DirecTV has launched its new advanced and intuitive HD DVR, the DirecTV Genie – enabling a whole new suite of TV viewing capabilities. The DirecTV Genie delivers an innovative set of features that include the ability to record five shows in HD at one time; up to three times more HD recording capacity than cable […]
Sling Media, part of EchoStar Corporation, has introduced the Slingbox 500 and Slingbox 350, two completely redesigned retail Slingbox products that deliverup to Full 1080p HD-quality, live streaming of TV shows, sporting events, recorded programming and premium content to smartphones, tablets, laptops and connected devices. In addition, the Slingbox 500 introduces new features, including Wi-Fi […]
Mediacom has chosen TiVo to provide its next-generation consumer video experience utilising TiVo’s whole-home, multi-screen suite of products. Mediacom, the eighth largest US cable operator, plans an initial deployment in early 2013 with the rollout to continue across its footprint over the course of the year. The TiVo whole-home solution selected by Mediacom will deliver […]
In a move designed to give its customers even more flexibility, BSkyB’s Sky+ personal video recorder is launching a brand new Catch Up TV service, offering more personal storage and new ways for customers to interact with their favourite TV shows. Sky says the wave of new features marks the latest stage in the ongoing […]
The court verdict that awarded at least $250 million to TiVo from telco giant Verizon means that the ‘time warp’ patent-holder has now earned more than $1 billion for its IP, part of its DVR time-shifting technology. And the cash will continue to come in. Most of the awards are also tied into royalty payments […]
Verizon Communications has agreed to pay TiVo at least $250.4 million to settle patent litigation, sending TiVo shares up almost 10 per cent. Under terms of their agreement, TiVo said Verizon will initially pay $100 million in cash and recurring quarterly payments totalling $150.4 million through to July 2018. In addition to the guaranteed compensation, […]
Middle East and North Africa pay-TV network OSN has launched OSN Plus HD, claimed as the region’s first Internet-enabled satellite receiver and recorder with full 3D and HD capabilities. OSN Plus HD also offers an online Video on Demand library. At launch, over 500 programmes will be available to download including family and kids genres, […]
Humax has showcased its web-ready Freesat+ box at IBC 2012. With the implementation of the Opera Devices Software Development Kit (SDK), Humax’s Freesat+ box provides Freesat’s newly launched service, free time, a HTML5-based backwards EPG. Through free time, viewers can navigate back through the EPG and choose to watch content on-demand. The Opera Devices SDK […]
Launching simultaneously with a press event on the IBC show floor and a customer session in central Amsterdam, Liberty Global unveiled its much vaunted Horizon TV, a family of products designed to allow customers to view and share all of their favourite content across the TV, computer, tablet and smartphone. Horizon TV is available immediately […]
Easel TV, the connected TV specialists – TiVo’s sole representative in the UK and responsible for all of TiVo’s product integration on the Virgin Media:TiVo platform – has been retained for the third successive product integration phase. This follows a two and a half year relationship between the two companies where Easel TV has integrated […]