As the number of connected media devices grows, home networking will continue to gain importance in consumers’ expanding digital lifestyle. By 2014, shipments of core home networking equipment (home gateways/routers, adapters, bridges, NICs, embedded LAN, NAS) and networked-enabled media devices (CE devices with network connectivity, excluding computers and mobile devices) will exceed one billion units […]
Seventy-five per cent of viewers still prefer to watch some TV live according to a survey by Digital Spy, the UK entertainment news site. The research also shows that despite being keen to watch shows live, nearly two-thirds (59 per cent) multi-task, viewing a second screen while they watch a TV, surfing the web, checking […]
Cable set-tops will become extinct, to be replaced by smart TVs and other IP-connected devices such as gaming consoles, Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt has suggested at The Cable Show in Boston. During the event’s opening panel session, moderator Erin Burnett asked if set-top boxes would “go the way of the dodo”. Britt answered […]
DVR specialist TiVo and STB maker Pace have revealed details of the first product, the Pace XG1, resulting from a global partnership the pair announced in February 2012 to develop flexible, advanced television solutions for operators. The new Multi-tuner Video Gateway from Pace will provide cable operators in the Americas an advanced television solution for […]
The Indian set-top box (STB) market has been increasing at a steady pace over the past few years, according to ABI Research, with a strong surge of consumers moving to satellite platforms during 2011, representing 80 per cent of the Indian market. Despite the large cable TV subscriber base in India, the firm anticipates that […]
Maximum areal densities in hard disk drives (HDD) are expected to more than double during the five-year period from 2011 to 2016, spurring continued growth for HDDs in storage-intensive applications such as video and audio systems, according to IHS iSuppli. HDD areal densities measuring data-storage capacities are projected to climb to a maximum 1,800 Gigabits […]
Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider Nagra is introducing a broadcast-to-IP gateway which will allow live TV to be delivered to IP-enabled devices without impacting a consumer’s existing live TV viewing experience. “While OTT is a hot topic, broadcast TV is still the most effective and reliable technology to deliver quality content and programming,” […]
At The Cable Show, TiVo has announced two major enhancements to its whole-home viewing solution. Its IP set-top box, delivers the TiVo experience on secondary televisions throughout the home. TiVo Stream, provides transcoding to enable content viewing on mobile devices. Through these new products, operators working with TiVo can give their subscribers the content they […]
Spain’s largest cable company ONO has launched a massive campaign to boost subscriptions to its advanced service TiVo, now with just 16,000 clients. The campaign called ‘I love TiVo’ offers significant discounts to current subscribers who successfully recommend TiVo to friends or relatives. Those subscribers who secure a new TiVo client for ONO will be granted […]
South Africa’s Dept. of Communications is gearing up for local production of set-top boxes. The government office is seeking a manufacturer to help cope with demand as the country switches off its analogue TV transmissions. Reportedly 36 bidders have formally applied for the contracts up for grabs. South Africa starts migrating to digital TV later […]