Liberty Global, the international cable TV company controlled by John Malone, posted $706.8 million in second-quarter earnings, reversing losses it posted in the quarter a year ago. Liberty Global, which operates cable TV and broadband systems in Europe and Latin America, earned the $706.8 million on second-quarter revenue of $2.5 billion. That compares to a […]
While Wi-Fi remains the predominant networking technology in most consumer’s homes, wired solutions are gaining traction, especially for multiroom DVRs, according to ABI Research. The analyst firm notes that MoCA has become the go-to wired technology for most cable and satellite operators in North America, (with trials in Western Europe), while HomePlug continues to do […]
Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from two recent video reports – VoD and Encoder Equipment and Video Subscriber – which tracks equipment sold to telco IPTV, cable video, and satellite video providers, and Set-Top Boxes and Subscribers, which tracks IP, cable, satellite, and hybrid set-top boxes and OTT media servers. “2012 will be […]
Market research firm Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its IP-STBs survey which captures service providers’ requirements for hybrid IP-based STBs to deliver video services. “In a change from the 2011 edition of our IP set-top box survey, Cisco is now perceived as the overall top IP set-top box supplier by operators, while Motorola was […]
French STB manufacturer Netgem has posted revenues of €19.8 million in the second quarter, up from €17.6 million in the same period last year. International sales grew to €13.3 million from €7.5 million, but sales in France fell to €6.4 million from €10.1 million. The Group recorded a current operating profit of €5.0 million for […]
ANT, an established provider of software and services for the delivery of digital TV, has announced that GlobalSat, a manufacturer of satellite and terrestrial products has licensed its ANT Galio HbbTV Platform. GlobalSat has identified the fast growing HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) market as a target for its next generation of connected STBs. GlobalSat […]
Chinese online video site LeTV has released its new LeTV T1 Internet TV set-top box, allowing users to watch licensed content in 1080p full HD on their TV sets and supporting video data rates of up to 150 Mbps. The STB also supports 3D content and external storage devices, and can share video content with […]
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of pay-TV technology specialist NDS Group by Cisco Systems. The Commission’s investigation confirmed that the merged entity would continue to face competition from a number of strong competitors and that customers, namely pay-TV providers, would continue to have alternative suppliers in all […]
Digital TV technology specialist Pace has raised its full-year earnings forecast as margins improved and the supply disruptions that marred the company’s profit in the first half receded. Announcing its Interim Results for the six months ended June 30th 2012, Pace said full-year operating margin would be greater than its previous forecast of 7 per […]
Smart STBs often garner less attention than other connected CE devices like TVs and game consoles – Apple has referred to its Apple TV as a “hobby” although it leads the market with around 4 million units shipped through 2011. Roku has had recent success (e.g. passing 2.5 million units in 2011), but the future […]