The best TV and Broadband News from around the ‘net
- Smart TVs: Not Such A Smart Idea | Techdirt
A Smart TV is a TV that includes at least a rudimentary OS, access to web and Internet functions, and streaming content. They have been a hot product category at the last two CES shows, and the rumor that Apple … Continue reading →
- ADB Group reports full-year 2011 results
Advanced Digital Broadcast Holdings SA (SIX: ADBN) reported today ADB Group’s unaudited consolidated financial results for the full year 2011. via ADB Group reports full-year 2011 results.
- ADB empowers VOO Belgium with HD interactive digital TV experience
Advanced Digital Broadcast (SIX: ADBN), a leading supplier of advanced solutions for the connected home, announced today that it is delivering the ADB-2840C high definition set-top box to Belgium’s VOO for their digital television services. The product offers high definition … Continue reading →
- UK TV Industry to Debate Future of Television with Zeebox
Zeebox is today leading a discussion with the UK TV industry on the advent of social or ‘augmented’ TV and on the implications of the second-screen for broadcasters and production companies alike. via UK TV Industry to Debate Future of … Continue reading →
- Swiss Operator Sunrise Selects Entone IPTV – TVover.net
Sunrise Communications has selected Entone as its set-top box partner for the deployment of advanced IPTV services. Sunrise has long been an innovative provider of premium residential and business services that include fiber-based broadband Internet, mobile solutions, advanced IP services … Continue reading →
- Harmonic Offers Swiss IPTV Wholesaler Netstream a Highly Scalable Solution for Video Delivery – TVover.net
Swiss IPTV wholesaler Netstream is hosting a new IPTV headend platform based on Harmonic’s portfolio of encoding and transcoding products. Swiss distributor Adrenio installed Harmonic Electra 8000 universal SD/HD MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC encoders, ProStream 1000 stream processors with ACE … Continue reading →
- Why Comcast’s New Streaming Service Won’t Deter Cord Cutters
Cable companies know the threat that lies ahead of them. The percentage of consumers who “cut the cord” and cancel their cable subscriptions isn’t a huge one, but it’s growing. Meanwhile, a new generation of TV watchers is growing accustomed … Continue reading →
- Cisco: We Aren’t Trying To Dump Our TV Set-Top Business
Cisco wants you to know that it loves its television set top business and isn’t thinking of selling it off. via Cisco: We Aren’t Trying To Dump Our TV Set-Top Business.
- Panasonic announces new Viera Connect apps | ITProPortal.com
Panasonic’s latest Viera TVs will boast a new generation of IP functionality. via Panasonic announces new Viera Connect apps | ITProPortal.com.
- OTT digital video receivers grow in popularity among U.S. broadband households, says Parks Associates
New data from Parks Associates confirms digital video media receivers, such as Apple TV and Roku, are growing in popularity with the latest tally revealing nearly 13 percent of U.S. broadband households now own such devices. via OTT digital video … Continue reading →
- WOW To Roll Out Arris Whole Home Gateways – 2012-02-21 20:57:23 | Multichannel News
WideOpenWest has launched the Arris Whole Home Solution, which is centered on the Moxi Gateway — a six-tuner HD multiroom DVR with a DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem and voice-over-IP features. via WOW To Roll Out Arris Whole Home Gateways – … Continue reading →
- “Cord shaving” rather than outright “cord cutting” likely among many cable-TV broadband subscribers this year, says report
A new report from Chadwick Martin Bailey reveals that although cord-cutters — those who drop pay-TV subscriptions in favor of watching movies and TV delivered over-the-top — remain rare, the number of mainstream consumers considering new viewing alternatives is growing. … Continue reading →
- Cisco ‘loves STBs,’ but is the business for sale anyway? – FierceIPTV
Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) is trying to put a lid on a rumor that it’s shopping its Scientific-Atlanta set-top box business, a story the NY Post broke on Sunday. via Cisco ‘loves STBs,’ but is the business for sale anyway? – FierceIPTV.
- Comcast gives subscribers one more reason to quit Netflix — Online Video News
Comcast is rolling out a new streaming on-demand offering called Xfinity Streampix, which will bring more library content to subscribers that pay for its high-end double- and triple-play packages. For those who subscribe to more basic packages, the streaming service … Continue reading →
- Panasonic drop Freesat+ recorders | Join Freesat
It shouldn’t really come as any surprise but Panasonic have today announced they have dropped the Freesat+ recorders from their new range of products due to launch in March. via Panasonic drop Freesat+ recorders | Join Freesat.
- Verizon expands its push for younger, tech-oriented FiOS subscribers – FierceIPTV
Hot on the heels of its pilot campaign to lure younger consumers who live in apartments and condos in the Washington, D.C. metro area, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) says it’s planning to expand the hyperlocal marketing and awareness effort for its … Continue reading →
- Canal+ Nordic back on track
Canal+ Nordic has begun to reverse the decline in subscribers the premium channel suffered after the loss of Premier League rights in 2010. via Canal+ Nordic back on track.
- TVTechnology: Volicon Introduces New Loudness, MPEG Transport Monitoring Products at NAB
At the 2012 NAB Show, Volicon will introduce two new products: Observer TS 7.0 for MPEG transport stream logging and monitoring; and a realtime Loudness monitoring module for compliance with loudness mandates worldwide. via TVTechnology: Volicon Introduces New Loudness, MPEG … Continue reading →
- TVTechnology: Net Insight Debuts New Broadcast and IP Network Transport Products at NAB 2012
Net Insight will showcase new efficient, scalable transport solutions for guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) over media, IP, and broadcast networks at the 2012 NAB Show.Applications include transporting live video, video files, and data for tapeless production, contribution, and distribution, … Continue reading →
- EBU applauds ITU move to tackle satellite jamming | Advanced Television
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has welcomed an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) move to allow governments to take “necessary actions” when foreign powers deliberately interfere with satellite transmissions. via EBU applauds ITU move to tackle satellite jamming | Advanced Television.
- More Than 50 Million MHL Products Shipped Globally in 2011
MHL, LLC, the entity responsible for administering the MHL Consortium and the adoption, licensing and promotion of the MHL™ (Mobile High-Definition Link) specification, today announced that more than 50 million MHL products were shipped globally in 2011. Highlighting the widespread … Continue reading →
- Consumers love the cloud for storing content… as long as it’s free – FierceIPTV
Consumers have bought into the cloud storage movement, according to new research from PriceWaterhouseCoopers… sort of. via Consumers love the cloud for storing content… as long as it’s free – FierceIPTV.
- Netflix user satisfaction plummets | Advanced Television
Netflix customer satisfaction plunged in the fourth quarter, a reflection of consumer anger over rising prices and changes to its subscription plans, according to a survey. via Netflix user satisfaction plummets | Advanced Television.
- £180m to fix 4G TV interference | Advanced Television
UK Communications Minister Ed Vaizey said a fund has been set up to collect an ‘interference fund’ from mobile companies who are bidding for 4G mobile spectrum. via £180m to fix 4G TV interference | Advanced Television.
- Skyviia selects ANT Galio HbbTV Platform
ANT plc (LSE AIM: ANTP), an established provider of software and services for the delivery of digital TV, today announced that Skyviia Corporation has licensed the ANT Galio HbbTV Platform and core TV applications. Skyviia will integrate ANT’s software into … Continue reading →
- 50% of Connected TVs Arent Connected – Connected TV Hype Seamlessly Replaces 3D TV Hype | DSLReports.com, ISP Information
3DTV marketing started seriously ramping up in 2010, with companies like Comcast, Cablevision and Verizon all trying to out hype one another via “first” 3DTV sports broadcasts. via 50% of Connected TVs Arent Connected – Connected TV Hype Seamlessly Replaces … Continue reading →
- Smart telly trends make Apple ‘iTV’ a certainty • reghardware
It’s no longer a question of whether Apple will produce a TV – the so-called ‘iTV’ – but when. That’s the clear conclusion to be drawn from an analysis of TV technology trends provided by DisplaySearch, a market watcher, at … Continue reading →
