Sky has refuted reports that it was close to making a deal with Microsoft to put the new Xbox One console into homes at a vastly reduced price. Specialist site MCV had reported that Microsoft was in talks with the broadcaster to sell Xbox One with Sky subscriptions. It was suggested that the device could […]
Statements made in Nairobi by officials from Chinese pay-TV operator StarTimes Group suggest the broadcaster has the whole of sub-Saharan Africa in its sights as far as pay-TV and the receiver technology side of the business is concerned. A StarTimes-organised seminar heard on June 3 that the broadcaster had now signed up more than 2.5 […]
dabs.com has unveiled its new STB capable of bringing on-demand TV, films and music to any television. The WDTV Play streaming media player from dabs.com offers access to an array of entertainment including the movies, trending Internet videos, music tracks and more. The digital multimedia receiver also provides easy access to popular Internet streaming services […]
US pay-TV giant DirecTV says it will start offering home security to subscribers next year. DirecTV on June 5th acquired LifeShield, which specialises in monitoring doors, windows and offers various video camera options. DirecTV will then be matching the likes of Comcast and Time Warner Cable who already supply home security to subscribers. DirecTV says […]
News Corp’s Fox Broadcasting has asked a federal appeals court to overrule a district judge and halt Dish Network’s AutoHop ad-skipping service that it says threatens television’s advertising system. Dish’s PrimeTime Anytime allows subscribers to automatically record the entire prime-time line-up of all four major US broadcast networks every night. It’s similar to a VoD […]
Vubiquity, a provider of multiplatform video services, and TiVo have announced a partnership integrating Vubiquity’s AnyVU Streaming service with the TiVo user experience. AnyVU Streaming allows service providers to quickly launch a multiplatform offering with a deep content library. The TiVo user interface foundation will now allow for integration of ViewNow, Vubiquity’s subscription movie package, […]
iWedia has deployed its Teatro-3.5 software solution for Android IPTV STB in the TV box of WinGo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Swiss telecom operator Swisscom. The IPTV edition of Teatro-3.5 software solution for Android STB seamlessly integrates all the multicast and connectivity components necessary to give support to managed IPTV and OTT services with […]
YouView has revealed it is on its way to reaching 400,000 homes across the UK, just 8 months after launch. The subscription-free service, offering 7 day catch-up and on-demand TV, has also released on demand viewing statistics for the first time citing over 2.2 million VoD plays per week, with around 60 per cent of […]
New data from MediaBug – Decipher’s bi-annual media tech tracker – have revealed that in homes in which both a Smart TV and a VoD enabled STB are present, an overwhelming 73 per cent choose to access their catch-up TV through the STB. The main reason given is ‘quick to access’, which highlights a key […]
Gatekeeping is a cornerstone of academic media theory – that boom industry of the Noughties. But it is a theory under strain as the idea of a few privileged outlets choosing what content is relayed and in what form, and thereby shaping cultural and political agendas, seems less convincing in the Internet driven, social media […]