Thai service provider CTH Public Company Limited, media protection, multiscreen and revenue assurance solutions specialist Irdeto and digital TV software and service provider Inview have formed a partnership to develop an OTT and hybrid version of CTH’s cable service to provide its customers with services beyond its existing cable networks. CTH is a leading service […]
Canis Media, the broadcast management company, has sold the Price Drop and Bid TV Sky EPG channels. The Sky EPG slots were sold after owners Sit-Up Limited went into administration. KPMG, appointed Canis Media to sell Bid (channel 645) and Price Drop (channel 654) which have been bought by The Genuine Gemstone Company (TGGC) and […]
The Kudelski Group has announced that its OpenTV and Nagravision subsidiaries have filed three patent infringement suits against Apple in Düsseldorf District Court. The suits allege that Apple infringes three patents owned by OpenTV and Nagravision and seek, among other relief, to enjoin Apple from further infringement. The suits identify Apple’s infringing products and services […]
EBS, the full-service provider of EPG data for platforms and channels worldwide, has further expanded its array of EPG data services for Chello Zone, a leading international broadcaster and creator of television channels across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. EBS now provides EPG data services for CBS Action and CBS Drama in South […]
The Freeview TV guide is being updated on September 3rd to create extra capacity for new services. As a result, Children’s and News channels will move to new channel numbers. To update their guide viewers simply need to retune their Freeview TVs and digital boxes where equipment does not pick up the changes automatically. On-screen […]
OpenTV, and Nagravision, both subsidiaries of the Kudelski Group, have filed a patent infringement suit against Apple in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit alleges that Apple infringes five US patents owned by OpenTV and Nagravision, and identifies Apple’s infringing products and services as including iOS mobile devices […]
Virgin Media has prevailed in its latest High Court battle with Rovi Corporation over patents related to EPG and links to content. Rovi had claimed infringement of two patents relating to the ability to conceal chosen channels on the EPG and the “backwards EPG” linking to content. The Court found both patents invalid and that […]
iPlayer chief Dan Taylor has confirmed that the BBC’s streaming service will soon be extending its window for catch-up content from 7 days to 30 days. Taylor also revealed several new features including a Radio 1 video player within iPlayer whilst speaking at TV Connect in London. The new version of iPlayer launched on a limited […]
Sky customers will start to see a brand new Homepage on their Sky+HD boxes in what the satellite broadcaster describes as the most significant shake-up to its electronic programme guide (EPG) since its introduction at the launch of digital TV in 1998. For the first time ever, On Demand, including Catch Up TV and Sky […]
Rovi has renewed the licence agreement with Sony Corporation for interactive programme guide patents and technologies. The agreement continues to provide Sony with a licence to Rovi’s guide patent portfolio for its consumer electronics devices worldwide and the ability to use related Rovi guide and metadata technologies. “Our continued collaboration with Sony, a leading manufacturer […]