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STMicro reveals most integrated chip

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor expert, has unveiled its most highly integrated chip for interactive high-definition PVR cable STBs, which it claims will significantly reduce equipment design, cost, and certification challenges for its customers. ST is also supporting its new IC, the STiH225, with a reference design that simplifies first-time certification of new designs that meet […]

November 4, 2011

Pioneer selects Amino DVR STBs

Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, one of the largest telcos in North America, is to deploy Amino’s Aminet A540 DVR IPTV/OTT set-top boxes as part of its Pioneer DTV IPTV service. Pioneer serves over 40,000 customers across more than 74 communities in Western Oklahoma. Under the Pioneer DTV brand, the cooperative offers up to 161 entertainment channels […]

October 27, 2011

Pace supplying huge STB order for Argentina

Pace might be struggling to get its hands on set-top box hard drives, but news from South America is that it has won part of a 1 million box order for 2012 from DirecTV for its Argentina operation. The news came from DirecTV Argentina. The order is split between Pace and Technicolor, and says that […]

October 26, 2011By Chris Forrester

DVRs becoming mainstream in US

Forty-four per cent of TV households in the United States have at least one Digital Video Recorder (DVR), and one-third of DVR households have more than one DVR -representing 14 per cent of all households having multiple DVRs according to recent consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG). In 2005, just 8 per cent of […]

October 18, 2011

TiVo wins AT&T patent decision

TiVo shares gained some considerable ground on Friday, helped by a court ruling which went in favour of TiVo in its patent infringement claim against AT&T’s U-verse digital TV service.   US District Court Judge David Folsom issued what is seen as a major victory for TiVo and according to analysts covering the sector, will […]

October 17, 2011By Chris Forrester

Title fight streamed on TVonics Freeview

This weekend, some Freeview viewers will be able to watch Nathan Cleverly defend his WBO World Light- Heavyweight crown against Commonwealth Champion, Tony Bellew. For viewers with the latest generation of Freeview+HD boxes from British manufacturer TVonics, the fight will be streamed live on Freeview Channel 112 at 7pm on October 15th. The live broadcast […]

October 13, 2011

Virgin Media: ‘TiVo will beat Sky+’

A new report on UK cable operator Virgin Media’s prospects (from investment bankers Morgan Stanley) says that TiVo’s functionality will make life very hard for YouView or BSkyB. Virgin’s senior staffers say that their TiVo box, now rolling out to its customer base, will beat to the punch the UK’s digital terrestrial service YouView and […]

September 27, 2011By Chris Forrester

Pace enables multiroom DVR experience with DirecTV

Pace has announced that the company’s HR34 server is the central hub in the DirecTV Home Media Centre, set to launch October 2011.  With its unique multiple connectivity capabilities, the HR34 enables the a fully interconnected DVR experience. Pace’s HR34 is a cost-effective, large capacity server that delivers full DVR capabilities, including HD-DVR functionality, for […]

September 19, 2011

Telstra may abort AFL rights in Optus dispute

Telstra is threatening to tear up its new $153 million broadcast rights deal with the Australian Football League (AFL) after a copyright dispute erupted over rival Optus providing football telecasts to its Internet and mobile phone customers. Telstra chief executive David Thodey has told The Age that if a court allows Optus to continue showing […]

September 15, 2011

ADB delivers 3 way hybrid to Canal Digital

Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) is delivering its latest ADB-5720SX hybrid Digital Video Recorder, pre-integrated with its Carbo user interface to Canal Digital. Using the ADB-5720SX platform, Canal Digital is launching an enhanced consumer TV experience for its subscribers. Thanks to this solution, users will be able to quickly and easily access Canal Digital’s broad range […]

September 13, 2011