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ALi Corp M3911 Networking Media Processor for IPTV/OTT selected by VideoWeb

ALi Corporation, a  provider of set-top box (STB) system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, has announced that its M3911 Networking Media Processor has been selected by VideoWeb, a German OTT (Over-the-top) service provider, to be integrated into the newly launched B12 product line of OTT set top boxes for the international market. B12 is especially designed for OTT […]

May 9, 2012

Entropic Communications powers ethernet-over-coax Network adapter from Asheridge Communications

Entropic Communications, a specialist in semiconductor solutions for the connected home, has announced its MoCA (Multimedia over Coax) silicon and software solution will power the echoBox, a new Ethernet-over-Coax Network Adapter, offered by European equipment maker, Asheridge Communications. Smart TV’s, HD set-top boxes and online gaming consoles in the home require a fast, reliable Ethernet […]

May 8, 2012

EchoStar launches “world’s slimmest” DVR

EchoStar, a supplier of connected device solutions to the digital TV industry, has launched what it claims is the world’s slimmest digital TV recorder for the UK’s Freeview service. The Ultra Slim Box (HDT-610R) houses a wealth of smart features inside a sleek, 14mm aluminium chassis, and is available on pre-order from Amazon, John Lewis […]

May 3, 2012

YouView delayed, will miss Olympics

YouView, the set-top box business headed by Alan Sugar, will not be up and running until the end of 2012. The joint venture between BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, TalkTalk, BT and Arqiva had been due to launch, following a series of delays, this spring. They insisted the important thing was hitting the high […]

April 30, 2012

IP-based in-home satellite TV distribution from SES

Satellite operator SES has teamed up with a range of industry partners to develop SAT-IP, an IP-based satellite reception technology that demodulates and converts satellite signals to IP for further in-home distribution to any IP-enabled device. Unveiled at the annual SES Industry Days, the SAT-IP communications protocol is established as a new standard for satellite […]

April 27, 2012

Fetch TV loses Sky Go

Fetch TV STBs will lose Sky’s on-demand video service Sky Go next month, despite finding a new home. Fetch TV, a Freeview+ HD recorder with on-demand services, went into administration in January but has now been bought by online entertainment service ShopTo.net. However, Sky has chosen not to renew its contract from the new owner, […]

April 26, 2012

Broadcom powers new Devolo devices

Broadcom Corporation has revealed that Devolo, the in powerline communications specialist, has selected the BCM60321 HomePlug AV Powerline Communications (PLC) system-on-a-chip (SoC) for the ‘Duo’ home networking product line.  Devolo’s new PLC adapters feature dual Ethernet ports and let users easily connect multiple devices using existing in-home electrical wiring. Based on Broadcom’s 40nm single-die technology, […]

April 26, 2012

EchoStar to close US cable STB unit

EchoStar Technologies is withdrawing from the US cable set-top box market and is to cease development of its Aria platform immediately as a result of poor sales, the company told Multichannel News. Instead, the company is to shift resources to support what it describes as it “unique intellectual property and advanced content-delivery technologies”. The company […]

April 24, 2012By Colin Mann

Standards bodies join for home services

The Broadband Forum, DECT Forum, HGI, Open IPTV Forum, Open Mobile Alliance and the Small Cell Forum held a successful workshop to investigate shared issues and opportunities to enhance support of services in the home.  Hosted by the Open Mobile Alliance, the Home Environment Services workshop convened immediately preceding the GSMA Mobile World Congress in […]

April 24, 2012

Nimble TV speeds multi-screen switch

A technology start-up is introducing a way to move a whole subscription’s worth of TV onto the Web, with or without the subscription company’s permission. The service takes the package of television channels that a customer buys through a distributor then streams the package onto the Web, allowing the customer more options for viewing than […]

April 23, 2012