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Sky Deutschland selects AuthenTec for iPads

AuthenTec, a provider of security and identity management solutions, has announced that Sky Deutschland, the largest pay-TV provider in Germany and Austria, has chosen AuthenTec’s DRM Fusion Downloadable client to deliver premium content services to Apple tablets via its new Sky Go application. Sky Deutschland’s Sky Go service allows mobile users to view programming from […]

October 19, 2011

Exterity update for AvediaPlayer

Exterity, the Building IPTV specialist, has unveiled a new version of its AvediaPlayer receiver range. The upgrade offers an enhanced core browser that improves visual functionality for organisations who want to provide live or on-demand access to TV, video and AV content over an IP Network. This latest version of the AvediaPlayer receiver harnesses the […]

October 19, 2011

Darsh Digital selects NDS

NDS has confirmed that Darsh Digital, an independent cable operator in India, has selected an end-to-end suite of technologies from NDS to enable the launch of their digital pay-TV service. Headquartered in Patna, Bihar with an existing base of analogue subscribers, the new service from Darsh Digital will provide enhanced functionality and value-added content for […]

October 18, 2011

Mo-DV offers cross-platform delivery solution

Mo-DV (Mobile Digital Video), an innovator of multimedia content delivery via USB Flash Drives and Micro SD Cards, says it has developed a new technology that solves the format problems between mobile devices, HDTV sets, and other consumer electronic devices, with issued patents. The new medium enables users to play content on mobile phones, tablets, […]

October 17, 2011

Intel dumps smart TV chips

Intel has shut down its Digital Home Group and will no longer make chips for interactive TV set-top boxes such as the Google TV devices from Sony and Logitech, or the similar Boxee boxes from D-Link. The engineers from the group are being merged into Intel’s tablet group. Intel confirmed the move, explaining: “There is […]

October 13, 2011

JAK selects NDS for digital

NDS has announced that JAK Communications, an independent cable TV provider in Chennai, India, has selected an end-to-end solution from NDS to enable the launch of its digital pay-TV platform. One of the fastest growing MSO’s in Chennai, the new digital platform from JAK Communications will provide subscribers with access to hundreds of digital channels […]

October 13, 2011

SlingPlayer for Android tablets

Sling Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar, has confirmed the availability of SlingPlayer for tablets running versions 3.0 or later of the Android operating system. Available for purchase on the Android Market, the application lets Slingbox owners extend their living room TV experience to their tablets and takes advantage of the higher screen resolutions […]

October 11, 2011

CONNEXUS ecosystem for monetising OTT

A band of solution providers aiming to enable monetisation of Over-the-Top (OTT) video have announced the launch of CONNEXUS, a new and disruptive ecosystem and architecture aimed at enabling service providers, content providers and advertisers to become part of a connected value chain to deliver high-quality monetised video to subscribers in a multi-screen mobile and […]

October 11, 2011

NDS powers Anytime VoD service for Sky Deutschland

NDS has announced that its technology is powering the new Sky Anytime push VoD service for Sky Deutschland, the largest pay-TV operator in Germany and Austria. Enabled by NDS’ MediaHighway set-top box software, Sky Anytime provides Sky+ customers with a wide range of on-demand content, including selected movies from their subscribed film packages as well […]

October 11, 2011

Ericsson solutions for EBU Olympics coverage

Ericsson is bringing the 2012 London Olympic Games to a global audience of almost five billion after supplying the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) with solutions for the delivery of coverage of the event, and other future sporting occasions, to broadcasters around the world. This premium global sports content will be distributed to EBU members and […]

October 11, 2011