Breaking cover at the Code Media event in California, new media company Caavo aims to unify home entertainment. By connecting pay-TV, streaming, and gaming, Caavo brings together all a user’s devices, services and control. They work together seamlessly, making it easy to find and play all a user’s favourite TV, says the company. Writing in […]
Vodafone Spain is set to launch a new set-top-box with TiVo and 4K technology integrated in the device, manufactured by French company Sagemcom. The device will allow the user to record TV content (up to 350 hours) and keep it in the cloud available then view it on any other STB in the home. It […]
Dish TV, India’s largest DTH operator, is linking with set-top box manufacturer Ali Corp to launch its Liberty project. The Liberty project is based on Ali Corp’s system-on-a-chip technology to provide next-generation performance, security, and flexibility while remaining cost-effective for the India market. The aim of the project is to enhance subscriber experience and provide […]
Telefónica’s IPTV platform Movistar Plus is offering free iPlus set-top-boxes in an attempt to boost subscriptions to the pay-TV platform by satellite, which currently has 800,000 subscribers (versus 3.7 million via IP). The device will allow new and current subscribers to have access to HD channels, VoD and online box office content. Recording services are […]
Brian Thompson, a shopkeeper in the North East of England, has pleaded not guilty in a landmark case, challenging the legality of video-streaming set-top boxes that provide subscription content for free. Thompson is accused of selling “fully loaded” Kodi boxes, modified with software that allowed users to watch pirated content. The trial will begin in […]
Opera TV and Zinwell have announced a partnership to bring OTT TV capabilities to service provider set-top-boxes in Asia-Pacific. The integration of the Opera TV SDK on Zinwell set-top-boxes will enable service provider partners to accelerate delivery of OTT content directly into consumer homes. “The APAC OTT market is poised for exponential growth in in […]
Global performance management company Nielsen has agreed a multi-year deal with multiplay telco AT&T to include anonymised set-top box data from connected homes subscribed to AT&T’s DirecTV and U-Verse services into Nielsen’s local and national TV currency ratings services. According to Nielsen, further enhancing the Nielsen Total Audience strategy, the data from the AT&T set-top […]
Canadian pay-TV service providers (specifically, cable, direct-to-home satellite and IPTV providers) along with set-top box manufacturers have finalised a voluntary agreement, committing themselves to improving the energy efficiency of set-top boxes from coast-to-coast-to-coast. With this voluntary agreement, reached in consultation with federal and provincial governments, utilities and supporting organisations, it is expected that total annual […]
The new generation of digital terrestrial television, DVB-T2 HD, kicks off in Germany on March 23rd. The new DM525 COMBO will allow all viewers to enjoy the greater selection of programmes, with images in Full HD, without having to do without the huge range of choices of satellite television or of his cable connection. The […]
Pace, Cisco Systems, ARRIS, and EchoStar Corporation are the leading providers of set-top boxes in the world today. In 2014, they held a collective share of 29.1 per cent in the global set-top boxes market. A report by Transparency Market Research states