Responding to media speculation that voice commands may replace the remote control in the living room, user experience specialist ruwido has emphasised its belief that despite the need to re-evaluate how users explore and interact with their TV services, the remote control device is here to stay. In response to recent media speculation that Apple […]
Ericsson continues to enable next-generation television services in the People’s Republic of China, providing advanced content management and protection solutions to You On Demand, China’s first national Pay-Per-View and VoD platform. Ericsson and You On Demand are deploying the first secure IP delivery system of digital content to cable operators throughout China. The system ensures […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]