Rovi and Panasonic Avionics Corporation have announced a strategic collaboration in which Panasonic will use Rovi’s metadata to manage the programming guide for its global inflight television service, eXTV. Panasonic, the leading provider of inflight entertainment and communications solutions, selected Rovi because of the company’s extensive experience working with service providers and consumer electronics manufacturers […]
Freesat, the UK based subscription free satellite TV service, now offer its connected TV guide solution to terrestrial, cable and satellite TV operators and CE manufacturers outside of the UK. Freesat has applied its years of experience of operating a successful hybrid TV service to the creation of Metaphor, a smart TV guide solution for […]
EBS, the full-service provider of EPG data for platforms and channels worldwide, has announced that it is providing all the EPG data for new entertainment channel AMC, which launched on August 28th and is available exclusively to BT customers. EPG data is supplied to BT TV and Sky via EBS’ flagship data software solution, Pawa. […]
Responding to recent functionality enhancements to Netflix’s UI, Sky has unveiled updates to Sky+HD boxes introducing what it describes as some clever new features which make Sky Movies even better. This, the third software update so far this year, forms part of Sky’s continued commitment to innovating the UK’s biggest connected TV platform, Sky+. With […]
UK digital communications company EE has unveiled a host of updated features for EE TV set to launch on the 25th August for new and existing customers. Focused on personalisation and social sharing, the new additions have been developed with mobile front of mind. Building on EE TV’s original features, the latest software update allows […]
EBS, a provider of EPG data for platforms and channels worldwide, has been chosen by BT Sport to facilitate the supply of EPG data listings for all its channels, BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2, ESPN on BT Sport, BT Sport Europe and its red-button service BT Sport Extra across multiple platforms. Using EBS’ Pawa […]
Netflix has released details of the first major update to its TV applications since late 2013. A Blog Post from Stephen, Joubert & the Netflix Team says they work hard to innovate and evolve the Netflix experience so its members can connect with the stories they love with greater ease. “Now when you select a […]
Wyplay, creator of software solutions for pay-TV operators, and global semiconductor specialist STMicroelectronics have disclosed their contributions to the development of Canal+ Group’s new Cube S set-top-box. The hybrid OTT / broadcast set-top-box runs Wyplay’s open source Frog Client middleware, integrated by Wyplay’s professional services team on top of a hardened Linux kernel with the […]
Rovi Corp shares dropped the most in three years after a judge ruled in favour of Netflix in the latest patent lawsuit defeat. A US District Court judge issued a ruling granting Netflix motion for summary judgment on five of Rovi’s patents, finding them invalid. The patents in question were related to features and functionality […]
Virgin Media has won the latest patent claim brought by Rovi Corporation. This is the eleventh successive ‘win’ for Virgin, out of the eleven patent disputes. All of the eleven have now been found invalid or been revoked by either the English Court or by the European Patent Office (EPO). Judgments in respect of two […]