The number of subscribers to Virgin Media’s Tivo box is due to reach 1 million this week – less than a year after its launch. The number of homes with the box, which connects sets to the Internet as well as traditional TV channels, rose 261,700 to 938,800 during the last quarter, helping boost revenues […]
Globally, the number of television households with Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) is projected to reach 337.6 million by the year 2018, driven by falling prices, and satellite and cable operators’ move to offer DVRs in bundled form along with other services. The time-shifting and ad-skipping capabilities of the DVRs are driving adoption among consumers, reports […]
MobiTV, a global expert in enabling delivery of live and on-demand TV Everywhere, has announced that its innovative network DVR (nDVR) will be released as a standalone licensable solution to service providers. The MobiTV nDVR navigates complex rights management across countries by configuring for any of the governing international rules. Available to cable television service […]
In the latest issue of Euromedia we publish our annual STB Survey taking the temperature of the segment. Casual observers might think ‘cooling’ would be the obvious answer as Smart TVs become the norm in the replacement market and more and more Apps developers and content companies make provision deals with the various manufacturers. Nonetheless, […]
TiVo is to acquire full ownership in TRA, a research company with a system that matches up television viewing with consumer buying habits. The NYT reports TiVo will spend about $20 million to buy out other investors in TRA. “We believe television is at an inflection point,” Tom Rogers, TiVo CEO said. “In the digital […]
Following the launch of rival service YouView, Virgin Media has signed up Stephen Fry to appear in an advertising campaign for its TiVo cable TV service. The campaign sees renowned technology enthusiast Fry joining Virgin Group founder Richard Branson to promote TiVo. The adverts see Fry and Branson highlight the intelligent search and Wishlist functionality […]
Dish Network’s introduction of a set-top box with an automatic ad-skipping feature has prompted a furious legal response from the major broadcast networks, but although this move could be a ploy by the satellite operator to compel broadcasters to cut retransmission-fee demands, the function could become so popular with consumers that it may prove difficult […]
Humax, the digital set-top box specialist, has revealed its digital television recorder for YouView, the brand new, subscription-free digital TV and catch-up service that seamlessly combines over 100 digital TV and radio channels with internet catch-up and video on-demand services, including BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4OD and Demand 5. The Humax DTR-T1000 is expected to […]
Alcatel-Lucent is enabling Swisscom – Switzerland’s leading telco – to give its customers the ability to record TV programmes and store them in the cloud and then watch their recordings on any connected screen wherever they are, whenever they want. The service will help Swisscom further differentiate their IPTV offering and increase revenues by attracting […]
TiVo and ONO, the largest cable operator in Spain announced the first major software upgrade to the ONO-deployed TiVo platform that delivers a host of new functions and features to Spain’s most advanced hybrid TV viewing experience. New software features include an upgrade from two to three tuners, giving TiVo users more recording and viewing […]