Liberty Global has launched its Horizon set-top for UPC Ireland. Mark Coan, vice-president sales and marketing of UPC Ireland, said that with the introduction of Horizon it was “taking television to the next level.” The service is designed to offer TV, broadband and phone services in one box, with 100Mb broadband as standard as part […]
As the company reported it had signed up 160,000 new TV subscribers to its YouView service in the three months to June 30th, quad play comms provider TalkTalk has advised its customers of a major software upgrade. Writing in the TalkTalk blog, Laurence Miall, Director of TV at TalkTalk, says the great thing about YouView […]
Sony says it is experiencing “a major technical issue” after many owners of its DVD recorders reported losing access to their Freeview TV channels. Sony said it was doing everything possible to solve the problem. “A major technical issue has been flagged to our dedicated team. We will update you asap,” the Japanese firm tweeted […]
Technicolor has been awarded two contracts from Hathway, India’s leading cable broadband service provider, for MediaAccess gateways and MediaPlay STBs. The selected solution will enhance Hathway’s digital cable offering by enabling the delivery of HD video content and ultra-high speed broadband services to end users. MediaAccess TCM471 features multiple channels aggregation (channel bonding) to maximise […]
In a move designed to deliver new customer experiences and to spur innovation among smartphone and tablet app developers, satellite platform DISH has opened its third-party application programming interface (API) to developers. Trusted partners can now access many of the same second-screen APIs that DISH uses for its own DISH Explorer mobile app on its […]
In June, TiVo agreed terms with Cisco Systems and Google whereby the two giants agreed to pay up $490 million to settle outstanding litigation over the use of TiVo patents. The cash is to be paid over to TiVo by August 1st. Meanwhile, TiVo has to confirm formally that all its litigation against Cisco and […]
India’s largest DTH operator Dish TV is upping the cost of its standard definition digital set-top boxes. They now cost an extra $4.11, taking the price to $36.98, while the DVR version costs a couple of dollars extra at $38.62. Dish is holding the price of its more expensive HD boxes at Rupees 3099 ($51.50). […]
TalkTalk is offering customers three months of free TV, broadband and phone. The offer, branded “The Big Free”, gives TalkTalk customers three months of free YouView TV, unlimited broadband use and phone calls. The offer is available to both new and current TalkTalk customers. The package normally costs £15.50 (€18.2) per month and the £299 YouView […]
Samsung has acquired US web TV service Boxee in a deal reported to be worth $30 million. The move will enhance Samsung’s Smart TV offering. Announcing the deal in a company blog, ‘Team Boxee’ said: “We started on this journey six years ago, and have been at the forefront of the changing TV and video […]
The latest Australian Multi-Screen Report reveals an increasingly connected Australian home, with 27 per cent now having access to four screens: television, computer, smartphone an tablet (16 per cent a year ago). The report, which covers the first quarter of calendar 2013, shows media consumption patterns are evolving as households add new technologies. Overall television […]