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TMS powers TiVo for Com Hem

Com Hem, a supplier of triple-play offerings in Sweden, will launch its TiVo service powered by On Entertainment metadata from navigation specialist TMS. Using the new TiVo service, Com Hem subscribers will be able to seamlessly search for and discover linear and on-demand programming using elegant entertainment guide interfaces that are standardised across TV, computer, […]

September 11, 2013

8-tuner ADB DVR for Canal Digital

Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), a specialist in advanced solutions for the connected home, has unveiled ADB Wideband, an eight-tuner, hybrid cable HD DVR designed for the multi-screen era that acts as a media hub for the redistribution of content to tablets, smartphones, connected TVs and other set-top boxes. ADB Wideband enables consumers to watch live […]

September 11, 2013

QuickPlay network PVR solution

QuickPlay Media, a provider of cloud-based managed service solutions for the distribution of premium media to IP-connected devices,has unveiled its Network PVR (nPVR) solution which enables recording and playback of Live TV content on OTT devices such as mobile phones, tablets, PCs, connected TVs and gaming consoles. nPVR enables cable operators and multiscreen service providers […]

September 10, 2013

Pace brings ‘Whole Home’ to IBC

Pace will be previewing its Whole Home solution at IBC 2013. The ‘Whole Home’ solution enables service providers to distribute linear Pay-TV services and on-demand content to connected set-top boxes, tablets, smartphones, games consoles and connected TVs throughout the home. It offers an opportunity for Pay-TV and broadband providers to extend their content reach, whilst […]

September 9, 2013

TiVo, Entone partner for IPTV solution

Hybrid TV and Connected Home solutions specialist Entone is teaming up with advanced television services pioneer TiVo, to offer an integrated solution for IPTV operators that combines Entone’s hybrid IPTV devices with the TiVo user experience. The partnership aims to give service providers greater deployment flexibility and improved economics and provides for integration with TiVo’s […]

September 5, 2013

TiVo adds Opera software to Roamio

Opera Software and TiVo have announced a technology integration to enhance the power of web technologies on TiVo devices with the Opera Devices SDK, as well as open up the world of HTML5 TV apps through the Opera TV Store. This partnership will enable TiVo to bring the latest web and HTML5 content to cable […]

August 30, 2013

Sky adds Wi-Fi to PVRs

BSkyB has revealed that its new Sky+HD and Sky+HD 2TB boxes are both now available with built-in Wi-Fi for the first time. The new Sky+HD and Sky+HD 2TB personal video recorders (PVR) connect wirelessly to a home Wi-Fi network. Once connected, customers can instantly access Sky’s On Demand service, including up to the last 30 […]

August 29, 2013

TiVo: Good results, but questions remain

DVR specialist TiVo turned in excellent numbers for its Q2 trading period, with revenue just topping $100 million, and about $30 million better than most analysts had expected. TiVo’s subs numbers are also at a record high, at 3.6 million (33 per cent up y-o-y), and even churn (at 1.5 per cent/month) is better than […]

August 28, 2013By Chris Forrester

TiVo for Com Hem

Com Hem has confirmed it will launch TiVo this year. Swedish cable operator Com Hem had sales of SEK1.108 billion (€127.3 million) in Q2, down on SEK1.148 billion a year earlier. EBITDA amounted to SEK547 million, compared to SEK541 million. Total connected homes were 1.78 million (+30,000 year-on-year). Unique subscribers amounted to 821,700, down from […]

August 27, 2013

TiVo launches Roamio DVR

TiVo has launched the TiVo Roamio DVR, an all-in-one approach to live, recorded, on-demand and OTT television that gives consumers what they want on any screen, wherever they are. “While so many people love TV, they have no idea what TiVo can do for their love of TV. TiVo Roamio is so much more than […]

August 21, 2013