Market research firm Infonetics has released excerpts from two recent video reports; one tracking equipment sold to telco IPTV, cable video, and satellite video providers, and a second tracking IP, cable, satellite, and hybrid STBs and OTT media servers. “Thanks to a 7 per cent increase in encoder spending by North American cable and satellite […]
Pace has announced that it is licensing the Reference Development Kit (RDK) from Comcast, which significantly accelerates the set-top box and gateway development cycle. The RDK is a pre-integrated software bundle that creates a common framework for powering tru2way, IP or hybrid set-top boxes and video gateway devices. It accelerates the development and deployment of […]
TiVo’s lawyers were busy again in the tiny town of Marshall, Texas (pop 23,523), where it likes to file its patent infringement cases. This goes back to 2009 when TiVo bought a championship steer for the record sum of $10,000 at the local county show, and renamed it TiVo. Two weeks later the jury awarded […]
Boxee TV is launching a new device to combine over-the-air with a cloud DVR and streaming services. Boxee TV will have two tuners and record two shows at a time, with each recording loaded to the cloud, where it can be stored for an unlimited time. Boxee TV will goes on sale for $99 on […]
According to market research from publisher Multimedia Research Group, worldwide wired home networking node shipments will grow by nearly 272.5 per cent from 2011 to 2016, representing a 30.1 per cent CAGR over the period. Meanwhile, the Wi-Fi chipset market will continue to expand steadily as new connection paradigms, downward pressure on chipset prices, and […]
ALi Corporation, a provider of STB system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, has revealed that its new AVS+DTMB standard definition STB solution, M3381T, will be shipped to MSO in mass production quantity in October, 2012. The M3381T has gained approval from MSO, signifying recognition on ALi’s achievement in developing AVS+DTMB STBsolutions. According to the Standardisation Administration of China, […]
The first next generation Freesat+ box with free time, the Humax HDR-1000S, will appear in UK stores this week. Delivering the new smart on-screen TV guide, the HDR-1000S allows users to move effortlessly between live digital channels and on demand programmes from BBC iPlayer and ITV Player. Available to buy from John Lewis, Currys, Comet, […]
DirecTV has launched its new advanced and intuitive HD DVR, the DirecTV Genie – enabling a whole new suite of TV viewing capabilities. The DirecTV Genie delivers an innovative set of features that include the ability to record five shows in HD at one time; up to three times more HD recording capacity than cable […]
Telefonica|Vivo, a major service provider in Brazil, has selected the Cisco IP Set-Top Box Series for its new Vivo TV Fibra service, which was unveiled this week at Futurecom trade show in Brazil. The flexible technology platform will enable Vivo TV to deliver advanced IPTV services in HD, including integrated DVR capabilities for customers to […]
Sling Media, part of EchoStar Corporation, has introduced the Slingbox 500 and Slingbox 350, two completely redesigned retail Slingbox products that deliverup to Full 1080p HD-quality, live streaming of TV shows, sporting events, recorded programming and premium content to smartphones, tablets, laptops and connected devices. In addition, the Slingbox 500 introduces new features, including Wi-Fi […]