According to market research by Technavio, the global in-built (on board DVR) set-top boxes market sales will likely surpass 179 million units by 2020. The market size has been calculated based on the revenue generated from unit sales of STBs equipped with DVR technology. “Hybrid STBs are a combination of satellite, cable, and IPTV STBs. […]
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has refuted suggestions that the Commission’s proposal to introduce competition into the set-top box marketplace will require changes in the programming business practices of pay-TV providers or require consumers to purchase new boxes; nor will it harm minority programming opportunities, contending that the proposed rulemaking is about whether the standard for […]
India’s budget is proposing trimming the tax duties on the import and local manufacture of set-top boxes (and routers and broadband modems) in a restructuring of its General Sales Tax (VAT/TVA rules). In essence the tax rate is to be trimmed from 12.5 per cent to 4 per cent, and some components and “subparts” will […]
In a similar move to the FCC in the US which is proposing to free up set-top box supply, India’s broadcast and telecom regulator Trai is looking at making set-top boxes interoperable. “We are working on introducing interoperability on set-top boxes. The idea is to make them more like a telecom device,” Trai chairman Ram […]
As anticipated, the US’s Federal Communications Commission has approved a new rule that would allow consumers to swap cable set-top boxes for less expensive devices in what is seen as a major blow to cable operators who had lobbied vociferously against the proposed rulemaking. The 3-2 vote in favour was split along party lines. “Technology […]
The worldwide digital media adaptor (i.e., Media streamers, OTT boxes) market is forecast to grow strongly and approach 60 million shipments in 2019, detailed in Futuresource Consulting’s digital media adaptor report. Dominated by a few large brands outside of China, including Apple and Google
Integrated IP Hybrid devices and IP Video solutions provider Evolution Digital and the US’s National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) have struck a deal to make available cost-effectively to NCTC members Evolution Digital’s IP Hybrid STB powered by TiVo. In July 2015, TiVo’s software was integrated onto Evolution Digital’s low-cost IP Hybrid HD STB. Now with […]
Open-source media player Kodi is to take action against rogue sellers who modify the software, installing broken piracy add-ons, advertising that Kodi allows the user to watch free movies and TV, and then vanishing when the user buys the box and finds out that the add-on they were sold on was “a crummy, constantly breaking […]
Vodafone Portugal has introduced the first portable TV Box on the market for customers of its TV Net Voz triple-play offer. Thanks to its reduced size and the possibility of connecting via Wi-Fi, the portable TV Box represents an ideal solution for extending access to the TV service. One of the main features is mobility, […]
Buckeye CableSystem, a US cable operator servicing northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, has announced a multi-year partnership. Starting in June 2016, TiVo will become the primary provider of the software, user experience and cloud services for Buckeye’s television offering across its service area. Buckeye will market and deploy TiVo’s multi-screen offering, including TiVo-powered DVRs and […]