Advanced Television

Cable sets European broadband pace

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 […]

February 11, 2011

BeeSmart hosts 25,000 new users from PTK

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 […]

February 7, 2011

TeliaSonera adds 40,000 pay-TV subs

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 […]

February 3, 2011

Viasat, Irdeto deliver on-demand to LG TVs

Irdeto has announced that customer Viasat has expanded its Irdeto Broadband system to enable access to live and VOD content from its LG NetCast enabled connected TV platform. As the largest commercial free and pay-TV provider across Scandinavia and the Baltic region, Viasat is building on its foundation of traditional satellite broadcasting to enabling the […]

February 1, 2011

Blankom Digital @ CABSAT Mena 2011

“Serving Broadband & Broadcast” – this is Blankom Digital’s motto to present its IPTV solutions with the B-NOVA, B-IRD, B-EDGE and B-STAR product groups at this year’s CABSAT Mena  from February 8-10 in Dubai at stand S1-E1, Sheikh Saeed Hall.

January 19, 2011

Apple’s Jobs takes medical leave

Apple’s Steve Jobs has revealed that he will be taking a medical leave of absence, but has said he will remain CEO of the company and be involved in major strategic decisions for the company. Current Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook takes on responsibility for Apple’s day-to-day operations. Jobs also took a leave in the […]

January 17, 2011

Samsung: 2m apps loaded

The Samsung TV App Store has reached says there have now been two million applications downloaded from the store, that’s another million since the beginning of December. At CES 2011, Samsung showed off its latest Smart TV range including a redesigned apps hub. The introduction of a ‘search everything’ bar means that the applications are […]

January 17, 2011

Witbe iPhone iPad performance monitoring

A gobal expert in testing and monitoring Quality of Experience on all three screens (computer / mobile / television), Witbe now fulfills the specific requirements of the latest generation of Apple terminals: iPhone and iPad. iPhone and iPad services provide huge potential in terms of revenue and image for industry players and companies that integrate […]

January 13, 2011

RGB Networks achieves record growth and profitability in 2010

RGB Networks, the leader in high-capacity three screen video delivery solutions, today announced its outstanding company and financial achievements for 2010, which position the company for continued success in 2011.  RGB achieved record growth in 2010 with a 60 percent increase in shipments over 2009 and was profitable in the year.  The company ended 2010 […]

January 13, 2011