Ocean Blue Software has partnered with STMicroelectronics to demonstrate a proof of concept HbbTV solution at the CES show. Developing the HbbTV solution with Opera Software will enable CE vendors and OEMs to offer a feature-rich, low-risk solution with reduced time to market. HbbTV is a major pan-European initiative aimed at harmonising the broadcast and […]
Comcast has revealed plans to enable in-home streaming for live and On Demand content this year on Apple’s iPad as well as Android powered tablets. Later this year, customers will be able to watch live news, TV shows and movies in their homes whenever they want. Comcast also made two more announcements about its Xfinity […]
Digital entertainment solutions provider Rovi has unveiled the Rovi Media Cloud, a suite of entertainment web services that is designed to enable the rapid creation of innovative new products, services and applications for the connected consumer. According to the company, the initiative demonstrates its plans to continue to power the next wave of digital entertainment […]
Global multi-screen video software company SeaChange has inked an agreement with Technicolor that will bring its VividLogic tru2way software stack to Technicolor’s range of next-generation digital set-top boxes in 2011. The standards-based product integration places VividLogic software on Intel CE media processors in Technicolor set-top boxes that will enable North American cable operators to roll […]
GreenPeak Technologies, a fabless semiconductor company, has announced the launch of three new chips, allowing the development of robust and low cost ZigBee RF4CE remote control applications for TV’s and set-top boxes, addressing an overall one billion unit annual market. The three devices all have full RF4CE functionality with ZRC embedded, targeting specific product applications: […]
Funai Electric and ActiveVideo Networks has announced an agreement in principle that will make Funai the first consumer electronics manufacturer to bring interactive television solutions based entirely in the network cloud to connected televisions. Funai Electric manufactures Philips, Emerson, Magnavox and Sylvania brand televisions and Blu-ray players. Funai and ActiveVideo anticipate that an announcement regarding […]
Digital entertainment technology specialist Rovi Corporation is to acquire digital video processing, playback and distribution technologies provider Sonic Solutions in a stock and cash transaction valued at some $720 million and the per share value of Sonic common stock at signing of the agreement is $14.17, a 38.2 per cent premium to Sonic’s 30 […]
Sky has announced its Sky+ App for iPad is available on the App Store. Now iPad users with a Sky+ or Sky+HD set-top box can search for and record programmes no matter where they are in the world. The Sky+ App has many features, including a highlights showcase section where customers can find the top […]
FiOS TV customers who also have Apple’s iPad can now download and use Verizon’s free FiOS Mobile application, which lets customers manage their DVRs and browse FiOS VOD offers remotely, plus turn their iPad into a remote control for their HD set-top boxes. Verizon started offering customers the ability to use their mobile device as […]
AwoX, a leading international supplier of network media solutions, announces that Loewe, the premium brand in the in-home entertainment sector in Europe, has chosen to use AwoX mediaCTRL middleware in its new line of LED flat-screen televisions. AwoX mediaCTRL enables Loewe products to stream multimedia content in home networks and via the Internet. After evaluating […]