Apple’s popular Apple TV devices have propelled the company into third-ranked position in 2015, based on revenue in the overall global set-top box market, from ninth place in 2014 according to critical information and insight source IHS. The surge is courtesy of continued strong growth in consumer retail over-the-top television (OTT) boxes, and the consolidation […]
TiVo subsidiary Cubiware, a provider of software for Digital TV devices and systems is partnering with set-top box system-on-chip specialist ALi Corporation in which it will integrate the full-featured CubiTV Hybrid Middleware on ALi STB chipsets, with the intention of bringing highly competitive solutions to operators around the world. The joint solution will enable pay-TV […]
Hybrid TV device and cloud solutions Amino Communications has secured a new contract to provide TV devices and its Engage service assurance software to North American service provider MCTV. Ohio-based MCTV delivers fibre-based broadband Internet, cable TV, Phone and Security services to 47,000 homes and businesses across the five counties it serves. With the company […]
Proving itself to be the one bright spot in a challenging set-top box sector, the 4K set-top box market is forecast to quadruple from less than two million units in 2015 to more than 7 million in 2016, and then grow by 46 per cent annually through 2021. According to technology innovation market intelligence specialist […]
ADB, a provider of solutions and services for multimedia convergence, has announced that Minerva Networks, a provider of software solutions for the delivery of connected entertainment services, has certified it’s iTVFusion client on ADB’s new 1761 series of STBs. The new solution combines ADB’s expertise in personal TV and broadband connectivity with Minerva’s IPTV platform […]
India’s cable and DTH operators serving the country’s smaller cities and towns are at long last installing digital set-top boxes. The installations, part of India’s ‘Phase III’ plan to see digital addressable decoder boxes in every home, now total 40.5 million in these Phase III regions. This is ahead of initial targets set by India’s […]
MTG’s pay-TV operator Viasat is further enhancing its premium sports offering by providing customers with an even better viewing experience. Viasat Ultra HD will be the Nordic region’s first ever TV channel with Ultra HD content, and be launched when the next sports seasons kick off this autumn. The channel will provide customers with events […]
Evolution Digital has unveiled a new version of its eBOX IP hybrid STB with the new eGUIDE interactive guide, powered by Rovi’s Fan TV platform, enabling cable service providers to gain access to Rovi’s enhanced metadata and pave the way to future innovations that enhance the discovery experience. The newly developed Evolution Digital set-top box […]
UK Minister for Intellectual Property Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe has launched the Government’s intellectual property (IP) enforcement strategy, highlighting the threat of illegal streaming services and set-top boxes. The strategy document – Protecting creativity, supporting innovation: IP enforcement 2020 – lays out the areas that the government sees as the most pressing priorities, and some of […]
Liberty Global is to end the mix of its own Horizon and the TiVo provided STBs , as part of project ‘Eos’ part of Liberty 3.0 which CEO Mike Fries mow says will be known as ‘Liberty Go’. The company aims to reduce costs across the board and a common technology platform is a target. […]