Roku, the TV streaming specialist, and Vestel, the European TV manufacturer, have announced a new multi-year partnership to produce smart TVs powered by the Roku operating system (OS). As part of the agreement, Vestel will begin manufacturing smart TVs featuring Roku’s OS, starting with the Finlux brand in the UK, with plans to expand to […]
Satellite operator Eutelsat is working withRotana Media Services and Vestel to develop geographic-based targeted advertising for satellite TV channels. Building on the success of its Sat.tv service, which has delivered enhancements to the end-user’s content discovery and viewing experience of FTA television, Eutelsat is now focusing on solutions to boost the advertising revenues that underpin […]
AT DVB World, Eutelsat and Vestel have announced the commercial launch of their Smart TV supporting the enhanced UX features of Sat.tv Connect. Leveraging the DVB-I and HbbTV standards, the new range of Smart TVs from provides an enhanced user experience, with dynamic installation of channel lists and an advanced Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) displaying […]
TiVo , a wholly-owned subsidiary of entertainment technology company Xperi., has announced its continued expansion of smart TVs Powered by TiVo across its OEM partners, spanning 17 brands including Bush, Daewoo, Digihome, Panasonic, Sharp, Telefunken and Vestel. Earlier this year, the TiVo team was in London to officially launch the availability of the first smart TVs Powered […]
Xperi, the entertainment technology company that owns TiVO, has announced first quarter 2024 financial results for the three-month period ended March 31st 2024. Q1 revenue stood at $118.8 million (€110.2m), down from $126.8 million in Q1 2023. The company ended Q1 2024 with over 2 million video-over-broadband subscriber households, continuing the streak of consecutive quarters […]
The addressable TV Initiative (ATVI) has entered into partnership agreements with TV manufacturers TP Vision and Vestel. ATVI, a joint venture between RTL Deutschland and ProSiebenSat.1, aims to facilitate the introduction of addressable TV based on open standards such as HbbTV in the European market. TP Vision (Philips) and Vestel represent in aggregate about 30 […]
Everyone TV – the organisation leading the evolution of free TV in the UK – has confirmed that its new streaming service Freely, backed by BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, will launch in Q2 2024. Everyone TV has also offered a first glimpse at the user-interface and features of Freely, including what it […]
Bayerische Medien Technik (BMT), in cooperation with Vestel, is improving local and regional content in Germany. The Local TV portal, which provides easy access to many live streams of local TV programmes and open channels in Germany, is now also available as an app on the Vestel TV platforms LINUX, Android TV and Fire TV. […]
LG Electronics (LG) is set to present its first commercial implementation of the Home Connectivity Alliance’s HCA Specification 1.0, enabling cross-brand appliance connectivity through the LG ThinQ smart home platform. By the end of this year, consumers will be able to control appliances from other brands, such as Samsung and Vestel with the ThinQ app, […]
VIDAA USA, the smart TV platform developer, has signed a multi-year partnership with Vestel to provide a turnkey operating system to one of Europe’s leading smart TV manufacturers. The deal will expand the presence of the VIDAA platform in Europe, powering Toshiba branded TVs starting in 2023. By utilising VIDAA, Vestel joins 10 manufacturers globally already […]