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Huawei reveals homegrown Harmony OS

Huawei has unveiled its own operating system, HarmonyOS, at the Huawei Developer Conference in China. The company said the software is built to support a wide range of devices, starting first with smartwatches, smart displays and smart speakers. It says it is designed to deliver an intelligent experience across all user scenarios. Speaking at the […]

August 9, 2019

Midco chooses TiVo’s Next-Gen Platform

TiVo has announced that Midco, a US regional cable provider, has selected TiVo’s Next-Gen Platform to give its subscribers a superior entertainment discovery experience. In business for nearly 90 years, Midco has long been a cable, television and telecommunications provider, serving customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Kansas. Midco will utilise the […]

July 30, 2019

Netflix heads Foxtel ‘New Experience’

Australian pay-TV platform Foxtel has unveiled The New Foxtel Experience which it says will provide customers with its iQ3 and iQ4 set top boxes a completely redesigned user experience, bringing together the best of TV and on demand, all in one place. As part of the New Experience, Netflix will now be available for the […]

July 24, 2019By Colin Mann

TiVo enters IP licensing agreement with LG

TiVo has entered into a global intellectual property (IP) licence agreement with LG Electronics. This agreement expands upon LG’s previous Rovi patent portfolio license to also include the TiVo patent portfolio. “Our licensing agreement with LG further solidifies our long-term partnership with them,” said Arvin Patel, executive vice president and chief IP officer, TiVo. “We […]

July 9, 2019

Ofcom sets out PSB future

UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom has announced a range of measures to ensure that public service broadcasters (PSBs) continue to deliver high-quality content for UK viewers and listeners. According to the watchdog, public service broadcasting is now at a crucial juncture, as broadcasters face unprecedented competition from global on-demand and Internet services such as Netflix, Amazon […]

July 4, 2019By Colin Mann

netgem.tv integrates Amazon Alexa Video Skill APIs

Internet TV streaming service netgem.tv has integrated Amazon Alexa Video Skill APIs into its TV boxes, which it says simplifies the viewer experience by making content searchable and controllable by voice. The implementation also removes the need for users to ask for the netgem.tv skill for Alexa by name, meaning you no longer need to […]

June 24, 2019By Colin Mann

Apple previews tvOS 13

Apple has previewed tvOS 13, the operating system that is says makes Apple TV 4K “the easiest and most personalised entertainment device for enjoying TV shows, movies, music, photos, games and apps on the biggest screen in the home.” With tvOS 13, Apple TV 4K gains an immersive new Home screen; multi-user support for customers […]

June 4, 2019

Entel deploys Amino to power Bolivia IPTV

Entel, the national telecommunications operator in Bolivia, has begun a major deployment of AminoVU set-top boxes running on AminoOS to deliver IPTV services across its newly deployed fibre network, which covers almost 100 per cent of the country. Currently, Entel has a broad consumer offering including telephony, mobile, broadband and satellite TV and is broadening […]

May 30, 2019

Study: Europeans increasingly using multiple TV sources

Findings from a study – TV Universe – UK, Sweden, Germany: How People Watch Television Today – from entertainment metadata specialist Gracenote and digital media analyst firm nScreenMedia, focusing on pay TV, free-to-air and online TV viewership in major European countries, reveal that TV viewing has become a complicated undertaking for European audiences, who juggle […]

May 15, 2019

Sky invests in You.i TV

Sky has invested in You.i TV, a specialist in software tools for addressing cross-platform app development. The investment is part of the larger You.i TV Series C funding announced in November 2018, and displays Sky’s commitment to backing innovative companies that help connect consumers to content they want to watch, wherever they want to watch […]

May 9, 2019