Advanced Television

STB

Motive ahead in Turkey

Motive Television has been informed by Digiturk, the largest satellite broadcaster in Turkey with over 2.5 million subscribers, that during 2013 approximately 115,000 set-top boxes containing Motive’s technology were provided to subscriber homes. A similar figure is anticipated for the year 2014. This exceeds the estimates given by Motive in May 2013 when it announced […]

January 16, 2014

Marvell powers SK Broadband IP STB

Marvell has announced a collaboration with SK Broadband, which has launched B TV Smart – an IPTV set-top-box with Google services in the Korean market. B TV Smart is powered by Marvell’s ARMADA 1500 Plus system-on-chip (SoC) platform, a full HD media processor designed for a vast array of Smart video products. By leveraging the […]

January 16, 2014

ALi STB chipsets integrated with middleware from ACCESS STB Labs

ALi Corporation, a Set-Top Box solution provider, has announced that ALi’s STB chipsets have incorporated middleware solutions from ACCESS STB Labs, a media and entertainment software development company based in Bangalore, India, offering end-to-end innovative and cost-effective solutions for Digital TV market. Every market is looking to optimize ARPU(average revenue per user) from subscribers, and […]

January 16, 2014

Marvell powers SFR hybrid

SFR has launched its hybrid set-top box powered by Marvell’s ARMADA 1500 Plus system-on-chip (SoC) platform. The ARMADA 1500 Plus is a full HD media processor designed for a wide range of Smart video products. The ARMADA 1500 Plus will power SFR’s hybrid set-top boxes to enable Google services for Smart TV. “I’m very proud […]

January 14, 2014

Technicolor secures global Telefonica HD deal

Media and entertainment technology specialist Technicolor has agreed a global partnership with Telefonica as its strategic satellite set-top box provider to support the mass launch of the operator’s HD services campaign, kicking off in Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Peru and Colombia). In parallel, and as part of the agreement, Technicolor will equally provide support in […]

January 10, 2014

CE sector to contract in 2014

While CES serves as a showcase for new products like Ultra-HD TVs, these products won’t ship in high-enough volume in 2014 to rescue the traditional consumer electronics (CE) device from a decline in revenue this year, according to IHS. Worldwide CE manufacturing revenue will fall to $250 billion in 2014, down 2 per cent from […]

January 9, 2014

Entropic completes CryptoFirewall integration

Entropic has completed the integration of the Cryptography Research CryptoFirewall security core technology into its advanced line of multimedia STB system-on-a-chip (SoC) products. By incorporating CRI’s technology into its SoCs, Entropic can help ensure its products protect against signal theft and content piracy. Entropic’s ARM-based advanced STB SoC solutions are designed for hybrid broadcast/IP pay […]

January 9, 2014

Opera, TechniSat, Verimatrix provide smooth TV browsing

Opera Software, together with TechniSat Digital, a consumer-electronics manufacturer, and Verimatrix, a specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for digital TV services, has announced that the latest TechniSat hybrid STBs will be powered by the Opera Software Development Kit (SDK) and protected by advanced Verimatrix security solutions. Opera Software and TechniSat have been partnering for […]

January 8, 2014

Entropic to embed Nagra NOCS 3 security

Entropic, a specialist in semiconductor solutions for the connected home, is working with Nagra, the digital TV division of the Kudelski Group and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions. Through this engagement, Entropic will embed Nagra’s latest Nagra-On-Chip Security (NOCS 3) conditional access and digital rights management technology into its complete line […]

January 8, 2014

ALi to showcase advanced security HD DVB-C STB Solution at Convergence India 2014

ALi Corporation, a STB solution provider, has announced that M3715, a high definition DVB-C system-on-chip STB solution equipped with advanced security, is to be exhibited at ALi’s booth C12, Hall 18 at Convergence India 2014, South Asia’s largest ICT exposition, taking place on January 21-23, 2014 in New Delhi. Providing robust protection on content distribution, […]

January 8, 2014