According to US multiplay telco Comcast, video was the number one traffic driver for its Internet customers in 2020, accounting for 71 per cent of all downstream traffic over its network, a growth of 70 per cent from 2019. In analysing how its customers consumed video and entertainment in 2020, the biggest takeaway was that […]
In a move that would boost its presence in the smart home space, Apple is working on a product that would combine an Apple TV set-top box with a HomePod speaker and include a camera for video conferencing through a connected TV and other smart home functions, according to Bloomberg. Other capabilities would include standard […]
3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a provider of software solutions for STB and multiscreen entertainment, has announced that FreeCast has selected the 3READY Product Framework to transform the user experience (UX) of its aggregated OTT multiscreen service. This deployment further expands 3SS’ growing footprint in the Americas. Privately-owned FreeCast provides its customers with an all-OTT aggregated […]
US industry trade bodies Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and NCTA – The Internet & Television Association (NCTA) have extended through 2025 the Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvement to the Energy Efficiency of Set-Top Boxes. The agreement, which has already saved consumers $7 billion in energy costs and avoided 39 million metric tons of CO2 emissions […]
Sky is rolling out a raft of new features and voice innovations on its Sky Q platform. Over the next month, movies and series from Disney+, will begin to appear in broader voice and text searches on Sky Q. Users can search for Disney+ exclusives, such as Marvel’s The Falcon and The Winter Soldier and […]
Technicolor Connected Home reports it has deployed of over 10 million Android TV set-top boxes (STBs) since beginning the initiative in 2016. According to analysts at Industry Research, global demand for the Android TV STB market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 24.8 per cent between 2021-2026. Demand has been […]
WarnerMedia and Cox Communications have announced that the HBO Max app is now available to Cox Contour customers in the UK via their set top boxes. Cox customers can now access HBO Max via their Contour 2 or Contour Stream Player devices by opening the HBO Max app using their Contour remote or by saying […]
Virgin Media has announced that the latest update in its TV line-up, Virgin TV 360, is now available to all of its customers. Virgin TV 360 offers modern menus, quick navigation and a whole host of popular apps and channels all in one place. This includes Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and BBC iPlayer – all […]
Amino, the global media and entertainment technology solutions provider, has announced that Amazon has certified the Prime Video application across Amino Amigo 7X and Kamai 7BA Android TV devices. This certification means operators with these devices can enable their Prime Video subscribing customers to access a multitude of titles and Amazon Originals TV series and […]
A Texas court has ruled in favour of Broadband iTV Inc (BBiTV) in its patent actions against DirecTV/AT&T, Dish network and Amazon over the company’s VoD patents which used STB and cellular technology. The Austin Division of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled that BBiTV’s patent infringement actions against the […]