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Global STB shipments reach 228m units in 2012

Following several years of healthy growth, demand for set top boxes continues to climb this year, on track to reach 228 million units shipped globally, according to research from Futuresource Consulting. However, as demand from maturing pay-TV markets like North America and Western Europe begins to slow, the market will start to see moderate decline […]

July 3, 2012

Tesco to retail connected TVs, hybrid STBs

UK supermarket group Tesco is to start selling smart TVs and hybrid set-top boxes under its own-brand Technika label in mid-July, according to Michael Comish, CEO of digital movie service blinkbox, 80 per cent-owned by the retailer. Addressing delegates at the Future of Broadcasting Summit in London on ‘Developing New Funding Models for the Digital […]

June 28, 2012By Colin Mann

Jinni STB offers user-centric discovery

Entertainment discovery engine specialist Jinni has launched the first Jinni-powered set-top-box providing TV subscribers with a truly user-centric content discovery and viewing experience over linear TV and VoD. Introduced progressively by IPTV platform Belgacom from June 19th, the STB enables the subscribers to benefit from a complete cross-platform content consumption experience. Belgacom partnered with Jinni […]

June 26, 2012

iP4.tv and nangu.TV bring leading hybrid and IP only boxes to European market

iP4.tv GmbH, the German hybrid set top box manufacturer, and nangu.TV, the Czech Republic based Interactive Media Platform supplier, announce that in cooperation they have developed a complete Interactive TV solution to bring to the marketplace. They have already secured a major customer for the deployment of these enhanced services. The compatibility of iP4.tv and […]

June 26, 2012

Sony unveils Google TV STB

Sony Electronics has confirmed the availability and pricing of the NSZ-GS7 Internet Player with Google TV, originally introduced in January at CES. In addition to US availability, Sony will also be the first manufacturer to launch Google TV products outside of the US, initially starting with the UK in July, followed later by Canada, Australia, […]

June 25, 2012By Colin Mann

Simulmedia, TiVo address audience fragmentation problem

Targeted television advertising specialist Simulmedia and DVR pioneer TiVo have expanded their set-top box data partnership deploying datasets better to address what is seen as TV’s growing audience fragmentation problem. Simulmedia will use TiVo’s anonymous, aggregated, second-by-second set-top-box data to expand Simulmedia’s endemic client base beyond tune-in/promotional advertisers and drive cost-effective reach across all advertiser […]

June 19, 2012

JP Morgan denies Technicolor lock out

J.P. Morgan says it is not trying to lock out other bids and isn’t trying to charge punitive break up fees. The bank says it wishes to clarify two points referred to in the announcement of Technicolor dated June 11th, 2012 regarding the terms of its revised proposal. The break-up fee of €3.4 million that […]

June 13, 2012

Q1 2013 German launch for LG’s Horizon

Mike Fries, President and CEO of Liberty Global, has revealed that the cable MSOs ‘Horizon’ gateway set-top box is set to be launched in the German market in the first quarter of 2013. Describing the product as a “game-changer for our industry” Fries told ANGA Cable TV Summit delegates that the German launch would follow […]

June 12, 2012Colin Mann @ ANGA Cable

Amino sees H1 profit

Amino Technologies said it expects to report a small profit for its fiscal first half to May 31st, reversing a loss of £0.4 million (€0.5m) from 12 months previous. In a trading update, the set-top box maker said results were in line with its expectations, with a good operational performance and continued margin improvement. The […]

June 12, 2012

Technicolor rejects JPM offer

France’s Technicolor has rejected the latest offer from JP Morgan to take a stake in the group. JPM and Technicolor’s board signed an agreement in May that would see JPM take a stake of up to 30 per cent in the STB maker. Eventually a rival offer from Vector Capital forced it to revise its […]

June 11, 2012