DIRECTV hails impact of server-client whole-home TV
It is nearly a year since satellite Pay TV operator DIRECTV, made its Genie next-generation whole-home and multiscreenTV solution available across the U.S. and...
nc+ pleased with impact of nc+Go multiscreen offer
The Polish DTH platform nc+, which resulted from the merger of ‘n’ and Cyfra Plus, has declared itself very satisfied with the early results...
ADB turns deployed STBs into server-client gateways
ADB (Advanced Digital Broadcast) has launched a solution that enables multi-room and multiscreen viewing around the customer home without requiring hardware transcoding in a...
SAT>IP enables broadcast-to-IP home networking
There is an important development for European multi-room and multiscreen TV services and that is SAT>IP. This is a communications specification that allows SAT>IP...
Eutelsat provides first live demo of smart LNB
At IBC this year the Eutelsat stand will host the first live demonstration of the recently announced interactive ‘smart LNB’. This is a new-generation...
Pay TV’s strength as a linear-led aggregator
As we reported today, the latest Ericsson Consumer Insight Summary Report notes that while the modern consumer has a wealth of choice over their device...
Connected Home @ IBC Part 1
A preview of new products, demonstrations and other important technology that is being highlighted at IBC, covering the announcements received up to August 7...
Canal Digital Kabel preparing for next-generation platform
Canal Digital Kabel-tv is piloting a next-generation platform in three areas of Norway ahead of a nationwide launch in the autumn. It will provide...
Europe ready for RDK; SeaChange will deploy this year
RDK, the Comcast-inspired initiative to create an open-source and standardized specification to promote the compatibility of different components in cable STBs and multimedia gateways,...
Swapping out the OS can extend useful life of STB
The ‘Operator as an App’ model has been gaining interest, potentially enabling service providers to leverage connected TV device apps to present their services...
