More than 20 per cent of broadband households with Internet-connected CE use streaming media players the most for online video Connected CE research from Parks Associates finds a steadily increasing number of US broadband households are turning to a streaming media player first when looking for online content. Currently, 21 per cent of US broadband households with […]
Set-Top-Box market in the SAARC (South Asia) region has registered record growth in third quarter of 2015, as rapid digitisation in the phase 3 cities of India is driving the demand for STBs. With the pay-tv industry in all major SAARC countries moving toward digitisation – mandatory or voluntary – STBs of all kind from […]
Figures from Decipher’s bi-annual media consumption report Mediabug have shown that half of those who have purchased a TV show or film on their set-top box have never purchased a digital TV show or film before. Mediabug Wave 7 reports that, to date, 24 per cent of the UK online population have purchased a digital […]
Technicolor has manufactured the 20th million set-top-box for DirecTV PanAmericana. Over the past 22 years Technicolor has worked in partnership with DirecTV to provide a wide range of basic and advanced set-top-boxes for use in the US and throughout Latin America. In 1993 Technicolor (formerly Thomson) was selected by DirecTV to design and manufacture the […]
Sky is set to unveil its next generation Sky STB on November 18th. A cryptic invite to a product launch invites journalists to “see how we’re changing TV again”, and introduces the hashtag #SetTVFree. Tentatively dubbed “SkyQ”, the STB is reported to offer multi-screen viewing so family members can each watch different shows on varying […]
The BBC has confirmed that its iPlayer service is coming to the new Apple TV. The catch-up app is not ready to launch alongside the revamped set-top box when it goes on sale this week, but the Corporation said that it would be available “in the coming months”. “Available on over 10,000 devices, BBC iPlayer […]
MultiChoice’s Kenyan DStv operation is dramatically cutting the prices of its HDTV receiver/decoders. The units will come down in price by 50 per cent – from Kenyan Shillings 11,000 (€98) to 5,500, as part of its pre-Christmas promotional efforts. The price also includes the supply of a new dish, cabling and installation fee. Subscribers can […]
Roku is launching its streaming players in France. Consumers in the country with a Roku streaming player can stream entertainment from 1,500+ streaming channels, including Netflix, Google Play, Spotify, YouTube, Daily Motion, France 24 and soon content will be added from LA VOD videofutur, Deezer, ARTE and others. “Roku streaming players give consumers choice and […]
Opera TV has announced that Humax’s new set-top boxes, unveiled last week, will be the first live deployment of its HbbTV 2.0 SDK. Humax’s new set-top boxes are the first Freeview-Play-enabled devices. The Freeview Play service on Humax set-top boxes uses the latest HbbTV specification, giving UK viewers access to both linear and on-demand content, […]
Freeview Play, the new on-demand service from UK’s Freeview, will boost the retail set-top box market, says leading STB maker Humax. Humax commercial director Graham North said Freeview Play will stimulate and reinvigorate the retail market. Humax currently accounts for 45 per cent of the DVR retail market by volume and over half by value. […]