NDS has revealed that their technologies are enabling hybrid functionality for the Astro B.yond platform from Astro, Malaysia’s leading cross-media group. The new solution will provide Astro subscribers with access to the best of international and local content, delivered either over DTH, IP or hybrid mechanisms combining both IP and DTH. NDS’ MediaHighway STB software […]
Netgem has signed an agreement with Virgin Mobile France, the French Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), for the launch of its Virgin Box TV offering. Netgem will provide its hardware and software technologies to enable Virgin Mobile France customers to access its quadruple-play services (broadband, broadcast, fixed-line and mobile telephony). Virgin Mobile France will unveil […]
Content security provider Conax launched its new entry level security solution, Conax Contego Lite. Based on flagship product, Conax Contego, the “Lite” version will provide a superior security platform suited for smaller operations and also including medium/large operations with fewer requirements for the advanced features included in the full version. The solution supports any distribution […]
At Communicasia, content security provider Conax launched its new entry level security solution, Conax Contego Lite. Based on flagship product, Conax Contego, the “Lite” version will provide a superior security platform suited for smaller operations and also including medium/large operations with fewer requirements for the advanced features included in the full version. The solution supports […]
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts has told Fortune magazine wants to shift the perception of the cable company and being a stodgy provider of bulky cable set top boxes is a thing of the past. “We recognize that the business is changing and has changed, and we’re well aware that there’s new competition,” he said. Roberts […]
TelkomVision, the pay-TV service provider in Indonesia, has chosen a number of Ericsson solutions for the deployment of new TV services as it looks to provide greater value and quality for its subscribers across the country. The Ericsson system will enable TelkomVision to launch new channels across its satellite platform, and provides provision for HD […]
Renesas Electronics, a provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced the availability of its new system-on-chip (SoC) for STBs, the EMMA3SE/P, which supports the video standards used for digital television broadcasts worldwide and a wide variety of video formats required to play Internet-based content. The EMMA3SE/P SoC integrates in a single chip the functions necessary […]
Conax has announced its contract with Audio Visual Global JSC (AVG) to deliver a high-end security solution for AVGs new DTH satellite and DTT service in Vietnam. AVG is the first private firm in Vietnam to be awarded broadcast licences for digital technology and permission to broadcast television programmes nationwide. Additionally, AVG has already completed […]
Irdeto has revealed that Toshiba is adopting Irdeto’s dynamic security solution for its high-end Cinema Series HD television sets. Toshiba’s Internet-enabled VX700 and WX800 TV series, which were recently introduced in the US market, use the Irdeto ActiveCloak for Media solution to ensure customers’ secure streaming of diverse entertainment content on their television.
Pace has confirmed a partnership agreement with Minerva, a supplier of software solutions for the delivery of television services over broadband networks. The global agreement will integrate Minerva xTVFusion middleware technology into Pace’s HD set-top boxes, expanding the range of IPTV middleware and technology delivery options available to service providers. The partnership will allow Pace […]