At the 69th meeting of the DVB Steering Board, the Commercial Requirements for CI Plus v1.4 were approved thereby allowing the technical work on the specification to progress. These Commercial Requirements build on top of the current CI Plus v1.3 specification with two main features: support for dual-stream operation with a single module, intended for […]
DVR specialist TiVo added 117,000 net new subscribers during its Q3 period (to end of October 2011), a complete reverse of the 112,000 lost in the same period last year, and a 33,000 drop in Q2 2011. TiVo was helped in winning these new subscribers by the roll-out of its technology by UK cableco Virgin […]
D-Link and Boxee have confirmed that the Boxee Box by D-Link now features support for SlingPlayer for connected devices. The Boxee Box set-top device supports a full web browser, full HD streaming from the Internet, all popular media file formats, and integrated social networking delivering personal recommendations straight to your TV. With the addition of […]
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor expert serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a supplier of set-top box ICs, has obtained MoCA 1.1 certification for its STi7108M video decoder, enabling HD STBs or DVRs to share content and services easily throughout the home. The MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) standard for home-entertainment networking uses […]
The US cable industry has announced a new initiative dedicated to improving the energy efficiency of consumer set-top boxes and other devices and developing advanced cable-enabled services designed to promote innovative consumer energy conservation measures. A key element of the initiative is the “CableLabs – Energy Lab,” a new facility within the cable industry’s R&D […]
Streaming platform Roku has revealed plans to expand beyond its US base. Roku expects that consumers in the United Kingdom and Canada will be able to purchase Roku streaming players beginning in early 2012. Roku is expanding its open platform to support region-specific channels. Publishers of video, games, music and other Internet-delivered content can now […]
UK-based set-top technology company Pace is to take a $12 million “exceptional charge” to fund the reorganisation of Pace Europe. Fuller details of the restructuring have yet to be finalised. Pace is expected the move to then start showing savings of about $7 million each year, with about 50 per cent of that saving kicking […]
Boxee has announced it will introduce a Live TV dongle in January that will connect to the Boxee Box and let users watch channels like ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC for no extra fee. The Live TV stick is available for pre-order now for $49. “If you are like us then the way you watch […]
Humax and Opera Software have announced that the HD set-top-boxes (STB) model, ‘iCord HD+/ME, IR-2020HD’, powered by Opera’s browser technology is now available in the Middle East and will soon appear in other regions as well. This HD set-top-box features the Humax TV Portal, which enables viewers to have a more enhanced experience of full […]
ONO, the largest cable operator in Spain, and TiVo have announced their next generation hybrid television offering is now available to ONO subscribers in major Spanish cities, Madrid and Barcelona. ONO plans to also extend TiVo to its entire fibre optic network within the coming months. ONO will deploy a set top box offering their […]