The Spanish police has broken up a band of pay-TV pirates and arrested three people on charges of breaking the intellectual property by selling illegal set-top-boxes to watch pay-TV in the country. The pirates were selling the STBs online for €150 and delivering them throughout the country. The devices had been manipulated and included illegal […]
Online movie and TV subscription service Netflix has secured a further operator carriage deal with the news that Canadian telco TELUS’s Optik TV customers will be able to access the service, directly from their Optik TV set-top box, removing the inconvenience of having to switch hardware and source inputs or fumble with additional remotes. Access […]
Spanish telco Telefónica has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for IPTV from the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services to provide enhanced revenue security for its Movistar TV, part of the Fusión service which features the most complete and varied telecommunications services and television content offering […]
Sky is planning a “next generation” Now TV box later this year, and is will also launch a similar service for Italy. Sky group CEO Jeremy Darroch said Sky will “really get behind” its OTT offerings “transforming.. some of the learnings from the UK into Italy and Germany.” Sky launched a Roku streaming box for […]
Skyworks Solutions, an innovator of high performance analogue semiconductors connecting people, places and things, is ramping front-end modules, wireless connectivity switches, power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, and power management solutions for streaming media and smart TV applications supporting OEMs such as Roku, Google, Amazon and Samsung. OTT content provided through STBs is one of the […]
Comigo has announced that ChitramTV, a German service provider that offers Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, and Malayalam language content to viewers in Germany and the UK, has chosen an Android-based STB solution from Comigo to offer advanced personalisation, as well as interactive and social capabilities, to the TV screen. Comigo’s STB solution enables ChitramTV customers to […]
Advanced Television talks to Yvette Kanouff, SVP Cisco Service Provider Video Software and Solutions, about Cisco’s increasing commitment to the cloud, V2P and the benefit of comprehensive virtualization, RDK and bringing Internet speed innovation to cable, data security in the age of the IoE and encouraging more women into technology careers. [bitsontherun VJ0BU0SB-Nz9lx6T9]
DivX, a provider of next-generation digital video solutions, and Altech Multimedia, a provider of products, professional services and solutions to the broadband industries, have announced a new agreement to license and integrate DivX Plus HD and DivX HEVC technology into its upcoming set-top boxes. The devices will be made available to consumers globally through retail […]
Pace has published an unaudited update for the financial year ended December 31st ahead of preliminary results to be announced on March 3rd. Highlights include: – Record Q4 revenue has resulted in a strong finish to the year. Full year revenue expected to be up 6 per cent to $2,610 million (2013: $2,469.2m) – Adjusted […]
Indian direct-to-home satellite operator Tata Sky has launched the country’s first 4K set-top box. The STB will be available for existing and new subscribers to enjoy upcoming One-day International and World Cup cricket matches in Ultra HD 4k picture clarity. Prospective subscribers can now reserve their Tata Sky 4K STB at just Rs 6,400 (€87) […]