Thanks to the global partnership between Liberty Global and Netflix, UPC customers in Switzerland can now use the Netflix app directly through their Horizon HD Recorders. The Netflix app on the Horizon HD Recorder has begun rolling out immediately. Customers will incur no additional costs, and can sign up through the Netflix app or use […]
According to media analysis firm SNL Kagan, the global set-top box market remains robust. Worldwide STB shipments are on track to reach 273 million in 2016, up slightly from 269 million in 2015, according to SNL Kagan’s report, The set-top box market remains robust. In addition to
India’s High Court in Delhi has dismissed most of the petitions objecting to the adoption of the Digital Addressable Systems (DAS) whereby every digital set-top box needed to be identifiable. The Court ordered that the various petitioners now speedily complete their conversion projects from analogue to digital “within two weeks” and thus to then comply […]
Technavio has published a market research report on the global set-top box market from 2016-2020. The market is predicted to exhibit a declining CAGR of about 5 per cent during the forecast period. The report states: “Cable networks are undergoing digitisation as network operators want to keep track of the exact number of subscribers and […]
Describing the unveiling of its Virgin TV V6 set-top box as the industry’s “worst-kept secret”, David Bouchier, Chief Digital Entertainment Officer at UK quad-play operator Virgin Media, also introduced a new HD TellyTablet created by Virgin Media, designed specifically as a personal Smart TV to watch television in HD quality. The Virgin TV launch event […]
Entertainment technology and audience insights specialist TiVo and Netflix have signed licensing agreements they say allow both companies to deliver a better entertainment experience to consumers. A product agreement calls for TiVo to continue integrating Netflix into TiVo set-top boxes available to consumers through a select, but growing number of pay-TV providers and retail stores. […]
Essel Group-owned Siti Networks saw revenues grow 4.85 per cent in Q2 (to September 30th) and helped by a digitally-connected 8.7 million homes. This is an increase of some 400,000 during the quarter-year. Overall the company reaches (digital and analogue) about 12.2 million homes. Officially, India requires all cable homes to be digitised (with only […]
India’s adoption of Conditional Access and addressable set-top boxes is gathering pace. The latest data from the country’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) says that September and October (to October 25th) saw 1.97 million additional boxes delivered to the nation’s Phase IV regions. This takes the overall total of boxes distributed by cable operators […]
Nagra, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced that its cardless content protection solution has been selected by Platco Digital, South Africa’s fastest growing direct-to-home service provider, to secure the newest deployments of its OpenView HD platform. “We look forward to working with Nagra on our […]
BT has revealed plans to transform its BT TV service over the coming months, introducing a new, image-rich user experience with easy access to channels and on demand content, and a new BT TV App. The ‘next-generation’ service will enable customers to manage their recordings and stream live and on demand programmes on mobile devices, […]