Video search engine blinkx has revealed that its full year revenues have grown by 73 per cent to $198 million. Adjusted pre-tax profits were $24.6 million, an increase of 129 per cent from the year before. This growth has in part been attributed to the London Olympics and the Presidential elections – as web users […]
Digital UK has published a consultation on proposals for allocating channel numbers to HD services in the Freeview electronic programme guide. The consultation anticipates future growth of HD channels on Freeview and includes proposed updates to Digital UK’s channel number policy. The proposals within this consultation will not necessitate changes to current channel numbers. Digital […]
Espial, a specialist in on-demand TV software and solutions, has been granted US Patent No. 8,286,217 by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The patent covers technology that enables service providers to implement fast channel change (FCC) on set-top boxes and TVs powered by IPTV networks. Together with the current patent grant, Espial now has […]
Myriad Group, the company creating and connecting communities across mobile and TV, has announced that Pace has selected Myriad’s Java technology for use in their RDK compliant set-top boxes. The JVM is a key component of the Comcast Reference Design Kit (RDK), a pre-integrated software bundle for set-top boxes, multi-tuner video gateways and client devices […]
Video search engine blinkx has provided a trading update for the financial year ended March 31st 2013. Highlights include: • Revenues for the yearare expected to be approximately $196 million, ahead of the previously upgraded range of $180 to $185 million, an increase of 71 per cent from the year ended March 31st 2012. • […]
Motive Television US patent application titled “Place-shifting apparatus and system” has been approved and will be granted. This patent application was originally filed in 2006 by NXVision Ltd and was acquired by Motive Television in 2010 along with the rest of the assets of NXVision. The patent discloses an embedded place-shifting system which allows transfer […]
Rovi Corporation announced at NAB DivX Video Service, an end-to-end video solution for high-quality multi-screen video delivery that is designed to integrate with and enhance TV Everywhere and over-the-top entertainment services. Building upon core DivX video technologies and DRM, as well as MainConcept professional encoders, DivX Video Service offers components for managing the entire video […]
Video management software and services company KIT digital is extending the functionality of its VOD Store solution with PerSys, the personalisation system. PerSys gives clients the ability rapidly to deploy a recommendation engine, calling on internal and external data to drive consumption, and therefore revenues, through better access to the right content. PerSys is a […]
Freeview has re-launched its website and has introduced links to catch-up TV services provided by the main broadcasters. Visitors to the site will now be able to scroll backwards through the online programme guide and click straight through to catch up content on BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4oD and Demand Five. Adrian Mack, New Media […]
ruwido has launched its mono remote control, uniquely designed to focus on the central aspects of search and navigation by touching the emotions of the user. TV Connect 2013 marks the debut of the Austrian company’s latest innovation in remote control design, its mono architecture. The body of the remote is formed of one solid […]