ACTV8.me is working with global technology experts NCR and Intel to launch a cloud-based, digital TV wallet that will be made available to millions of TV viewers around the world. The technology seamlessly integrates with television advertising, closing the loop on the consumer’s path to purchase, from watching a commercial during a show to walking […]
Research from Parks Associates into European TV viewing habits finds strong demand in Western Europe for TV solutions that personalise and prioritise content. TV subscribers in France, Belgium, the UK, and Germany all expressed strong interest in an EPG (electronic programme guide) feature that displays a viewer’s favourite channels first. The following percentages of broadband […]
Sky+ is making it even easier for customers to find content with the latest update to its Sky+HD box. The new search functionality, which is being rolled out to customers over the coming months, lets them search by title, actor, event, channel, sport or any key word. The updated Search uses technology that collates results […]
Digitalsmiths, a specialist in personalised video discovery solutions, gas announced that Foxtel has selected Digitalsmiths Seamless Discovery to provide metadata management in support of its subscription television services. Digitalsmiths Seamless Discovery will support a variety of Foxtel services across its broadcast and IPTV platforms in Australia. Digitalsmiths Seamless Discovery and Unified Data Service enables personalised […]
Adap.tv has unveiled Audience Anywhere – a set of tools that empower video publishers and advertisers to reach, engage, measure and monetise audiences across linear television, digital, mobile and other connected screens. Audience Anywhere is part of Pathway, Adap.tv’s technology platform that processes over 10 billion multi-screen video advertising opportunities every month. According to Nielsen, […]
Liberty Global’s UPC operations that have implemented its Horizon DVR are mailing 270,000+ remotes to accompany a firmware and software upgrade for version one aimed at debugging the system. Liberty’s Peter Dorr, managing director, strategic marketing, sales and customer care, told CTAM in Barcelona it would have been naïve to think such a system could […]
FreeCast has announced substantial updates coming to its Internet TV guide Rabbit TV, including a redesigned user-interface, new interactive features, and multi-device compatibility. This announcement comes shortly after the subscription-based Rabbit TV service reached a landmark one million paid subscribers less than 18 weeks after its launch. According to FreeCast, the forthcoming updates to Rabbit […]
Cubiware has announced the launch of a middleware licensing agreement with Sinwatec, a Russian company specialising in electronic manufacturing services (EMS) and the development and production of electronic devices. Formerly known as Promsvyaz, Sinwatec is based in Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, and manufactures a line of set-top boxes for IPTV, cable, terrestrial, and media player […]
In a move set to enhance significantly its global deployed base, multi-platform cloud specialist has confirmed that its ActiveVideo CloudTV software platform is being used by Liberty Global to expand the reach of user experiences offered by Horizon TV, the MSO’s media and entertainment platform, currently being deployed in Europe and Latin America. CloudTV decouples […]
Cubiware, a provider of STB Middleware, Multiscreen, and Back Office solutions to over 30 Pay TV operators in Europe and Latin America, and TiVo, a global player in the advanced television entertainment market, have announced they are demonstrating a prototype of a CubiTV and TiVo Cloud Services integration on thin client STBs from Evolution Digital […]