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Orange Slovensko launches Android TV STB on nangu.TV

October 4, 2021

nangu.TV, the media platform provider for IPTV and OTT services, has unveiled a new Android TV Operator Tier set-top box, run on the nangu.TV platform, in cooperation with Orange Slovensko and CommScope. Recently launched in the Slovak market, the new solution gives Orange customers a richer live and on-demand streaming entertainment experience.

The joint efforts of Slovakian operator Orange Slovensko, home network solutions provider CommScope and Conditional Access System (CAS) provider Viaaccess Orca have together led to the successful release of a new 4K Android TV Operator Tier set-top box in the Slovak market. The latest generation of set-top boxes is tuned for operation in OTT and IPTV networks as well as for on-demand content.

“We’re excited to provide our partner Orange Slovensko with the first implementation of our Android TV Operator Tier set-top box in Slovakia,” says Zdeněk Gerlický, CEO, nangu.TV. “nangu.TV has made significant efforts to make the end-user experience even better. Our state-of-the-art solution enhances the viewing experience of subscribers and will attract new customers in a very competitive pay-tv market in Slovakia.”


Development of a new customised Android TV application on the nangu.TV platform brings great benefits for its users. The operator´s customers will enjoy easy management of third-party applications received via Google TV Services, Google Voice Assistant as well as Chromecast, which is included. Content protection is secured via CAS from Viaccess-Orca on multicast distribution and DRM Widevine on all unicast streaming.

“The technologically unique solution on the nangu.TV platform, which we have chosen, gives the soul to a unique device. Thanks to this connection, customers with our new 4K set-top box will get the maximum television entertainment and spectator comfort embodied into a single device,” adds Júlia Piovarči, Orange’s project manager responsible for the Orange TV Box project.

“Consumer set-top devices continue to evolve by offering both live and on-demand TV services with streaming capabilities in an easy to use experience,” explains Phil Cardy, Vice President, International PLM, Home Networks, CommScope. “Orange Slovensko is deploying state-of-the-art set tops designed by CommScope with nangu.TV to enhance its subscribers’ viewing experience and deliver quality aggregated streaming content that its customers have come to expect.”

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