Bob Stanzione, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at entertainment and communications technologist ARRIS, has declared that the set-top box will remain a significant component of the company’s business for quite some time into the future. Speaking during the company’s Q2 2016 Earnings Call, in response to analyst questioning regarding the company’s video product segment, Stanzione […]
Advanced Television’s annual update on the challenges of content security and the latest techniques and developments in the this crucial sector. Watch as industry experts from Cisco, Irdeto, Microsoft and Nagra take on: content sharing, compliance and common approaches, risk assessment, data centre challenges and security in the cloud, IoT and frictionless 360 security, working […]
MTS TV customers can now watch Netflix directly on their cable boxes, provided they have a subscription to the streaming service. MTS has confirmed that their customers will be able to access Netflix’s entire catalogue of shows and movies by going to channels 55 or 1055 — or by pressing the interactive button on their […]
Telecom Italia (TIM) has launched a new decoder for its on-demand service based on the Android TV operating system. Created in collaboration with Google, the new TIMvision set-top box is 4K ready for viewing Ultra HD content and features Wi-Fi connectivity for video streaming (5GHz 802.11ac dual-band), integrated DTT (DVBT-2 standard) and the latest generation […]
Irdeto, an expert in digital platform security, has announced significant milestones for its Keys & Credentials solution, which is now widely deployed with cable operators in the US and Canada. Irdeto has secured and keyed over 16 million next-generation STBs. Shipments have doubled in the past year, underscoring the desire of operators to stay in […]
US antitrust authorities, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have all granted approval for the Rovi $1.1 billion (€0.9bn) acquisition of TiVo to go ahead. Shareholders in the two businesses still have to give their formal approval to the deal, which is expected to close during Q3 this year. As announced on […]
Smart home solutions provider and set-top box manufacturer Skyworth Digital Technology has corrected a statement – subsequently withdrawn – released on July 28th, related to its supply of STBs into the Brazilian digital switchover (DSO). It had said that the company had been selected as a supplier for Brazil’s DSO and as the main provider […]
Futuresource Consulting has published its latest worldwide digital media adaptor (DMA) report to provide an insight into the media streaming device market. 2015 saw shipments of 42 million DMAs, growing over 15 per cent year-on-year and representing a trade value of $1.9 billion (€1.7bn). 2020 is expected to see shipments of these dedicated video streaming […]
Comcast has confirmed plans to stream Netflix programming directly on the Comcast X1 platform. Comcast will become the fourth cable provider in the US that Netflix has struck a similar deal with, but Comcast is the considerably the largest. In a joint statement, the companies said “Comcast and Netflix have reached an agreement to incorporate […]
South Africa’s never-ending road to digital adoption was dealt another blow with the production of locally built set-top boxes ceasing because of a legal action. In May the country’s Supreme Court set aside the government’s decision not to include encryption software into its digital set-top boxes. Universal Service and Access Agency of SA, a major […]