Arion Technology, a leading Korean STB manufacturer is making surprising success in global biddings for major operators with new developed secured CA STB these days. Arion’s goal for 2011-2013 is 100% growth every year with 4-5 major customers like DishTV, Telmex and more than 30 operators with CA secured SD HD, PVR and Hybrid STB […]
TiVo and streaming player Roku have both announced content partnerships with Hulu Plus, the new subscription model online TV service. Both will make a Hulu Plus channel available to subscribers in the coming months for a $9.99 subscription fee. “We’re thrilled to be able to provide Hulu Plus subscribers with the most inexpensive device to […]
Sony has unveiled a set-top box that will bring Bravia Internet TV and DLNA media sharing features built into its TVs and Blu-ray players on other makers TVs. The SMP-N100’s content feeds are accessed through Sony’s XMB user interface, which allows users to access the likes of Lovefilm, BBC iPlayer, Demand Five, YouTube, FIFA football […]
Roku, the OTT STB maker, has unveiled its new product line-up, with up to 1080p HD streaming support and Instant Replay, the three new players are shipping immediately at prices starting from $59.99. All models feature high-definition playback as well as support for older, standard definition TVs. The three new Roku models are: the entry-level […]
Pay TV STB shipment volumes reach an all time high in 2009 with 127 million units shipped according to research by Screen Digest. Despite a 3 per cent growth in volumes the value of the industry fell to E9.2 billion. Motorola remained the number one pay TV set-top box vendor by shipment volumes with Pace […]
Zoran has announced that Irdeto, the global expert in securing and delivering premium content and digital assets, has certified its SupraXD 170 and SupraXD 180 processors for the secure delivery of digital content to pay-TV STBs that use Irdeto’s Conditional Access System (CAS). Zoran is also working with Irdeto to certify additional Zoran processors later […]
Oregan Networks, a developer of media browsing technologies for television, has announced imminent launch of the Onyx STB manufactured by Korea-based Consumer Electronics brand Digital Streams. The new device offers a simple way for consumers to stream UK’s popular Internet video services and music, as well as accessing photo sharing and social networking sites on […]
Pace plc has today announced the appointment of Dr Mark Loughran, currently Managing Director of Nokia UK & Ireland, as the President of a new business division, Pace Enterprise. Loughran will spearhead the development of Pace’s international IP, gateway and Networks businesses as part of the Group’s strategy to enable converged digital services for operators. […]
Strong it is to license the Thomson brand for its range of high end set-top boxes with embedded conditional access systems for Pay TV operators, for retail distribution networks covering all of Europe, and selected countries in the Middle East and Africa. Khaled Debs, CEO of Strong said: “Thomson brand has always been an A […]
Technicolor has won a further contract from Astro, Malaysia’s leading integrated cross-media group. Already an established supplier of MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 STBs for standard definition broadcasting, Technicolor is now to supply HD MPEG-4 STBs with local recording capability to support Astro’s move to offer more technology-adapting services and products to its near 3 million customer […]