Telecommunications and cable equipment vendor CommScope is in talks to acquire entertainment and communications and CPE specialist ARRIS International, according to a Reuters report, which suggests that negotiations are ongoing and there is no certainty a deal will be reached. ARRIS itself has been active in sector consolidation, acquiring set-top box maker Pace, Motorola’s CPE […]
The UK’s Minister for Intellectual Property, Sam Gyimah, has highlighted the continued Government clampdown on users and providers of illicit streaming boxes who cause damage to the nation’s £92 billion (€103.45bn) creative industries. It comes as the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) publishes its response to a Call for Views on illicit streaming. This finds that […]
ACCESS has announced that its NetFront Browser BE v2 DTV Profile, the latest version of the high-performance browser for televisions, has been selected by Panasonic for its CATV digital set-top box models that support the new 4K satellite broadcasting services set to start in December 2018. The browser will be used in TZ-LT1000BW, a new […]
Espial has announced that WideOpenWest (WOW!), a US broadband and communications service provider, will use Espial’s Elevate video platform to power its WOW! ULTRA set top box offering. WOW!’s service area footprint includes approximately 3 million homes and businesses passed and covers more than 300 communities. As of March 31st, WOW had 798,500 customers who […]
UPC is adding the new UPC TV to its Happy Home portfolio. “We want to delight our customers. And so we took a step back from static television. UPC TV is not just television, it is an experience, because every customer can watch television how they want. Whether that is on the sofa in the […]
Telefónica’s Movistar Plus has launched its 4K offer with a new UHD-equipped STB. The pay-TV platform will initially air football matches in 4K on two channels called beIN LaLiga 4K and Movistar Partidazo 4K, with VoD content (documentaries, TV series and movies), and more channels to be added shortly. Fibre optic customers will be able […]
Entertainment technology and audience insights specialist TiVo has unveiled TiVo BOLT OTA for antenna, a premium, 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) capable set-top box designed to work with HD antennae, equipped with an on-screen user experience that TiVo says looks and feels like a high-end cable box, suggesting it’s a “premium TV experience without the […]
Africa and the Middle East (AME) pay-TV household penetration is expected to outpace all other major regions between 2017 and 2022, increasing from 16 per cent in 2017 to 23.2 per cent in 2022, according to data and analytics firm GlobalData. According to GlobalData’s report, Pay-TV Market Trends and Opportunities in Africa & the Middle […]
FreeWheel, a Comcast Company, has released its Q2 2018 Video Monetization Report (VMR), which tracks marketplace trends on premium video consumption and advertising across STB VoD, OTT, Desktop, Smartphone and Tablets. The report found that in Q2 2018, the majority of premium, digital video ad views (57 per cent) in the US were delivered to […]
According to Dataxis research, the global installed base for 4K STBs grew to 31 million units at the end of 2017, compared to only 3 million units in 2015. Operators around the world are deploying more and more 4K boxes, which is reflecting in the global numbers. Europe is growing at the fastest rate accounting […]