Eyepartner has released its TikiLIVE HTML5 set-top-box that can be white-labeled for any organisation. TikiLIVE is Eyepartner’s flagship HD broadcasting platform that provides its users with a comprehensive set of tools for producing and managing live HD streaming content. HTML5 makes it easy for computers and mobile devices to handle multimedia content without having to […]
KIT digital’s former CEO Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, who left the business earlier in March, has offered to buy the complete business back at $3.75 a share, valuing the company at some $214 million. In addition, he accused KIT’s current management of deliberately seeking to “scapegoat” the company’s former management, and of wasting cash by moving […]
JT Global, the Channel Islands telco, has launched a subscription-free broadband TV service based on the YouView platform. Consumers will receive a free YouView STB when they sign up for a JT broadband package. Alternatively, they can choose to purchase the STB for a one-off fee of £299. Barna Kutvolgyi, Managing Director of JT’s Global […]
Xiaomi Technology has delayed the launch of its television set-top box, after the country’s broadcast regulator opened an investigation into the device. Xiaomi, a maker of popular smartphonesin China, revealed last month it was to launch its “Xiaomi Box” that would stream shows from Chinese online video sites as well as games, music and other […]
Motorola Mobility’s home business and Portuguese triple play service provider Portugal Telecom are celebrating the deployment of the 500,000th IPTV set-top box into the award-winning Meo TV service – currently in the homes of almost 1.2 million Portuguese subscribers. Motorola has been supporting the growth of Portugal Telecom’s Meo triple-play subscription service since its launch […]
Over the past year TiVo has earned hundreds of millions of dollars from rivals who allegedly used its patented TimeWarp technology without permission. This week, a Texas judge ruled that TiVo’s claim against technology giant Motorola would stand and proceed. US District Judge Rodney Gilstrap agreed that TiVo followed the rules of the court when […]
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has unveiled the Xiaomi Box, an Android-based set-top box that will cost $64. The Xiaomi Box will have access to over 30,000 movies and TV shows. It will support photo and video beaming to the TV for Xiaomi phones, as well as the iPhone and the iPad via Airplay. It will […]
TiVo has announced details of the latest features coming to their next-generation TV offering with Virgin Media, enabling Virgin Media subscribers to enjoy the TiVo experience delivered from the cloud on devices beyond the living room through a new service called ‘Virgin TV Anywhere’. Building on the success of Virgin Media’s TiVo service, which has […]
As if to reverse the somewhat negative publicity over India cable’s poor conversion rate of the four giant ‘metro’ cities being converted from analogue to digital TV, Hathway, one of India’s largest MSOs, says it has installed 1.7 million digital converter boxes in its regions. The digital boxes have been supplied to Hathway clients in […]
Pace plc has released its Interim Management Statement for July 2012 to November 2012. It says revenues in the period were in line with management expectations and ahead of last year, driven largely by the launch of and strong demand for next generation Media Server products in North America. It expects revenue in H2 2012 […]