TV Genius has confirmed that its Content Delivery Platform has been selected by IP Vision, the UK-based platform owner, to enhance the functionality of the TV listings on IP Vision's FetchTV service. TV Genius and IP Vision have worked together to provide a fully searchable solution across web, mobile and hybrid DTT/IP TV. The solution […]

Telekom Austria has selected Alcatel-Lucent’s Triple-Play Service Delivery Architecture (TPSDA) to enable it to extend the reach of its triple-play services to include smaller communities across the country. Alcatel-Lucent will also provide professional services in the areas of project management, software subscription, support and repair management, and technical support services.

Playcast Media has confirmed partnerships with some of the video game industry's top publishers including Atari, Capcom, Codemasters and THQ. Playcast Media delivers console-free video gaming directly through existing Cable and IPTV set-top boxes and is the first gaming-on-demand technology for Cable and IPTV in the world. Playcast Media’s system uses a proprietary new technology […]

STMicroelectronics is sampling the first STB System-on-Chip devices featuring advanced CryptoFirewall security helping to prevent hacking of pay-TV broadcast signals and enable faster, lower-cost development of new set-top box products. The CryptoFirewall security core developed by Cryptography Research, and now integrated in ST's set-top box ICs, features dedicated tamper-proof and emulation-resistant hardware designed to work […]

Latens have signed a partnership agreement with Coship, the STB provider. The focus of this partnership agreement is to work together on delivering cutting edge solutions based on Coship's range of STBs with Latens leading software CAS and ECO Middleware. They say the combination of Coship's STB range and Latens CAS and middleware solutions offers […]

Minerva Networks, provider of open and IPTV delivery platforms, has revealed that Pioneer Telephone, the fourth largest telephone cooperative in the US, has successfully completed the migration from a legacy third-party system to the Company's platform. Minerva's iTVManager is a comprehensive software solution for the delivery of next-generation IP-connected television services, including HDTV, DVR, whole-home […]

Consumers want their Internet TV, according to market research firm In-Stat. Based on In-Stat's new multi-client research, 26 per cent of US consumer respondents report viewing Internet TV more than once per week. However, rather than a substitute for traditional pay-TV services, consumers want Over-the-Top (OTT) Internet video to compliment traditional TV offerings. “Consumers want […]

Irdeto has confirmed that middleware and interactive TV technology provider Selevision has selected Irdeto's middleware solution and conditional access system (CAS) for its new HD Personal Video Recorders (PVRs). The HD PVRs, currently in field testing in Saudi Arabia, will enable content providers to run highly tailored advertisements – a market first in the Middle […]

From Colin Mann in London Ben McOwen Wilson, director of online at ITV, has revealed a dual-screen strategy of promoting both on-demand and linear programme channels in 2010. “Online is reshaping the relationship with our viewers,” he told delegates at the FT Digital Media and Broadcast Conference. “We'll be investing in the dual stream. It's […]

Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group has found that 24 per cent of all US households have a television connected to the Internet. These connections vary from connecting through a video game system, a Blu-Ray player, or the TV set itself. While Internet connectivity has become a common built-in feature in many products, consumers are […]