Stepping up its efforts to bring competition to the cable and pay-TV set-top box market in the US, the Consumer Video Choice Coalition (CVCC) – comprised of a diverse group of organisations and companies that believe consumers would benefit from a competitive ecosystem of third-party devices and services that can be used across multichannel video […]
ABOX42, a supplier of IPTV, OTT and Hybrid-DVB advanced STB solutions has announced that M-net, a German regional Carrier in Munich, has selected the ABOX42 M20-Series Smart STB platform for its new IPTV service ‘M-net TVplus’ which will be deployed across the M-net Fiber in the South of Germany. M-net is one of the major […]
Danish triple-play operator Waoo! has confirmed the immediate availability of its latest hybrid set-top box, first unveiled at CES in January. The STB is the first in Denmark to support 4K, and among the first in the world to integrate Netflix. Waoo! became the Internet entertainment streaming service’s third cable partner in November 2013, following […]
The City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Unit (PIPCU) has been involved in a day of action to disrupt the sale of set-top boxes which have been illegally modified to stream pirated channels which include movies and sports. The co-ordinated operation resulted in six arrests, following the execution of seven search warrants and inspections at […]
French pay-TV operator Canal+ Group, a leading provider of premium channels, is partnering with quad-play operator Orange to launch its latest set-top box with a complete Ultra-HD offering including: Live events: Top rugby and football matches with a new UHD experience Original productions in UHD A selection of UHD movies, series and documentaries Content will […]
Sky will launch UHD TV on Sky Q by summer says Nick Herm, director of strategy, Sky. The pay broadcaster will also be adding voice control, he said. Herm said Sky is looking to offer a range of different products to cater for an ever more fragmented audience with widely varying viewing habits. He told […]
Orange has detailed the launch of its new Livebox at an event in the Carrousel du Louvre, Paris. The STB will be available by summer of 2016 in France. The Livebox features optimised speed for both ADSL and Fibre. Its extended Wi-Fi ac range “guarantees” a constant network throughout the house, clocking speeds of up […]
Media commentator Andrew Neil has predicted that Sky’s new premium-level pay-TV offering Sky Q will be the development that kick starts the market for Ultra HD TV. Delivering a ‘State of the Industry’ keynote address at the SES Satellite Monitor event in London, Neil, the launch Chairman of the original Sky DTH service in the […]
TV experience company Sixty has signed a strategic partnership with Altibox which will see Sixty apply its expertise and experience to support the development of Altibox’s latest generation STB. The agreement further extends a decade-long working relationship between the two companies. “We have been working with Altibox for almost a decade and we’ve played a […]
The global set top box (STB) market size is expected to reach $25.45 billion by 2022 according to a report by Grand View Research. Technology proliferation and increasing demand for high-quality picture and sound is anticipated to boost global set top box market growth. Increasing demand for IPTV models in developed regions from North America […]