NDS has revealed that Kabel Deutschland, Germany’s largest cable operator, has launched a new HD STB powered by NDS technologies. The new box includes NDS MediaHighway STB software, VideoGuard conditional access, an NDS VOD solution and a customised electronic programme guide. With this solution, Kabel Deutschland is able to drive HD and offer a mass […]
At the opening morning of the CASBAA Convention 2011 at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, panelists spoke of the increasing importance of OTT services and ways to monetise content without cannibalising existing audiences or revenues. Blair Westlake, corporate vice president, media and entertainment group at Microsoft, pointed to the success of content via its Xbox […]
Alfalak Electronic, a provider of technology-based end-to-end solutions in the Middle East, has partnered with Mariner and deployed xVu, Mariner’s award-winning IPTV service assurance platform. Mariner’s xVu suite of service assurance products enables lower operating costs for TV service providers through effective trouble isolation and the avoidance of recurring field costs such as dispatches and […]
Admitting that the initial version of Google TV “wasn’t perfect”, Google has announced a software update aimed at providing a better user experience. Writing in the Google TV blog, Mario Queiroz, Vice President Product Management, and Vincent Dureau, Director of Engineering, note that with over three billion views a day, sites such as YouTube are […]
With parent company Google revealing a software update to its Google TV service, YouTube has announced the arrival of a range of channels aimed at bringing an even broader range of entertainment for the site’s users. Writing in the official YouTube blog, Robert Kyncl, Global Head of Content Partnerships, suggests that “wonderful things happen when […]
Over half (54 per cent) of broadband Internet users watch TV content streamed or on an alternative platform weekly, according to consumer research firm Horowitz Associates. Non-traditional viewing now accounts for 10.8 hours a month, or seven per cent of total viewing time, with 149.4 hours still dedicated to traditional TV. The firm’s Multiplatform Content […]
Amazon.com has announced a new licensing agreement with Disney-ABC Television Group that will allow Amazon Prime members to stream instantly a broad selection of library content from ABC Studios, Disney Channel, ABC Family and Marvel. The agreement was brokered by Disney-ABC Domestic Television with Amazon. The news follows a similar deal between online rival Netflix […]
Netflix and Disney-ABC Television Group have extended their previous existing licensing agreement. The extension allows Netflix to continue to stream hundreds of library episodes from ABC Studios, Disney Channel and ABC Family over the Internet. As part of the deal, Netflix is also adding new content to its line-up of Disney-ABC series and TV movies. […]
Following the mid-October announcement of a licensing agreement with Netflix, CBS and Warner Bros. joint venture channel The CW has agreed a five-year deal with online TV and movie service Hulu. Under the deal, the five most recent episodes of each show will be available to Hulu Plus subscribers the next day after broadcast. Those […]
Paraguayan state-owned operator Copaco will launch its long-planned IPTV service on December 15th. The service will be available as part of a triple-play product suite, also including fixed telephony and broadband internet access. The new offering, which will be made available across the company’s existing broadband network footprint, will comprise of 90 TV channels at […]