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Consumers demand seamless, pervasive connectivity

Semiconductor solutions specialist Broadcom has unveiled the results of a new consumer poll that demonstrates increased appetite for seamless and pervasive connections. The November 2011 poll of 1,025 consumers explored technology trends on the go, in the home, and on the road and revealed details of consumers’ desire for a more connected lifestyle. In response […]

December 12, 2011

STMicroelectronics drives NAGRA’s OpenTV 5

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor expert serving customers, has released what it claims is the industry’s first validated drivers for OpenTV 5, the most advanced set-top box middleware from NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multi-screen television solutions. The validated drivers provide a rapid porting platform enabling significantly shorter time […]

December 7, 2011

TiVo turnaround: ‘Rated buy’

“TiVo has just crossed an inflection point,” says a positive “buy” note from investment bank UBS. The point, says the bank, occurred two weeks ago in its then latest numbers and in which TiVo reported the first net subscriber gain after many years of lost viewers. The growth was helped by subscriber take-up in the […]

December 6, 2011By Chris Forrester

Amino predicts profit

Amino Technologies has provided an update on trading for the year ended 30 November 2011. The Company expects to deliver a profit for the year that is marginally ahead of market expectations (FY2010: loss of £0.9m). This is the result of the operational improvements highlighted at the time of the interim results and continued traction […]

December 6, 2011

Amino ships 4m STBs

Amino Communications has sold and shipped its four millionth set-top box. The four millionth device – an M540 PVR IPTV set-top box – will be deployed by Netherlands-based fibre network operator Glashart Media, who have been working with Amino for the last six years. Glashart Media’s Managing Director Bert Meijerink said: “We are pleased to […]

December 5, 2011

Apple iTV will launch in 2012

The likelihood of Apple bringing its own TV set to market is increasing with Gene Munster – renowned Apple watcher – declaring it will do so. Munster revealed that Apple was looking to create a total home entertainment package contained within the television set – a premium price flat panel (Munster reckons about twice the […]

December 2, 2011

Vestel and BeeSmart partner to bring Beesmart solution to Vestel STB devices

Vestel and Beesmart have announced a partnership to bring Beesmart middleware and services to Vestel Set-Top-Box and jointly drive the development of attractive applications and services. Beesmart middleware and services has been deployed for numerous Service Providers running an exceptional advanced interactive TV services. Vestel, as a major player in consumer electronics develops its own […]

December 1, 2011

DTH operators beat expectations

NSR’s “Global Direct-to-Home (DTH) Markets, 4th Edition” study finds the DTH market continues to drive satellite demand and revenue worldwide amidst a troubling economic climate and increasing competition. DTH services utilised 950 Ku-Band 36 MHz Transponder Equivalents (TPEs) in 2010. In the same year, DTH platforms delivered almost 16,900 SD, HD, and 3D television channels […]

November 29, 2011

DVB approves CI Plus v1.4, liaises with 3D@Home

At the 69th meeting of the DVB Steering Board, the Commercial Requirements for CI Plus v1.4 were approved thereby allowing the technical work on the specification to progress. These Commercial Requirements build on top of the current CI Plus v1.3 specification with two main features: support for dual-stream operation with a single module, intended for […]

November 28, 2011

TiVo: Subs up, but also losses

DVR specialist TiVo added 117,000 net new subscribers during its Q3 period (to end of October 2011), a complete reverse of the 112,000 lost in the same period last year, and a 33,000 drop in Q2 2011. TiVo was helped in winning these new subscribers by the roll-out of its technology by UK cableco Virgin […]

November 23, 2011By Chris Forrester