Advanced Television

Middleware

Multi-device solution from Alcatel-Lucent

From Colin Mann at IPTV World Forum in London Alcatel-Lucent has unveiled a set of solutions designed to enable service providers to introduce a wide array of new service offerings and deepen their connection with their subscribers by making it easier for people to access all of their services and content wherever they are, on […]

March 24, 2010

Opera and Ocean Blue launch HbbTV solution

Opera Software, the specialist browser company, and Ocean Blue Software, supplier of software solutions for the digital home, have announced the launch of a modular, scalable and integrated Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) solution for connected TVs and STBs. This solution combines the Opera Devices SDK for Linux, Opera's fully compliant HbbTV framework and Ocean […]

March 23, 2010

Netgem to power Melita HD and PVR service

Netgem, provider of IPTV technology and services to Telecom operators worldwide, has been chosen by Melita, a leading teleco provider in Malta to provide its next generation STB based on the latest technologies to power the operator's HD and PVR services ahead of the 2010 World Cup. The concurrent availability of the HD Netgem PVR […]

March 23, 2010

TV Genius for FetchTV

TV Genius has confirmed that its Content Delivery Platform has been selected by IP Vision, the UK-based platform owner, to enhance the functionality of the TV listings on IP Vision's FetchTV service. TV Genius and IP Vision have worked together to provide a fully searchable solution across web, mobile and hybrid DTT/IP TV. The solution […]

March 16, 2010

Telekom Austria selects Alcatel-Lucent

Telekom Austria has selected Alcatel-Lucent’s Triple-Play Service Delivery Architecture (TPSDA) to enable it to extend the reach of its triple-play services to include smaller communities across the country. Alcatel-Lucent will also provide professional services in the areas of project management, software subscription, support and repair management, and technical support services.

March 15, 2010

STMicroelectronics arms pay-TV against piracy

STMicroelectronics is sampling the first STB System-on-Chip devices featuring advanced CryptoFirewall security helping to prevent hacking of pay-TV broadcast signals and enable faster, lower-cost development of new set-top box products. The CryptoFirewall security core developed by Cryptography Research, and now integrated in ST's set-top box ICs, features dedicated tamper-proof and emulation-resistant hardware designed to work […]

March 12, 2010

Latens and Coship combine on solutions

Latens have signed a partnership agreement with Coship, the STB provider. The focus of this partnership agreement is to work together on delivering cutting edge solutions based on Coship's range of STBs with Latens leading software CAS and ECO Middleware. They say the combination of Coship's STB range and Latens CAS and middleware solutions offers […]

March 12, 2010

Selevision chooses Irdeto

Irdeto has confirmed that middleware and interactive TV technology provider Selevision has selected Irdeto's middleware solution and conditional access system (CAS) for its new HD Personal Video Recorders (PVRs). The HD PVRs, currently in field testing in Saudi Arabia, will enable content providers to run highly tailored advertisements – a market first in the Middle […]

March 9, 2010

Irdeto solution for Telenor Group

Irdeto has implemented its robust customer care and billing solution for long term customer Telenor Group in Denmark for Pay TV. The solution will also be rolled out in Sweden, Norway and Finland in the next months to provide Telenor with a flexible solution that enables the effective management of multi-play services, streamlined workflows, improved […]

March 3, 2010

Technosat and Conax partner

Technosat and Conax have entered into a partnership that will see content protection from Conax secure the new Technosat Satellite HD platform and provide secure HD content to exclusive markets in the Middle East and North Africa. Additionally, Technosat has entered an agent agreement exclusive for ten years with Conax for delivering secure HD set-top-boxes […]

March 3, 2010