Digital Set-top Box News

Microsoft unveils Xbox One home entertainment system

Digital TV News — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:00:32 +0000

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has unveiled its Xbox One, an all-in-one gaming and entertainment system. At Microsoft's headquarters, the company has showcased how Xbox One puts the user at the center for games, TV, movies, music, sports and Skype.

Canby Telcom to create video streaming service on Roku

Digital TV News — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:30:50 +0000

Elemental Technologies has announced that Canby Telcom has chosen Elemental systems to help with creation of a channel on the Roku® streaming platform for over-the-top (OTT) delivery of local broadcast channels to subscribers.

Isobar and SKY Brazil launch first ever record-via-twitter service

Digital TV News — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:00:39 +0000

SKY, the largest subscription-TV operator in Brazil, has launched #SKYREC, a new service for subscribers of SKY HD. This service enables the recording of programs on the decoder with just one re-tweet.

Espial powers Harvard Freeview hybrid STBs and multiscreen apps

Digital TV News — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:30:19 +0000

Espial has announced that Harvard International has shipped its View21® and Goodmans set-top boxes (STBs) throughout the U.K. powered by Espial STB client and multiscreen software solutions.

Canal+ Spain subscribers down 26,500 in 1Q 2013

Digital TV News — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:00:01 +0000

Spain's Grupo Prisa has announced financial results for the first quarter of 2013. Satellite (Canal+) subscribers fell during the first quarter of the year by 28,350, impacted by the weakness of the economic environment and domestic consumption.

Technicolor selects MaxLinear chip for hybrid satellite/ISDB-T set-top box

Digital TV News — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:30:11 +0000

MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced that Technicolor (Paris: TCH) has selected its MxL683 for a new hybrid satellite / terrestrial (ISDB-T) high-definition (HD) set-top box (STB) for the Latin America market.

BSkyB results for the nine months ended 31 March 2013

Digital TV News — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:00:15 +0000

BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has released results for the nine months ended 31 March 2013. Sky added 108,000 HD customers, 9,000 multiroom and 44,000 paying customers to its new mobile TV service Sky Go Extra durung the quarter.

Freesat now in 1.7 million UK homes

Digital TV News — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:00:59 +0000

Freesat, the UK’s free-to-air digital satellite television provider has announced 2012/13 results. Having added c.150,000 homes in the last 12 months, Freesat remains the UK's fastest growing established TV platform, and continues to outgrow Pay-TV rivals.

Nearly half of U.S. internet-capable home entertainment devices are connected and used

Digital TV News — Wed, 01 May 2013 06:00:09 +0000

Forty-seven percent of home entertainment devices are currently connected and being used for their online capabilities. But the degree to which these devices are used online varies significantly, according to The NPD Group.

Pace to use Myriad Java in select set-top boxes and gateways

Digital TV News — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:30:10 +0000

Myriad Group (SIX: MYRN) has announced that Pace (LSE: PIC) 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).

Broadcom and ST tie for top spot in Set-top Box IC market

Digital TV News — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:30:29 +0000

Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) tied in unit shipments for the worldwide set-top box IC Market in 2012, with both delivering between 85 and 86 million video SoCs for set-top boxes, according to ABI Research.

18 million DVB-T2 STBs set to ship in 2015

Digital TV News — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:00:50 +0000

According to ABI Research, if remaining analogue television shutoff timelines go largely as planned, over 18 million DVB-T2 STBs will ship in 2015.

European Commission seeks views on internet-TV convergence

Digital TV News — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:00:46 +0000

The Commission wants to explore what the convergence of the internet with television content could mean for Europe's economic growth and innovation, cultural diversity, and consumers (especially those that may need protection, such as children.)

Pace releases Interim Management Statement

Digital TV News — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:00:51 +0000

Pace (LSE: PIC) has announced its Interim Management Statement for the 16 week period from 1 January 2013 to 23 April 2013. Liberty Global has selected Pace to provide Media Server products to a number of their operations in Europe.

Rostelecom chooses IPTV STB tender winners

Digital TV News — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:10:03 +0000

Rostelecom has chosen five box manufacturers as a result of its IPTV set-top box tender. The companies are Promsvyaz, CompuTel, SmartLabs, Promzakaz and S&T International.

Moldtelecom expands IPTV service with Entone

Digital TV News — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:00:04 +0000

Entone has announced that Moldtelecom, the primary telecommunications provider in Moldova, is deploying its Kamai 500 Hybrid Media Player to deliver advanced video services.

STMicroelectronics Reports 2013 First Quarter Financial Results

Digital TV News — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:58:34 +0000

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has reported results for the first quarter ending March 30, 2013. First quarter net revenues totaled $2.01 billion. Net loss attributable to ST was $171 million, mainly due to the 50% share in ST-Ericsson operating loss and restructuring costs.

STMicroelectronics powers Smart IPTV Set-Top Boxes from NTT Plala

Digital TV News — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:00:44 +0000

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has revealed that its Orly system-on-chip (SoC) is powering a new generation of advanced set-top boxes announced from NTT Plala, an Internet / IPTV service provider in Japan. The STB was developed by Sumitomo Electric Networks.

Ziggo digital pay TV subscribers down 20,000 in 1Q 2013

Digital TV News — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:00:20 +0000

Ziggo N.V. has released Q1 2013 results. The number of digital TV subscribers increased slightly by 2,000 to 2.23 million, representing a penetration of 81.8% of Ziggo's consumer customer base.

Antik unveils STB based on updated STMicroelectronics chipset

Digital TV News — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:30:18 +0000

Antik Technology has unveiled information on its new Juice Mini II hybrid set-top box (STB) now upgraded to STMicroelectronics' Liege STiH207 chipset. ANTIK plans to launch the STB in the third quarter of 2013.

DIGITALB selects Quadrille for its Push VOD services

Digital TV News — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:30:06 +0000

DIGITALB has chosen Quadrille's QuadriFast™ solution to deploy Video On Demand (VOD) and Catch-Up-TV services in Albania. QuadriFast allows video content to be pushed over the satellite or terrestrial network to a set-top box to be then offered on demand to subscribers.

13.6 million digital set-top boxes installed in India's Phase-II cities

Digital TV News — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:00:29 +0000

According to India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting the total number of installed cable TV STBs stands at 9.15 million whereas DTH operators have installed a total of 4.45 million STBs during Phase II of the switch over from analogue cable to digital in 38 cities.

Entone FusionTV enables United Fiber to offer TV and cloud services

Digital TV News — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:30:26 +0000

Entone has announced that United Services, a subsidiary of United Electric Cooperative (UECI), has selected its FusionTV solutions to power the delivery of advanced video services in Northwest Missouri and Southwest Iowa under its 'United Fiber' brand.

150,000 TiVo customers for ONO in Spain

Digital TV News — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:40:59 +0000

Spain's ONO has announced that it now has more than 150,000 subscribers taking its TiVo service. ONO has made the service available across its entire fibre optic network which covers more than 7 million households.

ZTE wins Telkom Indonesia IPTV network construction contract

Digital TV News — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:00:42 +0000

ZTE (0763.HK / 000063.SZ) has announced that it has signed a four-year IPTV network construction contract with Telkom Indonesia. ZTE will construct, operate, and maintain a low-bit-rate IPTV network for Telkom from 2013 to 2016.

Gaming Consoles Lead Global Connected TV Usage

Digital TV News — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:00:32 +0000

With growing interest in streaming content, online gaming, and apps on TVs, households are increasingly finding ways to connect their TVs to the Internet. In several developed countries, game consoles have become the most popular way to make that connection, according to NPD DisplaySearch.

Civolution and Broadcom make Automatic Advertisement Recognition available for Set-top Boxes

Digital TV News — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:00:33 +0000

Civolution has announced the integration of its Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) technology with STB chipsets from Broadcom. ACR includes, for example, the automatic recognition of broadcast advertisements, thereby enabling companies to trigger synchronized and interactive calls-to-action on the TV screen.

STB market springs back; video gateways, media players drive future growth

Digital TV News — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:40:09 +0000

Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its 4th quarter 2012 (4Q12) and year-end Set-Top Boxes and Pay TV Subscribers market share and forecast report, which tracks IP, cable, satellite, and hybrid set-top boxes (STBs) and over-the-top (OTT) media servers.

Croatia's evotv reaches 10,000 subscribers in first few weeks

Digital TV News — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:10:08 +0000

evotv, the digital terrestrial pay TV service from Croatian Post, has announced that it has reached 10,000 subscribers, only one and a half months after launch. The service uses DVB-T2 for transmission with coverage extending to 80% of Croatia's population.

Digisoft.tv and Dune HD partner on stick set-top box

Digital TV News — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:00:57 +0000

Digisoft.tv and Dune HD have announced a new cost-effective consumer platform aimed at carriers and retailers. Based on the Dune HD Connect StickSTB™ the agreement encompasses distribution, systems integration, research and development and support.