Advanced Television

EPG

Smart TV Football Corner app from Vestel

Multi-brand TV manufacturer Vestel has launched a new app that it says will immerse football fans across Europe in every big match, and major tournament. Designed in collaboration with agency and app creator, TeraVolt, the Football Corner app is available now on all Vestel-manufactured Smart TVs, including those made for brands such as Hitachi, JVC, […]

May 25, 2021

Babeleye EPG solution for SES HD+ Ghana

Babeleye, a global specialist in content metadata for video plathorms, has integrated its Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) solution into the HD+ Service, the recently launched premium broadcast TV service marketed by SES HD+ Ghana, a subsidiary of SES. The HD+ EPG is based on DVB standards, and is currently presented in English language. Theodore Asampong, […]

March 26, 2021

DNA signs with Simply.TV for metadata and advanced content discovery

Finnish TV operators have, similar to their colleagues in other Nordic markets, felt the entry of both global and regional streaming services in previous years; and so are the national broadcasters also gearing up their D2C offerings. With the changed market landscape, DNA has chosen Simply.TV as their partner to support its TV business in […]

March 17, 2021

​Eutelsat launches Sat.tv EPG

Eutelsat Communications has successfully launched Sat.tv, its enhanced Electronic Programme Guide for FTA channels. The service is already operating at the 7/8° West position, serving over 56 million Arabic-speaking homes across the Middle East and North Africa and is being progressively deployed at other Eutelsat video neighbourhoods. Sat.tv runs on low-cost set-top boxes and is […]

November 3, 2020

Eutelsat reinvents FTA EPGs

The Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) has been around in one form or another on pay-TV and certain Freesat-type platforms for as long as digital TV has been a reality. But how does a satellite operator handle around 1,000 free-to-air channels from hundreds of broadcasters and provide a common EPG that can work extremely successfully across […]

July 21, 2020By Chris Forrester