IP Vision, a UK provider in the DTT/IPTV over-the-top (OTT) TV sector, has unveiled FetchTV Guide, a HD UI that displays hybrid content from linear TV, IPTV and connected devices in an easy-to-use, vertical grid. FetchTV Guide features a Backwards EPG and displays thumbnail images of content, enabling the viewer to snack on trailers and […]
Netgem, an IPTV technology specialist, and Tvinci, a provider of centralised cross-device content and user experience management platforms, have developed a joint Over-the-Top TV (OTT TV) solution for the delivery of linear and on-demand video. The new turnkey solution enables operators to extend their reach beyond their traditional boundaries and allow new value added services […]
The BBC World Service is to receive a “significant” sum of money from the US government to help combat the blocking of TV and Internet services in countries including Iran and China. In what the BBC said is the first deal of its kind, an agreement is expected to be signed later this month that […]
AirTies is incorporating support for Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR) standards into its future and existing range of set-top boxes. AirTies will be supporting both the Microsoft Smooth Streaming and Apple’s HTTP Live Streaming approach to live video streaming which cuts the video traffic into chunks and adapts it dynamically to available bandwidth to offer an […]
Entone, provider of Hybrid TV and Connected Home solutions, and Edgeware, a technology leader in distributed video delivery, have announced that Entone’s Hybrid TV and over-the-top (OTT) devices are fully integrated with Edgeware’s Orbit Fast Channel Change solution. Fast Channel Change gives IPTV operators a competitive advantage by dramatically reducing the channel changing times usually […]
Minerva Networks, provider of carrier-class solutions for the delivery of television services over broadband networks, has announced that Go Malta has selected its platform to offer broadcast TV, video-on-demand and over-the-top (OTT) television services for up to 100,000 subscribers. Go Malta will use Minerva’s carrier software called xTVFusion to help manage the IP delivery of […]
A report from Knowledge Networks indicates that more people are consuming video from TV networks online, and that their tolerance for pre-roll or embedded ads within that video has not diminished since 2006. Knowledge Networks’s most recent TV’s Web Connections report demonstrates that more people are choosing to consume TV network video through free or […]
Netflix has upped its stalking of pay-TV operators by bidding as much as $100 million for exclusive US rights to a new political series starring Kevin Spacey. House of Cards, a remake of the BBC political drama, is directed by The Social Network’s David Fincher and is being auctioned by Media Rights Capital. The bidding […]
The US multichannel sector succeeded in reversing two consecutive quarters of video subscriber losses to achieve positive net adds in the fourth-quarter 2010. The combined gain of 65,000 customers, though weaker than year-ago results, helped boost the industry to a full-year increase of 211,000 customers, according to SNL Kagan estimates of total US video subscribers […]
We have a widget on the advanced-television.com news service that calculates the most read story over the last five days. It is clear that if the words connected TV feature in the story it will rank high and if the name Google TV is included it will shoot to the top. This fascination is divided […]