Report: 67% US homes have connected video device
Research from analyst firm Parks Associates finds that 67 per cent of US broadband households own and use at least one Internet-connected video device, either a smart TV, streaming media…
Ultra Box for Astro IPTV customers
The Astro Ultra Box is now available to customers of Malaysia’s Astro IPTV who are currently on Maxis Home Fibre network with speeds from 30Mbps. The Ultra experience includes 4K,…
CIMM Smart TV, STB data best practices study
The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) – an industry body that aims to promote innovation and foster efficiencies in audience measurement for television and cross-platform video – is launching…
Report: What lies in store for the STB market?
The latest Worldwide Media Box report from Futuresource Consulting explores the future prospects for the media streamer and set-top box (STBs) market, as consumer demand gradually shifts away from traditional…
India’s TRAI insists on interoperable STBs
India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) media regulator wants the nation’s cable MSOs and DTH broadcasters to ensure that digital set-top boxes support interoperability. TRAI says that it is likely that…
Synamedia for Vodafone unified global TV platform
Video software provider Synamedia has secured a multi-year contract with Vodafone Group that includes the Infinite video platform, security solutions and end-to-end integration services. The firm will help Vodafone Group…
Verimatrix, Broadcom 4K Android TV boost
Cybersecurity solutions provider Verimatrix and semiconductor specialist Broadcom are collaborating to streamline Android TV set-top box (STB) deployments. By pre-integrating components of the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) with…
Broadcom brings patent case against Netflix
Broadcom, the chipmaker for STBs, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Netflix. The chipmaker claims that Netflix has infringed on eight patents dealing with video playback and data transmission.…
Australian IPTV pirate closed
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) – a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market for creative content and reducing online piracy – has achieved another significant…
Premier League pirate hit for £521K
A criminal found guilty of supplying illegal streaming devices (ISDs) providing unauthorised access to Premier League content has been ordered to pay back more than £520,000 (€609,000) to the ‘public…
ABS-CBN sues US IPTV pirates
Flipino entertainment and media company ABS-CBN has filed two civil complaints in US Federal Courts against two individuals in a piracy network spanning across US state lines, seeking damages in…
Altibox to deploy Technicolor JADE STB solution
Technicolor has announced that Altibox, a provider of broadband, IPTV and VoIP services in Norway and Denmark, will deploy the Android TV JADE set-to box (STB) solution from Technicolor’s Connected…
Taiwan: 28% use illegal streaming devices
A study of the online content viewing behaviour of Taiwanese consumers has revealed that 33 per cent of consumers have accessed streaming piracy websites or torrent sites to access premium…
France: Amazon Prime on Bouygues Android STBs
Amazon Prime Video has reached an agreement with French IPTV operator Bouygues Telecom to be included in its Android STBs. The streaming service (as part of Amazon Prime) is sold…
Swisscom TV extends Netflix partnership
Multiplay telco Swisscom says it is continuing to break down the barriers between television and streaming with the introduction, from January 27th, of ‘Swisscom TV X’, which it claims will…