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ruwido presents multimodal interaction concept at ANGA COM

At ANGA COM 2013, ruwido (stand H21) will display its range of design-focussed next generation input devices. In response to the continuously growing amount of content available through individual TV service offerings, the company will also demonstrate how voice can be integrated effectively into navigation techniques in order to make content intuitively accessible. According to […]

May 30, 2013

Social recommendations tops for mobile video discovery

American mobile video watchers are almost twice as likely to watch videos shared by friends as they are via web search, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of web TV content sharing site Telly. The study – conducted online in April among over 2,000 US adults – reveals that 78 million […]

May 28, 2013

nangu.TV launches Recommendation Engine

nangu.TV, the pioneering media platform provider for IPTV and OTT services, has announced its Recommendation Engine addressing the global issue that viewers’ face when trying to navigate their way through vast quantities of television content. nangu.TV’s Recommendation Engine is a key element of its Media Platform and provides operators with a route to greater customer […]

May 28, 2013

Zappware’s Nexx design solution now also deployed by Numericable

Zappware, a developer of off-the-shelf and custom-designed digital television solutions, announces that its award-winning Nexx UI design has now also been deployed by cable operator Numericable in Belgium and Luxembourg. Zappware’s Nexx UI design had been deployed first by Numericable in France as part of Numericable’s La Box solution. There it has been highly recognized […]

May 22, 2013

U-verse unveils new On Demand store front

AT&T is launching a new, media-rich U-verse On Demand storefront, designed to provide a more intuitive and convenient way to discover movies and TV shows. The new U-verse On Demand storefront features: – A new user interface with intuitive navigation. – Colourful poster art to find what you want faster. – New advanced search tools, […]

May 17, 2013

blinkx boosted by Olympics

Video search engine blinkx has revealed that its full year revenues have grown by 73 per cent to $198 million. Adjusted pre-tax profits were $24.6 million, an increase of 129 per cent from the year before.  This growth has in part been attributed to the London Olympics and the Presidential elections – as web users […]

May 13, 2013

Freeview HD EPG consultation

Digital UK has published a consultation on proposals for allocating channel numbers to HD services in the Freeview electronic programme guide. The consultation anticipates future growth of HD channels on Freeview and includes proposed updates to Digital UK’s channel number policy. The proposals within this consultation will not necessitate changes to current channel numbers. Digital […]

May 8, 2013

Espial patent for Fast Channel Change

Espial, a specialist in on-demand TV software and solutions, has been granted US Patent No. 8,286,217 by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The patent covers technology that enables service providers to implement fast channel change (FCC) on set-top boxes and TVs powered by IPTV networks. Together with the current patent grant, Espial now has […]

May 2, 2013

Pace to use Myriad’s Java technology

Myriad Group, the company creating and connecting communities across mobile and TV, has announced that Pace has selected Myriad’s Java technology for use in their RDK compliant set-top boxes. The JVM is a key component of the Comcast Reference Design Kit (RDK), a pre-integrated software bundle for set-top boxes, multi-tuner video gateways and client devices […]

April 30, 2013

blinkx predicts better profits

Video search engine blinkx has provided a trading update for the financial year ended March 31st 2013. Highlights include: • Revenues for the yearare  expected to be approximately $196 million, ahead of the previously upgraded range of $180 to $185 million, an increase of 71 per cent from the year ended March 31st 2012. • […]

April 24, 2013