SES has revealed that TNTSAT, the French digital terrestrial offer on satellite broadcast via ASTRA, reached a total of 3.3 million STBs sold at the end of 2011. This represents an increase of 650,000 compared to the end of 2010. The TNTSAT offer was launched in March 2007 and supported the transition from analogue to […]
The popularity of OTT video has created a demand for Wi-Fi in the entertainment cluster of home living rooms. Increasingly, home video entertainment devices such as digital TVs, Blu-ray players, game consoles, and all versions of STBs are coming to the market Wi-Fi-connected, so the devices can connect to the web and to each other. […]
Findings from a study by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) suggest that more than half (53 per cent) of online US adults watch some form of streaming or downloaded video content in the home. Those consumers have a distinct preference for streaming video versus downloading content, as 51 per cent view streaming content and spend […]
TiVo has released research showing that the consumption of recorded television and Internet-delivered programming is quickly surpassing live TV viewership. Nearly two thirds of the viewing on web-connected TiVo units is now delayed television or on-demand video via broadband. That’s the latest data from TiVo’s audience research unit, which tracks anonymous usage across some two […]
Pace has signed a partnership deal with DBS Satellite Services, ‘Yes’, the Israel DTH operator. Under the agreement, Pace will provide new platforms to enable Yes to deploy advanced HD digital services, including HD Video on Demand, to its customers. As part of the agreement, Pace has already initiated roll-out of a HD set-top box […]
Antik Technology, Slovakia-based manufacturer of IPTV devices, and BitTorrent announced the BitTorrent certified set-top box; Juice. The STB is able to download torrents, share and play files directly on the TV. BitTorrent Certified devices allows that users can leverage the speed of BitTorrent protocol and downloading, transcoding and file-shifting features are more effective and easier.
Actiontec Electronics and Entropic have announced the new Multi-band MoCA Network Adapter that supports all three pay TV segments in the same device. The adapter leverages MoCA technology to deliver pay-TV services to every corner of the home. The latest collaboration between Actiontec and Entropic marks the first MoCA adapter that supports both the high […]
AirTies, the wireless networking and set-top box vendor, and BitTorrent, a leading P2P company, announced a partnership to certify AirTies devices to be compatible with the BitTorrent ecosystem of technology protocols, consumer software, and consumer electronics solutions. BitTorrent Certification will make it easy for owners of AirTies devices to find, share and move personal media […]
Simple.TV has launched the first DVR designed for the connected TV world at the 2012 CES. Bringing live and recorded TV to connected devices both inside and outside the home, Simple.TV turns the iPad, Roku box, Google TV, Boxee Box, or any web browser into a full-featured DVR that is accessible anywhere. The Simple.TV DVR […]
KIT digital, a cloud-based software solutions and technology services provider for multi-screen video delivery, has confirmed that it has acquired certain assets and liabilities of Sezmi Corporation, the provider of broadband-broadcast hybrid TV solutions based in Belmont, California. Sezmi pulled the plug on its consumer operation September 23. Sezmi’s subscription video service was available in […]