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ABOX42 partners with Singularity

ABOX42, a German supplier of OTT, IPTV, and hybrid DVB STBs, has announced an expanded partnership with Singularity, a US-based TV solutions provider. With its smart STB platform, ABOX42 provides pay-TV operators with a powerful hardware and software platform that is integrated with modern HTML5-based TV middleware from Singularity. The joint solution is now available […]

February 6, 2018

KPNX deploys Mediaproxy

Mediaproxy, a provider of software-based IP broadcast solutions for compliance, monitoring and analysis, has announced that KPNX has selected its LogServer software solution for its next generation compliance and monitoring. KPNX, a Tegna Media company, provides digital television services including NBC affiliate Channel 12, 12 News Weather, and the Justice Network to viewers throughout the […]

February 1, 2018

SK Broadband launches AI IPTV service

SK Broadband, a fixed-line affiliate of Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom, has launched a voice-controlled artificial intelligence (AI) IPTV service. SK Broadband told the Korean Times that it has integrated its IPTV B tv set-top box with SK Telecom’s AI platform NUGU, branding the new service B tv x NUGU. The Seoul-based company said that […]

January 29, 2018

T-Mobile closes Layer3 TV acquisition

US mobile telco T-Mobile US has completed the previously-announced acquisition of Denver-based television innovator Layer3 TV. The Layer3 TV team has joined T-Mobile and will drive the telco’s initiative to launch a disruptive new TV service in 2018. In December 2017, the self-styled ‘Un-carrier’ unveiled its plans to ‘Un-carrier your TV’, fuelled by the talent […]

January 24, 2018

Ericsson secures Bell Canada next-gen TV deal

Broadcast and communications technology specialist Ericsson has been selected by Canadian multiplay telco Bell Canada to power its next generation multiscreen TV services. Ericsson’s MediaFirst TV Platform solution will enable Bell to offer an enhanced, personalised and converged multiscreen TV experience to its more than 1.5 million Fibe TV and Alt TV subscribers in Canada. […]

January 19, 2018

Gogo TV wins GOL Brazil

Brazilian airline GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes has announced that they are the launch airline for Gogo TV, an IPTV service powered by in-flight entertainment specialists Gogo’s 2Ku Wi-Fi system installed on all GOL aircraft. The live programming offers six TV channels that can be viewed by passengers on their own devices such as smartphones, tablets […]

January 12, 2018By Chris Forrester

Dataxis: Over 1bn pay-TV subs globally

According to Q317 data from research firm Dataxis, 60 million pay-TV subscribers have been added to global numbers since Q316. Asia‐Pacific has the highest number of pay-TV subscribers, accounting for 62 per cent in Q317, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.5 per cent between Q316‐Q317. The total number of pay-TV subscribers […]

January 11, 2018

DELTA selects Amino, Stoneroos

DELTA, the Netherlands-based provider of Internet, TV, telephony and energy, is deploying Amino’s MOVE TV delivery platform to provide a full end-to-end solution to deliver multiscreen entertainment services. Amino has worked closely with DELTA to transition its existing cable TV subscriber base to an all IP-based service model – and enable a range of advanced […]

January 11, 2018

Germany: 1&1 launches IPTV with ABOX42

ABOX42, a supplier of IPTV, OTT and hybrid DVB advanced STB solutions has announced that 1&1, a tier 1 Internet and telephone service provider in Germany, has launched a multiscreen IPTV service powered by ABOX42’s M30-Series smart STB platform. With ABOX42’s STB solution, 1&1 can deliver compelling content, including live TV, VOD, catch-up TV, time-shift […]

January 8, 2018

Ooyala: OTT consumer frustration to drive change

Video streaming and monetisation specialist Ooyala has released its State of the Broadcast Industry 2018 report which maps out the challenges for content creators and distributors as they strive to maintain and grow audiences in an increasingly fragmented media landscape. The report – which draws on Ooyala’s own data and analysis as well as research […]

January 4, 2018