Advanced Television

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RCN chooses TiVo’s Next-Gen Platform

TiVo has announced that RCN, the US cable operator, has selected TiVo’s Next-Gen Platform to bring advanced innovation to its customers. RCN will be the first operator to deploy the Next-Gen Platform and will roll out its new TiVo-powered video solution to its high-speed Internet, digital TV and home phone customers. RCN also plans to expand the […]

April 24, 2019

TiVo platform for Redbox

Redbox tapped TiVo to deliver engaging, personalised content experiences to its customers via TiVo’s Personalised Content Discovery platform. Redbox is America’s destination for new-release movie and video game rentals with more than 41,500 kiosks nationwide and a new streaming service, Redbox On Demand. Redbox is deploying TiVo’s Personalised Content Discovery platform, including Search, Recommendations and […]

April 8, 2019

Forbidden Technologies partners with Xytech

Xytech, a specialist in facility management software, and Forbidden Technologies, the AIM quoted cloud video company, have partnered to provide users with a real-time, frame-accurate browser-based player. This is planned for Version 9 of Xytech’s MediaPulse facility management software system which is targeted to be launched in June 2019. “This strategic partnership with Forbidden Technologies […]

April 3, 2019

TiVo launches CubiTV for Android TV

Entertainment technology and audience insights specialist TiVo has launched CubiTV for Android TV. CubiTV for Android TV is designed to be a modular, cost-effective, easy to deploy, pre-integrated solution that enables operators to seamlessly begin their journey with Android TV Operator Tier and leverage the ecosystem benefits. According to TiVo, CubiTV for Android TV offers […]

March 26, 2019

Research: Samsung’s Tizen leads smart TV market

According to a recent report from Strategy Analytics, worldwide sales of smart TVs reached 157 million units in 2018, representing 67 per cent of all TVs sold during the year. The latest research found that more than one than one in five smart TVs sold today run on the Samsung developed Tizen platform while one […]

March 25, 2019

TiVo content discovery for Funimation

TiVo Corporation, a global player in entertainment technology and audience insights, has announced that Funimation, the global anime content provider and a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television (SPT), has licenced the Search, Recommendations and Insight modules of TiVo’s Personalised Content Discovery (PCD) platform. The use of the PCD platform’s integrated reporting and analytics insights module […]

March 15, 2019

Canal+ Myanmar deploys NAGRA’s Conax GO Live

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced the launch of its Conax GO Live multiscreen OTT solution with Canal+ International subsidiary, Canal+ Myanmar FG. The announcement marks the first cloud deployment of the Conax GO Live solution in the Asia-Pacific region. The new service which […]

March 15, 2019

Kids Safe Mode on Sky Q

Sky has launched a new Kids Safe Mode on Sky Q that will provide a safe space for kids to watch child-friendly TV at home. The new setting will allow parents to lock their Sky Q box in the Kids section, by simply selecting the setting and entering their TV PIN. Once activated, all non-kids’ […]

March 14, 2019

TiVo “preparing to split business”

DVR specialist TiVo is making progress with its strategic review of its business and is “preparing for the possible separation of the businesses to help address some of those complexities and to potentially facilitate strategic transactions,” according to CEO Raghu Rau. Rau told market analysts that it now had 55 customers signed up to use […]

February 27, 2019By Chris Forrester

TiVo metadata deal with Sky Mexico

TiVo, a global player in entertainment technology and audience insights, has announced that Sky Mexico, a provider of subscription television services in Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic, has signed a new metadata deal to use TiVo as the primary metadata provider for its next-generation platform. The new agreement enables Sky Mexico to consolidate its […]

February 20, 2019