a new milestone, Roku launched its tiniest streaming player yet– the new Roku Express offers a fast and complete experience with 1080p HD streaming for $29.99 MSRP. Roku Express and Roku Express+ are a […]
Ericsson and Liberty Global have confirmed a new two-year deal between VTR in Chile and Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico, both part of LiLAC Group (Liberty Latin-America and Caribbean, part of Liberty Global Group). With Ericsson’s Video Storage and Processing Platform (VSPP), the TV operators will be able to expand the reach of their DVR […]