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AT&T Extends Superb DirecTV Now and Apple TV 4K Offer

by Andrew Fenn

AT&T has extended its DirecTV Now and Apple TV 4K bundle offer that has been running since November. Back then, consumers could get a free 32GB Apple TV 4K when pre-paying for four months …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Ericsson MediaFirst TV Platform Available on Amlogic STB Chipset

by Andrew Fenn

Ericsson Media Solutions has announced a collaboration to make its MediaFirst TV middleware available on system-on-a-chip provider Amlogic’s S905X chipset, which uses a quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU and a penta-core ARM Mali-450 GPU to …

Sky Q is Company’s Fastest-Growing Product Ever

by Andrew Fenn

Sky Q is the company’s fastest-growing product ever, having amassed 2 million customers since its early 2016 launch. Strategy director Nick Herm made the statement at this year’s Connected TV World Summit, according to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Sky| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 11

Over 40 Million Devices Are Now Running RDK

by Andrew Fenn

At the 2018 Connected TV World Summit, RDK Management provided its annual update about the adoption of the RDK (Reference Design Kit) software used to power customer-premises equipment (CPE) from video and broadband services …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 11

Meo Launches Ultra HD Wireless Set-Top-Box

by Andrew Fenn

Portugal Telecom, operating as Meo, has launched an Ultra HD, wireless IPTV set-top-box, powered by the Microsoft-originated, Ericsson-owned operating system, Mediaroom. Meo customers with net speeds of at least 200 Mbps who subscribe to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Portugal| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 10| Wireless

Sky Deutschland Director Provides Update on Ultra HD Roadmap

by Andrew Fenn

Sky Deutschland’s Director of Technology Innovations and Standards, Stephan Heimbecher, recently stated that 900,000 Ultra HD Sky+ Pro receivers had been installed in Germany as of the end of 2017, according to Broadband TV …

Conax Secures Canal Digital’s New Ultra HD Android TV Service

by Andrew Fenn

Conax has announced a collaboration with Canal Digital to secure its new Android TV-based entertainment service, OnePlace. The new DTH satellite set-top box will provide access to all Google Play content from one unified …

T-2 Announces New Ultra HD STB, TV and SVOD Services

by Andrew Fenn

Slovenian telecommunications company T-2 will soon launch a new IPTV Ultra HD set-top-box, as well as UHD TV and SVOD services. The company claims it will be the first operator in the country to …

ALi Provides Pre-Integrated Solution for Videocon HD STBs

by Andrew Fenn

STB chipset provider ALi and Indian DTH operator, Videocon, have announced their strategic integration for the development of HD digital STBs. The company’s SoC solution claims to incorporate all the latest enhancement technology for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Satellite| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Delta Selects Irdeto to Protect New IPTV Set-Top Box

by Andrew Fenn

Irdeto has announced it will provide security solutions and services to Delta as it rolls out a new all-IP service in the Netherlands. Part of the Irdeto 360 Security suite, Irdeto Cloaked CA will …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Netherlands| Security| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 09

LDM V25 Vol 11 Roundup

by Bob Raikes

LG has released pricing for the G Series OLED TVs. We previously reported the C, E and W series. (Pricing Information Released for LG’s 2018 OLED Line) The G8 is available just in 65″ …

Sky Q Announces Spotify and HDR for Spring Update

by Andrew Fenn

Sky has announced a raft of new features coming to Sky Q this spring. Voice functionality will be extended to provide personalised recommendations and app-specific requests, as part of a more personalised experience throughout …