India´s ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) says that 5.9 million analogue TV homes are yet to install STBs in 38 cities covered under Phase II of its digitisation process. Digitisation in these cities as of March 20th has reached 65 per cent of homes out of which 26.24 per cent of homes are covered […]
Dune HD, award-winning manufacturer of Full HD media players and connected boxes for home users and operators, has announced that its innovative Dune HD Connect has won Best TV Consumer Device at the seventh annual TV Connect Awards. The world’s smallest Full HD set top box media player, the Dune HD Connect simply plugs into […]
Altech Multimedia, a provider of innovative products and services to the Global Multimedia market, and Digiturk, a digital platform operator in Turkey, will jointly launch a next generation hybrid set-top box aimed at the evolving markets in Turkey and beyond. This marks a new milestone within a long partnership between the two companies; Altech Multimedia has supplied […]
Hillcrest Labs has announced that Intel’s newest reference design kit for IPTV set-top boxes (STBs) and media servers will use Hillcrest’s patented Freespace in-air pointing and motion control technology. With the Freespace Motion Engine™ software embedded on the Intel Media Server Reference Design (MSRD) kit and controlled by a handheld remote control, TV operators can […]
Digisoft.tv, the global provider of set-top box (STB) software for education, home automation and entertainment announce a joint venture. The venture encompasses distribution, systems integration, research and development and support. Up to 20 new roles are envisaged in South Africa and Ireland. Projects will be centered around the delivery of hybrid digital television and education […]
After showing the first prototype during the CSTB 2013 show in Moscow, Aston announces the availability on the MENA market of its MAYA HD PVR satellite receiver. The new MAYA HD PVR Satellite receiver is built around the latest-generation HD H.264 STiH237 (Cardiff) decoder chipset from STMicroelectronics, a global leader serving customers across the spectrum […]
Global shipments of multimedia home gateways (MHGs) are expected to rise by a factor of more than 100 from 2011 to 2015 as pay-TV operators seek to unify the delivery of different forms of video content to all types of devices in homes, including media tablets and smartphones. Global MHG shipments are set to climb […]
Altech Multimedia, a provider of innovative products and services to the Global Multimedia market, and Digiturk, digital platform operator in Turkey, today will jointly launch a next generation hybrid set-top box aimed at the evolving markets in Turkey and beyond. This marks a new milestone within a long partnership between the two companies; Altech Multimedia has supplied […]
Edge-Core Networks Corporation, the professional networking solution provider, have selected Digisoft.tv as their middleware partner. By selecting Digisoft’s Iris platform, Edge-Core benefit from the expertise that Digisoft offer in the digital set-top box software arena, and can continue to provide customers with technically advanced and cost-effective products. Michael Liao, VP of Smart Home Media Business […]
Set-top box maker Pace has revealed that its full-year profit had increased by 46 per cent – boosted by higher demand from US clients such as DirecTV and Comcast. Pace forecast that 2013 revenue would be almost at last year’s levels. The company, which supplies decoders to global television operators such as Virgin Media and […]