Ocean Blue Software has released a new version of its Sunrise DVB software to support multi-core CPUs and multi-tasking. The move comes as processing power built into TVs and PVRs reaches new levels, and will allow manufacturers to take full advantage of the power; offering faster, richer user interfaces. The enhancement means Sunrise DVB is now capable of working as [...]
India’s phenomenal growth in broadband in 2010 – second only to China and the US – is leading towards the country soon becoming one of the top ten users of broadband in the world. That was the message delivered at the Convergence India event in New Delhi by Broadband Forum Chief Executive Officer Robin Mersh. India added more than 2.5 [...]
Encompass Digital Media, a digital media services provider, has announced the completion of the purchase of Ascent Media Corporation’s global content distribution business. This transaction includes broadcast facilities in the US (including the New York metro area, Minnesota and Burbank), London and Singapore. Encompass enhances its presence in the global marketplace serving major television networks, cable channels, media companies, corporations [...]
Warner Bros has confirmed it will begin testing an offer of selected movies for purchase or rental through Warner Bros Entertainment’s Facebook movie Pages. Consumers will be able to use Facebook Credits to buy or rent a title, all while staying connected to Facebook. Starting immediately, millions of fans who “Liked” Christopher Nolan’s film “The Dark Knight” can rent the [...]
KidsCo has confirmed the addition of VOD to its existing package on Imagenio. The contract renewal ensures KidsCo will continue to be available to subscribers across Spain on both linear and VOD platforms. Paul Robinson, CEO at KidsCo, said: “This is an example of our continued focus and investment in the Spanish market. As we expand it will absolutely be [...]
Western Poland’s largest telecom operator is now live to subscribers with its Wypoz˙yczalnia Filmów VOD service, which is built upon a comprehensive solution from SeaChange|eventIS, the multi-screen video software company. Available commercially since the end of 2010, INEA’s VOD service is running on the open converged Service Delivery Platform (cSDP) from SeaChange|eventIS, which also served as systems integrator on the [...]
TeamCast, a specialist in digital modulation technologies for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) and Mobile Television, Video Links and Satellite Applications, will be giving demonstrations on its booth n°86D at BES Expo INDIA 2011 in New Delhi, India, on the 24th, 25th and 26th February, 2011. In addition to these technical demonstrations, TeamCast is taking part in the session “DVB Second [...]
Research released in advance of the European cable industry’s annual Congress points to increased digital leadership by cable. Cable Europe, the sector’s trade body, suggests that the European Union’s goal of a digital future for all is well on its way to becoming realised, with Europe’s cable industry already today having made fast Internet available to nearly half of the [...]
BeeSmart, the acknowledged interactive TV solution provider for service operators and hospitality market, is proud to announce a successful deployment of BeeSmart interactive TV middleware platform with the initial set of 25.000 end-user licences for Post and Telecommunications of Kosovo J.S.C. (PTK) The whole project Supply and Installation of Platform for providing IPTV services was procured by Smart Com, which [...]
TeliaSonera added 49,000 subscribers to its pay-TV services in the fourth quarter of 2010 to reach a total of 935,000. The Nordic telco reported that 40 per cent of its broadband customers in Sweden now take its TV services, and over the course of 2010 over 2 million VOD rentals were sold, compared with 1.2 million in 2009. Total revenues [...]
