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Amazon Releases UHD Streaming Media Player with Alexa Voice Control

by Andrew Fenn

Amazon has announced Fire TV Cube, a hands-free Ultra HD streaming media player with built-in Alexa voice control. The device uses multi-directional infrared technology, cloud-based protocols and HDMI CEC that — combined with Alexa …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 22

40% of US Broadband Households Own a Streaming Media player

by Andrew Fenn

New research from Parks Associates shows that ownership of streaming media players has risen from about 6% of US broadband households in 2010 to almost 40% at the beginning of 2018. The data indicates …

Viaccess-Orca, Wiztivi and EKT Introduce Joint OTT/IPTV Solution

by Andrew Fenn

Viaccess-Orca (VO), a provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection and advanced data solutions; Wiztivi, a creator of multi-screen UIs; and EKT, a specialist in the design and manufacture of STB solutions, have …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 22

BeIN Media Chooses Metrological to Develop Its New TV App

by Andrew Fenn

Dutch TV application provider Metrological has been selected by BeIN Media, a pay TV operator based in Qatar, to develop a new TV app for its hybrid satellite, IP legacy and OTT television services, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Charter to Provide Apple TV 4K and Take Advantage of New Features in tvOS 12

by Andrew Fenn

Apple has announced that US cable operator Charter Communications will begin offering the Apple TV 4K as a set-top-box solution to its customers later this year, alongside an all-new Spectrum TV app, intended to …

Tags:Apple| Cable| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Oregan Launches Latest Version of Its STB Middleware

by Andrew Fenn

Oregan Networks, a supplier of digital TV software and services, has unveiled SparQ, the latest version of its set-top box middleware solution. The company says SparQ enables the delivery of DVB and ISDB-T broadcast …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 20

TiVo Signs Multi-Year Licensing Deal with Fnac Darty

by Andrew Fenn

TiVo has announced that it has entered into a multi-year license agreement covering the consumer electronics brands of the Fnac Darty Group, a European retailer of entertainment and leisure products, consumer electronics and household …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Rovi| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Canal+ to Offer Customers Apple TV 4K in Place of Its STB

by Andrew Fenn

French pay TV operator Canal+ has announced that customers of its myCanal subscription service will be able to get an Apple TV 4K in place of its own set-top box from May 17th. Rental …

Tags:Apple| France| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Sky Deutschland Announces May Launch for Sky Q

by Andrew Fenn

Sky Deutschland has announced that Sky Q will launch in Germany and Austria in May. The service, which provides viewers with access to Ultra HD content, among other features, will be deployed as a …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Sky| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Com Hem Selects 3SS Client for Android TV UHD Hybrid STB

by Andrew Fenn

3 Screen Solutions, a provider of customised software solutions and services for multi-screen digital entertainment, has announced that Swedish cable operator Com Hem Group has selected its 3Ready Android TV client with custom launcher …

Dataxis: Pay TV Operators Continue to Invest in Advanced STBs

by Andrew Fenn

Pay TV operators worldwide are continuing to invest in advanced STBs, according to Dataxis—the firm analysed the details of more than 240 deals made by operators worldwide in the last three years. In terms …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 14

LDM & MDM Round Up Vol 25 #15

by Bob Raikes

Dell has introduced new Alienware and G series notebooks for the Chinese market only according to local sources. There are Alienware 15 and 17 notebooks that will use 8th gen Intel core processors and …