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LG CNS selects Entropic’s Verimatrix-certified STB System-on-a-Chip

Entropic, a player in semiconductor solutions for the connected home, has announced LG CNS, the leading IT services company in South Korea, has selected Entropic’s Verimatrix-certified, high-performance hybrid set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) to deliver a secure and powerful TV viewing experience. A hybrid (Cable/IPTV) STB, the new LG CNS solution leverages Entropic’s most powerful […]

September 13, 2013

Humax Freesat HD with freetime box

Freesat, the subscription-free satellite TV service, has launched its new Freesat HD with freetime box, further bolstering the products available with freetime built in. The freetime box is manufactured by Humax and will be available to buy immediately from UK high streets for around £99. The new Freesat HD with freetime box allows viewers to […]

September 12, 2013

Technicolor extends DirecTV contract

Technicolor has confirmed the signing of a three-year contract extension to continue the development and offering of a range of HD STBs and home video services for DirecTV. “Technicolor has consistently delivered the reliable, high quality products we need in order to remain at the forefront of the satellite television industry,” said Henry Derovanessian, senior […]

September 12, 2013

Cubiware integrates CubiTV with TiVo Cloud service

Cubiware, a provider of STB Middleware, Multiscreen, and Back Office solutions to over 30 Pay TV operators in Europe and Latin America, and TiVo, a global player in the advanced television entertainment market, have announced they are demonstrating a prototype of a CubiTV and TiVo Cloud Services integration on thin client STBs from Evolution Digital […]

September 12, 2013

Technicolor, Qualcomm STB collaboration

Technicolor and Qualcomm Technologies, have collaborated to produce a new set-top box, known as SVELTE (Stimulating Video Experience over LTE), featuring LTE technology, terrestrial broadcast and Android OS. A unique combination of the skills offered by entertainment leader, Technicolor, and the mobile expertise of Qualcomm Technologies, the new SVELTE portable media center will feature the […]

September 12, 2013Colin Mann @ IBC

Multiscreen media streamer from ARRIS and Sling Media

Video and broadband technologist ARRIS and video placeshifting product specialist Sling Media are introducing a new media streaming device that empowers service providers to offer live (up to four simultaneous HD channels) and recorded content for a comprehensive multiscreen experience for their subscribers. The ARRIS MS4000 (Media Streamer 4000) is powered by Sling Media technology, […]

September 11, 2013

STMicroelectronics power Hathway HD STBs

STMicroelectronics a global semiconductor specialist, has announced that Hathway, a cable Multi-System Operator (MSO) in India has chosen ST’s highly integrated systems-on-chips (SoC) to power two of its advanced HD set-top boxes. ST’s STiH273 (Palma) drives Hathway’s newest HD entry-level set-top box and the STi7141 forms the heart of the new-generation interactive, Multi-Tuner HD DVR […]

September 11, 2013

Cryptography and ALi sign architecture licence agreement for DPA countermeasures

Cryptography Research (CRI), a division of Rambus, and ALi Corporation, a provider of set-top box (STB) system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, have signed an architecture license agreement for the use of Cryptography Research’s differential power analysis (DPA) countermeasure patents and technologies in ALi’s STB solutions. By licensing and integrating DPA countermeasures, ALi is securing its solutions against […]

September 11, 2013

Sony reveals PS Vita TV box

Sony has unveiled its TV connector box, PS Vita TV, which measures just 6cm by 10cm. Competing against the likes of Apple TV and Sky’s NOW TV box, the device plugs straight into the TV, allowing users to play PSP and Vita games along with music and video streaming. PlayStation controllers can also be used […]

September 10, 2013By Nik Roseveare

Dune HD for Volia

Dune HD and VOLIA, the Ukrainian pay-TV operator serving more than 1.5 million customers across its footprint of over 29 cities, have announced a major partnership agreement. As a result of a public tender, Dune HD STBs have been accepted by VOLIA, with Dune HD chosen as a supplier of Over-the-Top (OTT) STBs for this […]

September 9, 2013