Advanced Television

Middleware

OTT for Singapore’s MediaCorp

Advanced media browser solutions provider Oregan Networks has revealed that it has been selected by MediaCorp, Singapore’s leading media company, as a key enabler of its up-coming Over-the-Top (OTT) interactive TV service on set-top boxes. Oregan Media Browser provides the media player and run-time environment for the User Interface applications, which allow users to interact […]

November 3, 2011

blinkx partners with Orb Networks

blinkx, the video search engine, has formed a partnership with Orb Networks to bring more than 35 million hours of TV, video and audio content to Orb BR and Orb TV users in the US. Orb TV, a hockey puck-sized device that plugs into any TV, enables consumers to stream online video, photos and music […]

November 2, 2011

NDS powers Kabel Deutschland HD STB

NDS has revealed that Kabel Deutschland, Germany’s largest cable operator, has launched a new HD STB powered by NDS technologies. The new box includes NDS MediaHighway STB software, VideoGuard conditional access, an NDS VOD solution and a customised electronic programme guide. With this solution, Kabel Deutschland is able to drive HD and offer a mass […]

November 2, 2011

Update for Google TV

Admitting that the initial version of Google TV “wasn’t perfect”, Google has announced a software update aimed at providing a better user experience. Writing in the Google TV blog, Mario Queiroz, Vice President Product Management, and Vincent Dureau, Director of Engineering, note that with over three billion views a day, sites such as YouTube are […]

October 31, 2011By Colin Mann

Zeebox live on iPad

Social TV service Zeebox, developed by former BBC iPlayer developer Anthony Rose, is now live on iPad where it is the “App Of The Week.” Zeebox shows users information, apps and further downloads about shows they are watching, creates live links to the material discussed in shows and lets users follow show-based social network chat […]

October 28, 2011

MobiTV introduces TV Everywhere solution

MobiTV, a provider of managed mobile TV and video services, is introducing a TV Everywhere solution for cable, satellite and IPTV service providers, leveraging the company’s expertise in providing video delivery solutions for mobile devices, personal computers and other Internet-enabled consumer electronics.  Based on MobiTV’s existing cloud-based video distribution platform, TV service providers can now […]

October 28, 2011

Capablue partner with PayPal

Capablue has partnered with PayPal for its Connected platform, enabling brands to offer connected device applications and services via a subscription or on a pay per view rental basis. Users will be able to access premium rate content from a multitude of devices, paying with PayPal within a connected TV for the first time in […]

October 28, 2011

Mega Media Indonesia partners with Irdeto on DTH services

Irdeto, a global software security and media technology company, has announced that PT Mega Media Indonesia, the country’s newest player in DTH broadcast services, has selected Irdeto’s conditional access (CA) solution to launch ‘Parabola Orange TV’ pay TV services. Parabola Orange TV broadens Indonesia’s access to digital TV broadcast services through a combination of post-paid […]

October 27, 2011

MUBI chooses Nativ to deliver VoD service

MUBI, the online cinema and community, is using Nativ’s recently released Mio On Demand solution to bring the film festival experience firmly into the living room this month with the expansion of its multiscreen VoD offering to include Sony Bravia Connected TVs. MUBI has migrated its media management and processing operations to MioEverwhere for automated […]

October 27, 2011

Alticast, Icareus broaden co-operation

Interactive TV software and solutions specialist Alticast and interactive content creation and broadcast playout solutions provider Icareus are further expanding their collaboration after the successful delivery of a variety of DVB-GEM (MHP) applications to the Taiwanese operator KBRO, one of Taiwan’s leading MSOs in 2010. Alticast and Icareus are partnering to fully integrate Alticast’s interactive […]

October 25, 2011