According to an Ofcom report, over a quarter (27 per cent) of UK Internet users say they watch TV online every week, an increase of three percentage points from 2010 – and higher than any of the other 16 countries surveyed. The popularity of a wide variety of free-to-view catch-up TV services such as BBC […]
HDMI has become the interface solution of choice throughout the consumer electronic (CE) device market, particularly for wired CE devices. It is found in every digital television (DTV) shipping in 2011 and in nearly every HD set top box. As a result of this current and forecasted level of penetration, future growth will come from […]
Semiconductor solutions specialist Broadcom has unveiled the results of a new consumer poll that demonstrates increased appetite for seamless and pervasive connections. The November 2011 poll of 1,025 consumers explored technology trends on the go, in the home, and on the road and revealed details of consumers’ desire for a more connected lifestyle. In response […]
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor expert serving customers, has released what it claims is the industry’s first validated drivers for OpenTV 5, the most advanced set-top box middleware from NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multi-screen television solutions. The validated drivers provide a rapid porting platform enabling significantly shorter time […]
“TiVo has just crossed an inflection point,” says a positive “buy” note from investment bank UBS. The point, says the bank, occurred two weeks ago in its then latest numbers and in which TiVo reported the first net subscriber gain after many years of lost viewers. The growth was helped by subscriber take-up in the […]
Amino Technologies has provided an update on trading for the year ended 30 November 2011. The Company expects to deliver a profit for the year that is marginally ahead of market expectations (FY2010: loss of £0.9m). This is the result of the operational improvements highlighted at the time of the interim results and continued traction […]
Amino Communications has sold and shipped its four millionth set-top box. The four millionth device – an M540 PVR IPTV set-top box – will be deployed by Netherlands-based fibre network operator Glashart Media, who have been working with Amino for the last six years. Glashart Media’s Managing Director Bert Meijerink said: “We are pleased to […]
The likelihood of Apple bringing its own TV set to market is increasing with Gene Munster – renowned Apple watcher – declaring it will do so. Munster revealed that Apple was looking to create a total home entertainment package contained within the television set – a premium price flat panel (Munster reckons about twice the […]
Vestel and Beesmart have announced a partnership to bring Beesmart middleware and services to Vestel Set-Top-Box and jointly drive the development of attractive applications and services. Beesmart middleware and services has been deployed for numerous Service Providers running an exceptional advanced interactive TV services. Vestel, as a major player in consumer electronics develops its own […]
NSR’s “Global Direct-to-Home (DTH) Markets, 4th Edition” study finds the DTH market continues to drive satellite demand and revenue worldwide amidst a troubling economic climate and increasing competition. DTH services utilised 950 Ku-Band 36 MHz Transponder Equivalents (TPEs) in 2010. In the same year, DTH platforms delivered almost 16,900 SD, HD, and 3D television channels […]