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Exset and Digital Telemedia partner for emerging markets

In a move set to redefine digital migration in India and the digital pay-TV space in the other emerging markets, including Africa, Exset, pioneers of TV ecosystems for emerging markets, and Digital Telemedia (DTM) have announced their co-operation. Digital Telemedia has become a Digital Monetisation System (DMS) technology partner. DTM – a Shenzhen Jiuzhou subsidiary […]

January 15, 2013

Pace ahead of forecast

Pace now expects to exceed previous guidance it says in a trading update that highlights 7.3 per cent underlying operating margin on $2.4 billion of revenue and net debt reduced by 47 per cent in the year. The unaudited figures show the group performed strongly in H2 with record Q4 revenue largely driven by demand […]

January 10, 2013

Google TV partners set for CES

Google has confirmed that the upcoming CES show in Las Vegas will see further details unveiled of  Google TV devices and services. Writing in the Google TV blog, Suveer Kothari and Mickey Kim of Google TV Partnerships, note that last November, Google TV was updated to make it faster and easier to access users’ favourite […]

January 9, 2013

Consumers embrace HDTV built-in features

Consumers are using the built-in features on their HDTV at a high rate, with an increasing number gaining access to Web-enabled content directly through their televisions, according to research by The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). More than one in five US adults owns a smart app-enabled HDTV and almost all (90 per cent) use the […]

January 7, 2013

Orange selects Movea for gesture-control STB

Movea, provider of data-fusion and motion-processing technologies for consumer electronics, has announced a collaboration with French telco Orange on a large scale commercial deployment of a gesture-control set-top boxes. The new Orange Livebox Play TV set-top box will run Movea’s SmartMotion Server, the motion processing engine for digital home entertainment, and will ship with a […]

January 7, 2013

Pace drops 6% on Moto miss

Set-top box maker Pace has seen its shares fall 6 per cent after they returned from suspension following the company’s bid for Motorola’s set-top box business put on the block by  Google. Arris won the prize for $2.35 billion. Pace said it was unable to agree acceptable terms with Google: “We viewed the potential acquisition […]

December 21, 2012

Multi-screen services to boost video infrastructure market

A jump in video equipment spending is forecast as operators respond to the need to deliver content to a range of devices, according to market research firm Infonetics Research, who also rank Cisco as number 1in the STB market. Commenting on the firm’s new video report, Video-on-Demand (VoD) and Encoder Equipment and Video Subscribers, Jeff […]

December 21, 2012

Arris acquires Motorola STB business

Broadband media technology specialist Arris Group and Google have confirmed that Arris and Motorola Mobility, a Google subsidiary, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Arris will acquire the Motorola Home business from Motorola Mobility, for $2.35 billion in a cash-and-stock transaction approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies. Motorola Mobility’s Home business delivers […]

December 20, 2012

OpenTV files patent suit against Netflix

Digital television and advanced advertising solutions specialist and Kudelski Group company OpenTV has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against online entertainment streaming service Netflix in the US District Court in Delaware. The lawsuit alleges that Netflix is wilfully infringing seven US patents, in particular those covering aspects of over-the-top TV technology, including: the use of […]

December 20, 2012

Device proliferation means measurement dilemma

The growing multiplicity of video-consumption devices, such as tablets, smart TVs and gaming consoles, presents a challenge for audience researchers seeking to capture accurately and completely the tuning that occurs on these devices, according to the findings of a new study by One Touch Intelligence (OTI), a Colorado-based market intelligence and intelligence management company, on […]

December 20, 2012