Digital TV News

End-to-End Solution for OTT and IPTV delivered by Motama

Digital TV News — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:40:36 +0000

At this year's ANGA COM Motama will present the latest extensions of its product portfolio. Motama's servers offer a one-stop turn-key solution providing end-to-end delivery, for both Internet/Over-the-Top streaming, as well as for managed IPTV networks using enhanced multicast distribution.

nangu.TV launches recommendation engine

Digital TV News — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:43 +0000

nangu.TV has announced its Recommendation Engine. nangu.TV’s Recommendation Engine is a key element of its Media Platform and provides operators with a route to greater customer satisfaction and loyalty therefore increasing ARPU.

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.

Pathé partners with Xstream for Widevine DRM on iOS and Android devices

Digital TV News — Tue, 21 May 2013 07:30:43 +0000

Xstream has announced that Pathé Thuis, one of Holland’s leading online video-on-demand services, has selected Xstream to implement and deliver Widevine DRM for iOS and Android content delivery.

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.

TDS TV upgrades to Mediaroom 2.3

Digital TV News — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:00:07 +0000

TDS Telecommunications (TDS®) has announced that it has updated their TDS TV Microsoft® Mediaroom® platform to version 2.3. TDS TV customers with Mediaroom gain more than a dozen new features and options, giving them more control over their TV-watching experience.

Sales of set-top boxes with embedded MoCA grew 23% in 2H12

Digital TV News — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:24 +0000

Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its latest Home Networking Devices report. According to the report, the home networking device market totaled $4.9 billion in the second half of 2012 (2H12), a 5% increase over the first half of 2012 (1H12).

Telekom Malaysia's HyppTV IPTV service to go nationwide

Digital TV News — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:25 +0000

Telekom Malaysia (TM) has announced that its IPTV service - HyppTV - will be available nationwide and on multiple platforms with the introduction of its latest offerings - HyppTV Over Broadband and HyppTV Everywhere.

Multiscreen video delivery via residential gateways a fast-growing trend

Digital TV News — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:59:09 +0000

According to a survey from market research firm Infonetics, broadband data, IPTV, WiFi hotspot access, and VoIP are the main applications operator respondents are currently offering using a residential gateway.

ITU-IEC produces metadata standard for cross-platform IPTV

Digital TV News — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:00:15 +0000

Cooperation between ITU and the IEC has produced a metadata standard to enable rights information interoperability in IPTV services. The standard provides a framework for communicating data to ensure that multimedia content can be shared legally across different platforms.

TalkTalk is Britain's fastest growing new TV service

Digital TV News — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:30:06 +0000

TalkTalk signed up 150,000 new subscribers to its YouView service in the first three months of this year – making TalkTalk TV the UK’s fastest-growing new TV service.

Vodafone to use Deutsche Telekom network for IPTV in Germany

Digital TV News — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:59:55 +0000

Vodafone Germany has announced a next-generation network access agreement with Deutsche Telekom (DT) which will allow Vodafone to offer high-speed fixed-line broadband and internet protocol-based TV (IPTV) services across Germany.

More than 3,000 on-demand services in Europe

Digital TV News — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:30:35 +0000

The European Audiovisual Observatory has just taken stock of on-demand audiovisual services on the occasion of the Cannes Film Market. These data are available in the MAVISE database, which has now been expanded to cover on-demand audiovisual services in Europe.

Russia to add 900,000 IPTV subscribers in 2013

Digital TV News — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:20:42 +0000

According to a report from J'son & Partners Consulting, at the end of 2012 the IPTV subscriber base in Russia was about 2.54 million, or 4.7% of households in the country.

Mobile TV & video viewers to exceed 2 billion by 2017

Digital TV News — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:30:27 +0000

A new report from Juniper Research has found that by 2017, 2 billion mobile and tablet users will watch TV and video on their devices.

24% of Russian homes equipped for satellite TV reception

Digital TV News — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:20:20 +0000

The results of a survey produced by Eutelsat and Ipsos on TV reception modes and trends in Russia has shown that of the 53 million TV homes in Russia, 24% are equipped for Direct-to-Home satellite reception, making satellite the country's leading platform for digital television.

Belkin launches Dyle™ Mobile TV Receiver for iPad/iPhone

Digital TV News — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:30:58 +0000

Belkin has announced the availability of its receiver accessory for Dyle™ mobile TV. Paired with the Dyle™ TV app, the receiver makes live broadcast television available, without an Internet connection, to iOS device users in 37 major markets across the USA.

Eastern Europe to add 13 million digital TV homes in 2013

Digital TV News — Wed, 15 May 2013 07:00:30 +0000

Rapid conversion means that the number of digital homes in Eastern Europe will nearly double between 2012 and 2018, according to a report from Digital TV Research. The Digital TV Eastern Europe report estimates that 13 million digital TV homes will be added in 2013 alone.

Vivendi (Canal+, GVT) releases first quarter 2013 results

Digital TV News — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:10:09 +0000

Vivendi has released its first quarter 2013 results. At the end of March 2013, Canal+ Group’s total subscription portfolio was up 285,000 year-on-year, thanks to good performances in the Canal+ Overseas territories, in particular in Africa and Vietnam.

Farncombe and Inview collaborate on OTT solutions for the LatAm market

Digital TV News — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:00:04 +0000

Farncombe and Inview have announced that they are working together to offer operators in Latin America a cost-effective way to launch OTT services in the region. Farncombe is providing its system integration capabilities alongside Inview’s OTT platform.

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.

Bhagyanagar Digital Services Indian cable consortium to use Conax content security

Digital TV News — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:00:30 +0000

Conax has announced that Bhagyanagar Digital Services has selected Conax to deliver the MSO's cable TV operators with a cost effective and flexible content security (CAS) solution for enabling smooth digital migration and development of subscriber bases.

HD+ increases customer base to 1.1 million German households in 1Q 2013

Digital TV News — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:00:27 +0000

SES (Paris;LuxX: SESG) has announced that its HDTV platform, HD+, recorded 1,103,701 paying households on March 31, 2013. HD+ added 158,768 new customers in the first quarter of 2013, corresponding to an increase of its customer base of almost 17 percent.

BT Vision subscribers up 40,000 to 810,000 in 1Q 2013

Digital TV News — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000

BT (BT.L) has announced results for its fourth quarter and year to 31 March 2013. BT added 40,000 subscribers to its BT Vision hybrid IPTV/DTT service in the UK to take the total to 810,000 at the end of the period.

Reliance Digital TV subscribers unchanged in 1Q 2013 at 4.6 million

Digital TV News — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:22 +0000

Reliance Communications Limited (RCOM) today announced its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Reliance Digital TV currently has 4.6 million subscribers, the same number as at the end of 2012, with 8% share of the DTH market in India.

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.

StarHub pay TV subscribers down 4,000 in 1Q 2013

Digital TV News — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:00:50 +0000

StarHub has announced its results for the quarter ended 31 March 2013. The company's Pay TV customer base decreased by 13,000 YoY to 532,000 households and the churn rate was at 1.2%. YoY, there was a S$1 Pay TV ARPU increase to S$52.

DISH Network Reports First Quarter 2013 Financial Results

Digital TV News — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:30:51 +0000

DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) has reported results for the quarter ending March 31, 2013. Net pay TV subscribers grew by 36,000 in the quarter. The number of subscribers was 14.092 million at quarter-end compared with 14.071 million at the end of first quarter 2012.

NHK and Mitsubishi Develop World's First HEVC Encoder for 8K Super Hi-Vision

Digital TV News — Thu, 09 May 2013 07:30:16 +0000

NHK and Mitsubishi have jointly developed the world's first HEVC encoder for 8K ultra HDTV 'Super Hi-Vision' (SHV). The HEVC encoder will be displayed at the NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories Open House 2013, which will take place from May 30th to June 2nd.