The ‘Living With Digital’ presentation at this year’s Futuresource Entertainment Summit revealed that as many as 64 per cent of iPhone users and 32 per cent of other smartphone users are watching video on their smartphones. Results of the ongoing consumer study were d based on consumer research carried out in the US, UK, France […]
SFR, the French telco and pay-TV provider, is using Google for a new search engine for linear and on-demand content. It has also announced plans to add a new catch-up TV service. SFR will use the Google Search Appliance to enable its Neufbox Evolution to search programmes and linear channels and on-demand services. When it […]
NDS has joined the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) as an Associate member. NDS is engaged in a number of service provider projects featuring MoCA. NDS is responsible for the middleware and user experience in Liberty Global’s planned Multimedia Home Gateway, which includes MoCA technology. NDS is also a professional services and integration partner of […]
Chinese Television IT services provider China Television Information Technology Company, or CTVIT, has joined the Marlin Partner Program (MPP). The MPP is a technology solutions development and marketing program consisting of over 40 leading technology solutions providers and system integrators who provide solutions based on the open Marlin DRM standard. CTVIT’s joining the MPP is […]
ABI Research has released the first part of its “Technology Barometer: Digital Living” study which surveyed 2000 consumers in the US about consumer electronic products in their households, home networking, and connected devices. Despite the attention given to-cord cutting, this trend has not generated the momentum some expected: in this survey only 10 per cent […]
Yahoo’s connected-TV platform, which includes more than 140 applications, can now be found on more than eight million devices, the company claims. Yahoo also announced that 2012 will see several HDTV manufacturers integrate the its connected-TV platform into new HDTVs, including Sony, Samsung, Toshiba, LG and Vizio, along with global distributors Haier, Hisense and Vestel. […]
mgMEDIA has partnered with Fastweb, Italy’s leading broadband telco provider, in the creation of a multi-device platform for the distribution of Chili’s OTT content. Chili is available on Italian LG and Samsung Devices (Smart TVs, BDP and Smart Upgraders), offering movies from major film studios like Warner and Paramount. Content is also available in HD. […]
Irdeto has announced that Search Sound and Vision Corporation (SSVC) has chosen Irdeto’s Conditional Access System (CAS) to protect broadcast content provided to Britain’s Armed Forces. SSVC, a registered charity, is commissioned by the British Ministry of Defence, under the branding of British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS), to supply radio and television programming to any […]
NDS has revealed that their technologies are enabling hybrid functionality for the Astro B.yond platform from Astro, Malaysia’s leading cross-media group. The new solution will provide Astro subscribers with access to the best of international and local content, delivered either over DTH, IP or hybrid mechanisms combining both IP and DTH. NDS’ MediaHighway STB software […]
Over The Top supply of content direct to TV sets is creating “a plethora of business models” says a new report from IMS Research. “OTT subscription services will generate a cumulative $32 billion in revenues over the next five years, accounting for the majority of the market each year when compared to pay-per services that […]