South Africa’s Communications Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has confirmed that the country’s shift to digital TV broadcasting will not mean an enforced encryption on DTT set-top boxes reported the Business Day newssite. “The current government policy is non-encryption. Thus far, 1.5-million set-top boxes have been ordered and approximately 850,000 were delivered,” said a spokeswoman speaking on […]
As operators take a more comprehensive approach to TV Everywhere, or TVE services, mirroring their set-top-box-based offers, the next phase of change involves voice-activated features, single sign-on and new European Union legislation that brings borderless access to online content services across the EU member states. Content line-ups and
Sky has announced the next stage in the development of its Sky Q home entertainment platform. Beginning in March 2018, Sky will progressively roll out product features that it says will make the Sky Q experience even better. At the same time, Sky Group is announcing a new partnership with the music subscription service Spotify. […]
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has confirmed the immediate availability of HbbTV 2.0.2. This update of the second version of the core HbbTV specification enables HbbTV applications to benefit from new ‘Ultra High Definition’ […]
Zenterio, a TV and multiscreen solutions provider, has announced that Telekom Romania is using Zenterio OS to power a new series of STBs for its TV Interactiv IPTV service. Zenterio OS is an independent operating system for interactive TV, supporting software harmonisation on any STB platform across different countries, vendors, and ecosystems. Thanks to Zenterio […]
YouView, the hybrid digital television platform, is powering more than three million set-top boxes and digital devices across the UK. The hybrid digital platform is the TV interface for BT TV, TalkTalk TV, Plusnet TV and Sony Android TV’s, integrating DTT and IP content through a visually driven user interface and cloud based data platform. […]
In keynote remarks before the German Producers Alliance, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin has highlighted collaborative advocacy to defend intellectual property protections across Europe. Speaking at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival Rivkin praised the German Producers Alliance for its leadership on important industry issues, including the Digital Single […]
ARRIS is enabling Bell, the Canadian TV provider and communications company, to offer its Fibe TV customers a personalised next-generation television experience with ARRIS set-top technology. Bell’s deployment of Ericsson’s MediaFirst platform will deliver a 4K HDR experience. MediaFirst delivers personalised multiscreen, TV Everywhere, IPTV and pay-TV services and ARRIS set-top technology is at the […]
A supplier of illicit streaming devices that are pre-loaded to enable the viewing of pirate broadcasts of Premier League football has had to pay thousands of pounds, and cease all future trading of the illegal devices. Nayanesh Patel, from Harrow in Greater London, sold Kodi-type boxes on several platforms including eBay and Facebook. In doing […]
ABOX42, a German supplier of OTT, IPTV, and hybrid DVB STBs, has announced an expanded partnership with Singularity, a US-based TV solutions provider. With its smart STB platform, ABOX42 provides pay-TV operators with a powerful hardware and software platform that is integrated with modern HTML5-based TV middleware from Singularity. The joint solution is now available […]