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 […]
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 […]
Access., a global provider of advanced software technologies to the digital TV markets, has revealed that its NetFront Browser NX 2.0, one of the industry’s earliest HbbTV 1.5-compliant WebKit-based browsers, has been integrated with Fortis’ HbbTV ready set-top box and is available in German retail outlets. The NetFront solution will also be available for other […]
TV-loving UK consumers lead the world in using the latest technology to enhance their viewing experience, Ofcom research has revealed. The UK is ahead of other countries such as Japan and the USA for catching up with TV online and is at the forefront of using new technology such as smart TVs and digital video […]
Multimedia Research Group (MRG), the market specialist in the Video and Media ecosystem, has released its latest forecast on the worldwide streaming media player market. The growth of OTT video services is attracting attention to consumer electronics products that can efficiently support streaming media services. One of these products, the streaming media player, has enjoyed […]
Australia’s Movie-streaming service Quickflix has entered into an agreement with Humax, a producer of personal video recorders, to distribute the Quickflix digital service through IP-connected PVRs, commencing in the first quarter of 2013. Humax PVR users will have access to Quickflix subscription and latest release pay per view streaming of movies and TV shows directly […]
Being a shareholder in Pace has sometimes been profitable – but mostly not – and it has rarely been dull. Now the Yorkshire-based STB maker is bidding for the Motorola STB business that Google would like to offload following its buy of the mobile business. For a company that was earlier this year on its […]
Antik Technology, a Slovakia-based manufacturer of IPTV devices, has begun selling the FullHD Juice Mini the first BitTorrent Certified set-top box in the world and the latest in Antik´s Juice line of TV products. First announced during CES 2012 in Las Vegas last January, the device is able to play files downloaded as torrents directly […]
Oregan Networks plans to bolster its platform offering for the current and future MSO deployments, with an “on the go” recording and viewing capability which synchronises home devices with tablets, laptops and smart phones. The company’s domain and expertise has been deeply embedded in the TV centric space, however the new product expands beyond its […]
The Board of Pace plc has confirmed it has submitted an indicative, non-binding, bid to Google in respect of the potential acquisition of its Motorola Home (STB) business. Pace says discussions with Google are currently at a preliminary stage and there is no certainty as to whether any agreement regarding any transaction will be reached. […]