In the July/August issue of Euromedia is our Annual Survey of the CPE sector; providers and vendors views on where we are and where we are going – in the age of the cloud and the virtualised world, what kind of set top will subscribers homes need? The debate has a first world problem feel […]
Content services protection and enhancement specialist Viaccess-Orca’s Adaptive Sentinel dual card and cardless conditional access system (CAS) has been selected by French telco Orange (of which it is a subsidiary) to strengthen the security of its new Ultra High Definition (UHD) set-top box (STB). According to Viaccess-Orca, Adaptive Sentinel ensures best-in-class software and hardware security […]
Media convergence solutions and services provider ADB has unveiled new multiscreen user experience (UX) features better to serve consumers across STB and multiscreen environments within its recently launched next-generation personal TV software platform, graphyne2. The new Multiscreen UX capability will help operators simplify the delivery of content, along with key service features such as search […]
US trade group the Computer & Communications Industry Association has submitted a white paper to the FCC that offers a way to bridge the gap between the FCC’s plan to bring competition to TV set-top boxes and its opponents. According to the CCIA, the alternative apps plan offered by the cable industry and others would […]
Shenzhen Skyworth Digital Technology, a global provider of smart home solutions, has revealed it shipped 30 million set-top boxes globally in 2015 – making it the third biggest set-top manufacturer in the world. Headquartered in Shenzhen, Skyworth Digital also announced revenue of $634 million in 2015, resulting in a net profit of $63.61 million. Contributing […]
UK cable MSO Virgin Media has started a major new platform update for its TV customers. The update, which will see all Virgin Media TiVo boxes updated automatically over the next few weeks, will give the existing box some fresh new features to help search, find and save content on the service. Virgin Media TV […]
A City of London Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) operation has led to the arrest of three people who are suspected to have orchestrated the distribution and transmission of thousands of illegally modified TV set-top boxes to people worldwide. Detectives from PIPCU executed a series of dawn raids on 10 August, at a business […]
Consumers saved approximately $646 million (€578m) in energy costs in 2015 as a result of the voluntary set-top box energy conservation agreement among pay-TV providers, consumer technology manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates. A report by independent auditor D+R International found that more than 3.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were prevented in […]
In its latest effort to combat piracy further, US pay-TV operator DISH has filed a lawsuit against the makers of the Loolbox streaming device, which unlawfully retransmits numerous Arabic TV channels. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas and names Defendants Lool Tech Co., Limited and Shenzhen […]
The United States Copyright Office has sent a letter to Congress claiming that the Federal Communications Commission’s set-top box proposal “could interfere with copyright owners’ rights to license their works, and [could] restrict their ability to impose … conditions on the use of those works.” US public interest advocacy group Public Knowledge finds that the […]