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, […]
Pre-Christmas sales of UHD-compatible TVs look set to be boosted with the agreement of a new partnership between LG Electronics and Sky. From today, anyone purchasing an LG OLED 4K TV or Super UHD TV will receive Sky Q included for either 12 or six months when joining with the Original Bundle from now until […]
UK cable MSO Virgin Media’s upgraded set-top box – dubbed V6 – looks set to be unveiled on November 30th. Early details of the STB, anticipated to be UHD-compatible to match devices already released by rivals Sky and BT, were revealed in a Tweet in the summer, which said: “Sneak Preview: Say hello to our […]
TiVo has announced that Rovi, a TiVo Company, has renewed its product and intellectual property (IP) licences with Panasonic Corporation, one of the world’s top consumer electronics (CE) manufacturers. Panasonic signed a multi-year extension of the company’s products for the Japan market, including G-Guide, G-Guide HTML and G-Guide xD, enabling Panasonic to continue providing advanced […]
A Chinese company, Telecast Technology, which makes analogue and digital TV reception systems, is looking to set up a manufacturing plant in Pakistan. Over the past few days Telecast has met with Pakistan’s media regulator PEMRA and government officials, and looking for authorisation to build DTH and digital terrestrial set-top boxes for the upcoming licensing […]
Humax has introduced the H3 Espresso Smart Media Player, providing hours of free entertainment in any room in the house via the user’s wireless network – without the need for extra aerial sockets or tuners. The user can simply plug in the H3 Espresso to the HDMI port on any HD TV, connect to the home […]
Telia has selected the VIP4302 set-top from ARRIS International to deliver IPTV services to its TV and streaming customers in Sweden and Finland. The new service offers IPTV content with a fully integrated Netflix and YouTube experience. The ARRIS VIP4302 also supports new High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) – with twice the efficiency of current […]
ADB CEO Peter Balchin tells about Graphyne 2 the updated and enhanced solution that smooths the path for broadcasters transitioning to TV Everywhere provision. It features improved UI, discovery and recommendation for a much improved user experience. ADB is also leveraging its deep experience of the hospitality sector to address top class user service and develop […]
Announcing a partnership with Netflix, European telco Telia Company says its TV customers will now have the possibility to access seamlessly a broad selection of content, including critically acclaimed original Netflix series, Hollywood movies, top TV shows, documentaries, independent films, stand-up comedy and a wide range of kids’ titles. Telia Company’s customers in Sweden and […]