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Pace takeover target?

The Pace share price has jumped as the London stockmarket is alive with rumours that the world’s largest supplier of STBs is a firm take-over target and BSkyB, Cisco Systems and private equity firms are reportedly interested in acquisition. Pace’s share price has been highly volatile this past week, at one stage on August 25th […]

August 26, 2011By Chris Forrester

TiVo better, but no profit

TiVo has reported financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2011. Tom Rogers, President and CEO, said, “This was another milestone quarter for TiVo, highlighted by our successful execution on key strategic growth initiatives. On the heels of our historic settlement with DISH Network, in the second quarter we delivered better than anticipated […]

August 25, 2011

Pace suffers from Google news

Pace is the world’s largest supplier of set-top box technology, having taken the top spot from rival Motorola a year or so ago. A story in Investors Chronicle also suggests that Pace’s market share could be threatened by the Google purchase. This past week has seen Pace’s FTSE London-listed share price recover somewhat from 92p […]

August 23, 2011

Google TV could dominate Latino cable/DTH

Spending $12.5 billion on Motorola’s Mobility division has given Google a great deal of publicity in what it means for so-called ‘Smart’ phones in the future. But there are other implications for the broadcast industry because of its ‘Google TV’ product, which some now see as providing an open door into Latin America’s cable business […]

August 18, 2011By Chris Forrester

TiVo $100m buy-back

TiVo said it plans to buy back up to $100 million of its stock over the next two years. The company said it will fund the share repurchase programme through existing cash. The move comes as the company’s stock has floundered around the $8 mark after sitting at over $12 in April and more than […]

August 16, 2011

AirTies partners with Quantenna

Wireless home networking specialists AirTies says it is growing its set-top box (STB) and wireless product ranges. Besides its existing highly successful 4420 core wireless ‘plug and play’ device for the home, it has expanded its product line to include new relationships with Quantenna Communications to take their all-new chip set capable of up to […]

August 16, 2011By Chris Forrester

Google buys Motorola Mobility in $12.5bn deal

In a move which it suggests will “supercharge” its Android ecosystem, enhance competition, and offer “wonderful user experiences”, Google Inc. is to acquire Motorola Mobility – the part of the business which covers converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access […]

August 15, 2011

Four tuners for TiVo Premiere Elite

Leaked details of TiVo’s Premiere Elite DVR suggest the device will feature four tuners. According to documents filed with the FCC, the Premiere Elite will operate (record or view) up to four shows simultaneously. It is THX-certified and fully compatible with 1080p/1080i video. Destined for the retail market, the Premiere Elite has two terabytes of […]

August 15, 2011By Colin Mann

Emerging markets will be 45% of all STBs shipped to 2015

The share of STBs shipped to emerging digital TV markets such as China, India, Russia and Latin America is forecast to account for more than 45 per cent of global STB shipments between 2011 and 2015, according to IMS Research. Shipments of STBs in Russia, India, China, and Latin America jumped more than 65 per […]

August 11, 2011

ADB: Pirelli compensates for lower STB sales

Advanced Digital Broadcast Holdings reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the first half of 2011 with revenue reaching $172 million, compared to $141 million last year for the same period, representing a growth of +21.6 per cent year-on-year. The growth was entirely attributable to the acquired Pirelli broadband business, as the first half of the […]

August 10, 2011