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Belgacom deploys Wyplay’s latest generation software on its TV set-top boxes

Belgacom, the leading “quad-play” Telco operator in Belgium, has just updated its installed base of TV Set-Top Boxes (STBs) with Wyplay’s latest generation software, the global leader in software solutions for TV operators. Belgacom, recognised as a benchmark among operators in Europe in terms of innovation, desired to make yet another significant step forward and […]

September 9, 2012

Horizon dawns for UPC Netherlands

Launching simultaneously with a press event on the IBC show floor and a customer session in central Amsterdam, Liberty Global unveiled its much vaunted Horizon TV, a family of products designed to allow customers to view and share all of their favourite content across the TV, computer, tablet and smartphone. Horizon TV is available immediately […]

September 7, 2012Colin Mann @ IBC

Technicolor celebrates 150m STBs

Technicolor has reached the milestone of 150 million digital set top boxes since it shipped its first one in 1994. Technicolor has been able to ship more than 10 million STBs per year over the last 10 years, with a significant increase of STBs delivery to fast-growing markets such as Latin America, India and Southern […]

September 7, 2012

Amino selects Celeno Wi-Fi

Amino Communications, expertss in IPTV/OTT solutions, and Celeno Communications, a provider of high performance Wi-Fi chipsets and software for HD multimedia home networking applications, has announced that Amino’s A140/A540 STBs will now be complemented by a Wi-Fi USB solution using Celeno’s video-grade Wi-Fi technology. The Amino Wi-Fi USB dongle enables service providers to offer a […]

September 6, 2012

Globo STB and Cryptoguard partner

Polish STB company Globo and the Swedish CAS and SMS manufacturer Cryptoguard have partnered to offer price effective solutions for small and medium sized cable operators. The companies say “We are proud to be able to offer the CryptoGuard hi-grade security, user friendly and price effective CAS (conditional access system) and easy to use SMS […]

September 5, 2012

Televes chooses Sigma for FTA STB

Sigma Designs, a provider of System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions for home entertainment connectivity and control, has announced that Televes, a European STB manufacturer has selected httv’s “httvBOX” turn-key solution based on Sigma Designs’ SMP8670 SoC for its free-to-air hybrid STB. The device is the first Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) deployment based on the Sigma SoC. […]

September 4, 2012

IFA: Dune’s “word’s smallest” HD media player

Dune HD has unveiled its Dune HD Connect – what it claims is the world’s smallest Full HD media player. Designed to convert existing dumb screens into Smart TVs, the Dune HD Connect comes in a compact stick format that simply plugs into the TV’s HDMI socket to enable movies, TV and other content to […]

September 3, 2012

Pace picks up speed in Indian cable market

Pace has announced that its pre-integrated software, conditional access and set-top box solution has been selected by three Indian cable operators, Delhi Distribution Company (DDC), Faction Digital, and New Delhi and Kozhikode Cablecommunicators Ltd.(KCL), Calicut, to support their move to digital services. Pace has designed its pre-integrated solution to provide a cost-effective alternative to operators […]

August 31, 2012

Motorola STB unit sale on?

Fresh reports have emerged that Google is to sell off the set-top box unit inside Motorola Mobility. Google completed the $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility in May, but as far back as March 2012, the New York Times suggested that Google would seek such a sale once the deal was complete. Bloomberg reports that […]

August 30, 2012By Colin Mann

Hisense unveils $99 Google TV Pulse

Consumer electronics manufacturer Hisense is to unveil its Hisense Pulse with Google TV device at the IFA trade fair in Berlin August 31st- September 5th prior to its retail debut in North America mid-November. The Hisense Pulse with Google TV connects to any television with an HDMI input and enables consumers to enjoy the richest […]

August 28, 2012By Colin Mann