Advanced Television

STB

Comwave selects ABOX42 smart STB platform

ABOX42, a supplier of IPTV, OTT and Hybrid-DVB advanced STB solutions, has announced that Comwave, Canada’s largest independent communications company, has selected ABOX42 M30-Series STB platform for its new ComwaveTV service which launched this week. Comwave offers Internet and VoIP telephony services to consumer, business enterprise and wholesale in over 1100 cities in Canada and […]

September 27, 2017

Study: OTT device use, big regional differences

Findings from streaming video infrastructure technologies provider Bitmovin suggest significant regional differences among the most popular OTT devices, including Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, and Roku. The survey of 380 video developers in more than fifty countries, analysed what kinds of platforms and video infrastructure technologies developers are using to provide the best content […]

September 25, 2017

‘HD for all’ from DishTV

Indian DTH pay-TV service DishTV has launched an initiative to offer HD access for all its users, with the goal of making the HD viewing experience mainstream and accessible to all users across India. All subscriber set-top boxes are now HD-enabled. “HD space has been fast evolving, making significant in-roads into Indian households,” noted Anil […]

September 25, 2017By Colin Mann

Kodi box dealer pleads guilty

A man from Middlesbrough in the northeast of England has pleaded guilty in what has been described as a landmark court case relating to the sale of so-called ‘Kodi’ boxes. At an earlier court appearance he had pleaded not guilty Brian Thompson pleaded guilty to two charges – one of selling the Kodi, or IPTV […]

September 25, 2017By Colin Mann

Liberty Global launches converged connectivity app

Millions of Liberty Global customers in Europe are to benefit from a new app that will allow them to check their mobile usage, monitor devices connected to their home WiFi network and automatically connect to 10 million WiFi hotspots. The Connect App, which is available at no extra cost and has already been made available […]

September 21, 2017

Report: Illegal STBs putting public at risk

Over one million illegal set-top boxes with add-ons that allow consumers to stream content illegally have been sold in the UK in the last two years, putting the public at significant risk, according to a new report, Cracking Down on Digital Piracy, which collates expert insights from the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), FACT, City of […]

September 19, 2017By Colin Mann

Altice chooses ARRIS 4K HDR

Altice will provide 4K HDR set top boxes to its customer base after agreeing a deal with ARRIS. The two companies will jointly develop the new STBs, which will feature 4K resolution and high dynamic range (HDR) imaging capabilities, allowing better contrast, higher brightness and a wider range of colours. The new devices will be […]

September 19, 2017

NAGRA strengthens Bundesliga anti-piracy defence

DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, the German football league, has selected content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA as a partner in its fight against illegal content sharing of live Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches over the Internet via IPTV. As IPTV piracy has grown exponentially and becomes mainstream news in recent months, the DFL […]

September 14, 2017By Colin Mann

Amazon Prime Video on Netgem virtual STB platform

Netgem, a connected entertainment software publisher and solutions provider for telecom operators, has  announced that Amazon Prime Video will come to its virtual STB software platform. The partnership with Amazon Prime Video is a major enhancement in a series of international OTT and linear content partnerships that Netgem has secured for its virtual STB platform. […]

September 14, 2017Colin Mann @ IBC

Apple TV 4K launched

Amid the fanfare of the release of updated iPhones, Apple’s launch event also included the introduction of the new Apple TV 4K designed to deliver what the tech giant calls “a stunning cinematic experience at home”. With Apple TV 4K, viewers can enjoy a growing selection of 4K HDR movies on iTunes. iTunes users will […]

September 13, 2017By Colin Mann