Digital Cable TV News

Telenet launches 'TV with a card' CI+ option

Digital TV News — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:10:43 +0000

Belgium's Telenet has announced the launch of 'TV with a card'. By placing a CI+ module with a smartcard in the TV set, a customer can watch television in digital picture and sound quality, without the need of a decoder or additional cables.

Vectra launches new HD set-top box from Motorola

Digital TV News — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:00:13 +0000

Polish cable TV operator Vectra has announced the availability of the new HD set-top box produced by Motorola. Up until now, Vectra's HD boxes have been supplied by Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB).

Minerva secures RDK licence from Comcast

Digital TV News — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:00:34 +0000

Minerva Networks has announced that it has secured a license from Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) to develop against Comcast’s Reference Design Kit (RDK). The agreement allows Minerva to integrate its iTVFusion client with the RDK software stack.

One billion pay TV subscribers by 2018

Digital TV News — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:56:57 +0000

Global pay TV households will reach nearly 1 billion by 2018, up from 772 million in 2012 and 814 million in 2013, according to the Digital TV World Household Forecasts report from Digital TV Research.

Comcast introduces X2 Xfinity platform

Digital TV News — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:30:22 +0000

Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) has unveiled the next generation of its cloud-enabled X1 Platform from Xfinity. The new platform release, known as X2, will be available to customers later this year.

Time Warner Cable to bring content to Samsung Smart TVs without a Set Top Box

Digital TV News — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:20:37 +0000

Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has announced the launch of the TWC TV™ application, starting this summer, on compatible Samsung Smart TV™s, furthering the company’s commitment to developing ways to help consumers enjoy the programming they love anytime, anywhere.

TiVo rolling out to Mediacom customers

Digital TV News — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:00:01 +0000

TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) and Mediacom have announced that Mediacom has begun rollout of its TiVo offering. Mediacom will deploy the TiVo Premiere Q 4-tuner gateway DVR, TiVo Mini IP set-top box client and companion applications for iOS and Android devices.

Broadcom introduces hybrid headless video gateway SoC

Digital TV News — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:30:13 +0000

Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced a new single chip solution for cable headless gateways that delivers the fastest Data over Cable Interface Standard (DOCSIS) data rates, whole-home connectivity and an all-IP video experience.

Zenverge developing RDK gateway transcoding plugin

Digital TV News — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:00:50 +0000

Zenverge has announced that it is using its ZN200 IC to implement a multi-channel transcoder architecture for the Comcast RDK that will enable streaming of broadcast content to IP devices, such as game consoles, smart TVs, smartphones and tablets.

TiVo to power cable operators' mobile and second screen experience

Digital TV News — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:00:01 +0000

TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has announced that its mobile app and second screen companion experience is now available for cable operators 'powered by TiVo.' Atlantic Broadband will be the first U.S. cable operator to offer the service to its subscribers.

LG unveils smart set-top boxes at Cable Show 2013

Digital TV News — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:30:40 +0000

At the 2013 Cable Show, LG Electronics has unveiled a range of energy efficient smart set-top boxes designed to help cable operators capitalize on the Smart TV explosion, accelerate the transition to IPTV and deliver the combination of live, linear and OTT TV that consumers demand.

Espial and Pace to Demonstrate RDK Based Set-Top Box and UI at The Cable Show 2013

Digital TV News — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:30:23 +0000

Espial and Pace (LSE: PIC) have announced that the two companies will demonstrate a Reference Design Kit (RDK) set-top box (STB) at The Cable Show 2013. The demonstration will showcase the Espial RDK-based user experience running on Pace's IP STB using the Espial STB Client.

Kabel Deutschland begins DVB-C2 trials in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich

Digital TV News — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:00:05 +0000

Kabel Deutschland has announced that it has launched a DVB-C2 pilot service in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. The modulation used in the trial has a 46% higher spectral efficiency than DVB-C, allowing improved services to be offered at the same signal level.

Pay TV still growing in Western Europe

Digital TV News — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:31:40 +0000

The number of pay TV subscribers in Western Europe increased by 1 million in 2012 to 94.1 million, and will climb by another million in 2013, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.

Broadcom announces 1.6 gigabit hybrid video cable gateway SoC

Digital TV News — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:30:28 +0000

Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced a hybrid cable gateway set-top box SoC. The platform is the first STB offering to combine DOCSIS 3.0 and Gigabit wireless gateway functionality with HEVC video decoders and a quad video transcoder onto a single piece of silicon.

Zenverge to unveil multiscreen video gateway ICs at The Cable Show 2013

Digital TV News — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:57:23 +0000

Zenverge has announced that it will unveil its multi-screen hybrid gateway solutions and real-time HD HEVC content networking technology at The Cable Show.

ABOX42 shows M12 Smart Set-top Box for KabelKiosk multiscreen

Digital TV News — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:00:56 +0000

ABOX42 has announced that it will demonstrates at ANGA COM for the first time Eutelsat KabelKiosk's new multiscreen solution on its innovative ABOX42 M12 Smart set-top box.

SoftAtHome and Zappware team up to build cable TV platform

Digital TV News — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:00:01 +0000

SoftAtHome has teamed up with Zappware to build a next generation platform for cable TV operators. This will be created by integrating SoftAtHome's SOP5 software for set top boxes and home gateways with Zappware's Nexx™ TV User Interface (UI).

Verimatrix enhances revenue security for new Stofa online TV service

Digital TV News — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 05:30:21 +0000

Verimatrix has announced that Stofa, Denmark's second largest cable operator, has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for Internet TV to provide an enhanced revenue security foundation for its SmartTv OTT offering.

SmarDTV provides CI Plus modules to Telenet in Belgium

Digital TV News — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:00:20 +0000

SmarDTV (SIX:KUD.S) has announced that the Belgian cable operator Telenet is launching, in June, a CI Plus conditional access module (CAM) in its network in Flanders and Brussels.

Vectra chooses ARRIS Hybrid Set-Top for digital transition in Poland

Digital TV News — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:30:28 +0000

ARRIS (NASDAQ: ARRS) has announced that Poland's second-largest cable service provider, Vectra, has chosen the ARRIS HMC3021 hybrid HD set-top box to accelerate its shift to IP.

Pay DTT in Croatia reaches 10,000 subscribers in 1st quarter after launch

Digital TV News — Fri, 31 May 2013 17:00:20 +0000

The Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency (HAKOM) has reported market data for the end of the first quarter of 2013. The newly launched 'evotv' pay DTT service had more than 10,000 subscribers at the end of March.

ZON TV Cabo pay TV share drops below 50% in Portugal

Digital TV News — Thu, 30 May 2013 17:30:28 +0000

According to Portugal’s Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), the country had 3.13 million pay TV subscribers at the end of Q1 2013, seven thousand more than in the previous quarter, and 3.2 percent more than at the end of the same quarter of 2012.

Toshiba launches demodulator IC for DTT and digital cable in China

Digital TV News — Thu, 30 May 2013 14:30:22 +0000

Toshiba (TOKYO:6502) has announced that it has launched a demodulator IC for digital terrestrial broadcasts (GB20600-2006: DTMB) and digital cable broadcasts (GY/T 170-2001: DVB-C) in the Chinese market. Samples are available now.

Thailand's CTH goes digital with Irdeto Media Protection

Digital TV News — Thu, 30 May 2013 02:00:59 +0000

Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced at CASBAA Thailand in View that CTH Public Company Limited (CTH) has selected Irdeto Media Protection for its newly-launched digital pay TV services.

Hillcrest Labs secures RDK license from Comcast

Digital TV News — Wed, 29 May 2013 08:30:13 +0000

Hillcrest Labs has announced that it is the first motion control technology provider to license the Reference Design Kit (RDK) software stack from Comcast. The RDK is a pre-integrated software bundle that creates a common framework for powering tru2way® devices.

Verimatrix Secures VOLIA's Over-the-Top Service

Digital TV News — Wed, 29 May 2013 04:30:46 +0000

Verimatrix has announced that VOLIA, a leading Ukrainian cable operator, has chosen the Verimatrix Video Content Authority (VCAS™) for Internet TV solution to secure over-the-top (OTT) video for its new VOLIA Smart HD service.

Cablemás expands VOD platform with Conax Xtend Multiscreen™

Digital TV News — Tue, 28 May 2013 06:30:44 +0000

Conax has announced that Mexican cable operator Cablemás is further expanding their VOD platform with Conax Xtend Multiscreen™. The platform’s Hybrid STBs are being provided by Evolution Digital.

Mexico passes 7 million DTH subscriber mark

Digital TV News — Mon, 27 May 2013 19:10:57 +0000

According to Mexico’s Telecommunications Sector Production Index (ITEL), at the end of March 2013 there were 7.1 million DTH users in the country. Cable TV finished the quarter with 6 million subscribers.

Over 6 million pay TV subscribers in Romania at end-2012

Digital TV News — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:08 +0000

According to statistical data reported to the communications regulator, ANCOM, in 2012 the number of pay TV subscribers in Romania exceeded 6 million - a penetration rate of over 85%.