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Evolution Digital Launches eStream 4K Device with Android TV

by Damir Lokas

Evolution Digital announced the availability of eStream 4K, powered by Android TV, an all-IP streaming box that delivers traditional cable services coupled with streaming apps from the Google Play Store. eStream 4K also aims …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Tele2 to buy Com Hem of Sweden

by Bob Raikes

Tele2 a telco from Sweden is to buy local cable operator, Com Hem, in a deal that values the company at €2.65 billion. If the deal goes ahead, the new organisation will be the …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Sweden| Vol 25 - Issue 02

German Cable Operators Team Up on Digital Switch-Over Initiative

by Andrew Fenn

A group of Germany’s cable operators and broadcasters have launched Digitales Kabel, an initiative designed to smooth the country’s transition from analogue to digital cable television. Among the members of the initiative are network …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Cable| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 02

DT strikes €1.9B deal for UPC Austria

by Bob Raikes

T-Mobile Austria, which is owned by Deutsche Telekom, has agreed to buy the UPC cable business unit in Austria of Liberty Global. The move is intended to help the company compete more effectively with …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Liberty Global| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vodafone| Vol 25 - Issue 01

T-Mobile Will Launch Its Own TV Service Next Year

by Andrew Fenn

T-Mobile has acquired start-up cable company Layer3 TV, and announced plans to launch its own TV service in the US in 2018. Layer3, founded in 2013, is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and currently available …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 48

IHS: EU Cable Industry Hits €23.5 Billion

by Andrew Fenn

The European cable industry continued to show resiliency and steady growth in 2016, increasing 4% from the prior year, to €23.5 billion ($27.7 billion), according to the latest findings from the European Broadband Cable …

Tags:Cable| Europe| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Comcast Xfinity App Coming to Sony Android TVs Next Year

by Andrew Fenn

Comcast will bring its Xfinity pay TV service to Sony Android Smart TVs from next year. Sony’s XE7002 Android Smart TV. Previously only available via a Comcast set-top-box, the service will be fully integrated …

Tags:Android| Cable| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Internet Delivered Pay-TV Hits Cable, Satellite and Phone Providers

by Yvette Raikes

The bigger pay-TV providers were hit again this quarter with further subscriber losses, with internet delivery the only method seeing gains, according to research from the Leichtman Research Group. Cable, satellite and phone companies …

Tags:Cable| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| Satellite| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 43

Metrological and ActiveVideo Team Up on Cloud-Based OTT Solution

by Andrew Fenn

App development platform provider Metrological and the creator of CloudTV, ActiveVideo, are teaming up to provide an innovative OTT solution for Pay TV providers around the world. The new solution will allow providers to …

Tags:Cable| Cloud TV| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 39

ZTE and Turksat Jointly Release HD Hybrid STB

by Bob Raikes

ZTE Corp and Turksat, the biggest cable service operator in Turkey, announced that they have jointly released a new HD Hybrid STB. The companies have been working together for over two years and the …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 38| ZTE

Mirada Wins Bolivian Cable TV Contract

by Alan Spencer

Mirada has announced a new contract win for its Iris multiscreen solution with the award of a five-year contract with Digital TV Cable Edmund, a pay-TV operator and broadband services provider based in Santa …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Pay TV| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Kopernikus Selects CryptoGuard for New Pay-TV Offering

by Alan Spencer

Kopernikus, the Serbian cable TV operator, has selected CryptoGuard’s Conditional Access System (CAS) to secure its content revenues. Kopernikus is currently working on digitalisation of its entire network and is expanding its offering with …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Security| Vol 24 - Issue 37