Airtel Digital TV, the DTH arm of Indian multiplay operator Bharti Airtel, has launched ‘Internet TV’ – India’s first hybrid STB, powered by Android TV, which brings the best of online content to the TV screen along with a bouquet of over 500 plus satellite TV channels. Airtel ‘Internet TV’ transforms any TV into a […]
Multi-screen solutions Alticast has significantly extended the security capabilities of the Alticast AltiProtect product to 4K UHD content running on Windows platforms. Alticast has integrated Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX) technology into the AltiProtect Multi-DRM product to eliminate exposure to untrusted areas, enable secure delivery of 4K UHD online video content from servers to client devices, […]
Cairo-based satellite operator Nilesatis to invest $300 million in a new satellite (and its launch costs), Nilesat 301. Further details on its build and launch plans are not yet available. The report comes fresh after news that Nilesat is to ‘partner’ with New Delhi-based Tata Communications in a new service for delivering regional media over […]
Marco Pellegrinato, Director R&D & Innovation at Italy’s RTI – Mediaset Group, has suggested that the country could adopt an interim HD HDR phase between 2018 and 2022 over digital terrestrial television prior to moving to Ultra HD HDR. Speaking during a panel session on ‘Italy is Busy with Ultra HD’ in the Sony 4K […]
Samsung Electronics and video-on-demand platform RakutenWuaki, have confirmed the expanded availability of Samsung’s TV Plus service at MIPTV in Cannes, making it the first VoD service to sell newly-released premium 4K HDR movies across Europe. Launched in Germany in January, TV Plus will be available in five European countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United […]
Japanese TV households will be fully UHD by 2025, according to Masayuki Suga, Deputy Director, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Delivering a Keynote address on ‘Japan’s Road Map for 4K Ultra HD and Beyond’ at MIPTV’s Sony 4K Ultra HD Theatre, Suga told delegates that in 2012, a study group had been on the […]
Speakers at the MIPTV Sony 4K Ultra HD Theatre opening panel presented a healthy picture of the uptake and prospects for the format, with platforms, equipment, and production all proceeding apace and HDR becoming increasing popular. Joe Nakato, Senior Producer, Sony Corporation, noted a survey by the UK’s Digital Television Group which revealed that for […]
Participants in a panel discussion at TV Connect on ‘Broadcast innovation in sport’ have suggested that their companies’ acquisition of exclusive sports rights has presented the opportunity to enable deeper engagement by followers and viewers by using new and emerging technologies. Jamie Hindhaugh, COO, BT Sports, told delegates that the broadcaster, which holds the exclusive […]
A survey by the DTG (conducted by Atomik Research) has found that UK consumers are enthusiastic buyers of Ultra HD displays. The DTG, a unique
iWedia, a provider of software solutions for TV devices to service operators and consumer electronics manufacturers, has announced that its Teatro-3.5 solution for Android TV STB has been chosen by Stofa to operate its next-gen TV box. Stofa, the second largest cable TV and triple play operator in Denmark, and a subsidiary of the country’s […]