Zenterio is proud to announce that it has successfully passed the BeeSmart certification for the STC‐ZI3040 set top box, equipped with the market leading Zenterio ZiDS software stack. This is an important milestone as it opens up the possibilities of using the full range of the Zenterio STB portfolio in a BeeSmart environment. Zenterio is […]
Receiving live TV on a mobile phone, tablet, or computer is a popular feature throughout Western Europe, with 30 per cent of broadband households highly interested in these TV Everywhere services, according to Parks Associates’ recent consumer survey Connected Consumer in Europe. The international research firm found UK broadband households the most interested in receiving […]
NDS has revealed that BSkyB has deployed a customised implementation of NDS’ advanced set-top box software for its Sky+HD boxes. As well as enabling the launch of Sky’s Anytime+ VoD service, the component based architecture of the set-top box software enables Sky to evolve the complete end-user experience to meet changing customer needs faster than […]
IPTV in the Ukraine is expected to provide a CAGR of 42 per cent between 2011-2016, reaching 104,000 subscribers, or 2 per cent of all pay-TV subscribers, according to a report by Pyramid Research. Pyramid Research’s projections are driven by the assumption that NKRZ will finally grant the long-awaited IPTV licenses in the latter part […]
Netgem, a specialist in connected home technologies and solutions, has announced its revenue for the first half 2011. Netgem generated consolidated revenue of €43.2 million, of which around 45 per cent came from international sales, for the period ending June 30th, 2011. International revenues kept growing and reached €19.5 million for the first half of […]
Rovi Corporation and Toshiba Corporation have signed a multi-year agreement for use of Rovi TotalGuide and its interactive programme guide (IPG) patent portfolio in Toshiba televisions, Blu-ray players and recorders, as well as mobile and tablet devices in the United States and Europe, expected to be sold in Spring 2012. Rovi TotalGuide unifies search, discovery […]
A new study states that Latin America’s cable distributors are converting to digital technology at such a pace that by 2016 some 90 per cent of subscribers will be enjoying digital services. Satellite TV is included in the mix but most DTH players are already transmitting digitally. According to the report “Pay-TV in Latin America […]
Orange has confirmed an agreement with Samsung to offer Orange content and services on Samsung Smart TVs. The service will launch first in France in the coming weeks, on Samsung’s Smart TV range for 2011, and then on Samsung Blu-ray players and Home cinema systems before the end of the year. It will roll out […]
YouView has lost support from Sony which said that it would not be linking to the service in its connected Bravia TV sets. It is a blow to the BBC originated service as it tries to strike deals with connected TV makers. The VoD service was supposed to launch this summer, but now that start […]
Though connected TV technology can now be found in almost two in five TV households, Knowledge Networks findings reveal that viewers of all age groups still prefer “live” TV over “high-control” technologies. Among all connected TV viewers, almost half (47 per cent) say that watching a programme at its regular time is their first choice […]