Sky has confirmed that Sky Q, its next generation home entertainment system, is now available to buy. Following Sky Q’s unveiling in November 2015, now both existing Sky customers and those new to Sky can buy it online or over the phone from today. They’ll also be able to purchase through one of Sky’s 250 […]
DISH Network has announced the availability of its Hopper 3 to customers in the US. The third-generation of DISH’s whole-home DVR system, Hopper 3 features 16 tuners, delivers an enhanced 4K experience and supports up to seven TVs simultaneously. In the coming weeks, Hopper 3 will launch the Netflix app and integrate Netflix titles into […]
Michael Powell, President and CEO of US trade body the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and a former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission himself, has hit out at plans by current incumbent Tom Wheeler to introduce regulation that he says would pave the way for software, devices and other innovative solutions to compete […]
Sky Q, which the broadcaster describes as the next generation of TV, will go on sale in February with Sky’s lowest ever set-up cost for a brand new premium product launch. Set-up costs for Sky Q will be from just £99 (€130). The typical monthly cost for existing Sky+ customers will be around £12 extra […]
Hybrid TV device and cloud solutions specialist Amino has confirmed the availability of the new Amino 6 Series, a comprehensive range of 4K Ultra HD and HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) Hybrid TV Devices to spearhead operator rollout of next generation entertainment services. According to industry analysts IHS Electronics and Media, strong growth in demand for […]
Canadian multimedia company Bell is raising the 4K stakes by confirming that its Fibe TV customers in Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa and Québec City can now purchase Bell’s new 4K Whole Home PVR, which it describes as the most advanced 4K PVR available today. The new Fibe TV 4K Whole Home PVR is the smallest available […]
Dish Network issued a slew of high-profile press releases late in the evening of January 5th – timed to maximise their impact for the CES show in Las Vegas. The headlines are: • A new DVR, its ‘Hopper 3’ with 16 separate tuners, and 4K content that it can feed to the rest of the […]
As part of TiVo’s effort to make TiVo-recorded content available no matter where consumers are and what device they are using, TiVo now allows users to download the TiVo app on their Amazon Fire TV or Amazon Fire TV Stick for easy access to TiVo DVR recordings on any TV in the home or remotely. […]
According to Nielsen, The Walking Dead was the number one entertainment series of the year among adult audiences of between 18 and 49 years old. It averaged 19.7 million viewers per episode. The series was also the most time-shifted television programme of 2015, when comparing its viewership from the original telecast and from a repeat […]
The growing number of smart homes is an emerging trend in the digital video recorder (DVR) market. In developed nations such as the US and the UK, many homes are upgrading into smart homes. A smart home connects CE devices, media and entertainment gadgets, and other smart electronics together into an interactive home network. DVRs […]