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Virgin Upgrading Customers to UHD-Ready STB for Free

by Andrew Fenn

Virgin Media is offering existing Virgin TV customers a free upgrade to its V6 box, which is based on Tivo software. In what is one of the largest customer upgrade programmes ever carried out …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| Virgin Media| Vol 25 - Issue 04

New Canal+ Ultra HD STB is Powered by Wyplay Middleware

by Andrew Fenn

Canal+ Group has revealed that its new Ultra HD set-top-box is powered by Wyplay, creator of software solutions for TV operators. The new device is fully hybrid, with streams coming from satellite and the …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Software| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 03

tvOS 11.3 Fixes Dolby Vision, Brings Match Frame Rate to Apple TV 4

by Andrew Fenn

tvOS 11.3 brings the Match Frame Rate feature, previously only available on Apple TV 4K, to the device’s previous iteration, Apple TV 4. (Automatic Frame Rate and Dynamic Range Switching for tvOS 11.2) It …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| sony| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Evolution Digital Rolls Out Upgraded eVue-TV Experience

by Andrew Fenn

Evolution Digital announces the deployment of software upgrades for its eVue-TV IP video service experience, with upgraded features and functionalities for both operators and their customers across the US. eVue-TV, now deployed by operators …

Tags:Cloud TV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 03

TiVo Files Two New Lawsuits in Fight Against Comcast

by Andrew Fenn

TiVo has filed new lawsuits in an ongoing legal battle against Comcast. The International Trade Commission recently came down on TiVo’s side, agreeing that Comcast had violated two of its patents with its Xfinity …

DuneHD Goes UHD and Linux/Android Hybrid

by Bob Raikes

Dune HD has announced a new range of media players with UltraHD 60 fps HDR support and with unique hybrid Linux + Android software. Other new features include Rec 2020 support and HDMI 2.0a. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 01

YouTube App No Longer Available on Amazon Fire TV

by Andrew Fenn

Access to the YouTube app on Amazon Fire TV devices has now been blocked by Google, the latest move in a long-running feud between the two companies. Amazon previously denied the addition of its …

Apple TV 4K Gets Dynamic Range and Frame Rate Switching

by Andrew Fenn

Apple TV 4K can now switch dynamic range based on the source with the release of tvOS 11.2 and its Match Content setting, a feature that was not enabled when the device first launched. …

TiVo, Altice USA Deal Continued

by Bob Raikes

TiVo has confirmed that broadband communications and video service provider, Altice USA, has selected TiVo services to support its service offerings under an expanded six-year agreement. Altice USA has broadened its licence to the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| Tivo| Vol 24 - Issue 48

3 Screen Solutions Plans Android TV for CES

by Bob Raikes

3 Screen Solutions (3SS), la provider of customized software solutions and services for multiscreen digital entertainment said that its 3READY Custom Launcher will be shown by Google as part of its very latest Android …

HbbTV Association Publishes Specification for Operator Applications

by Damir Lokas

The HbbTV Association announced that it has finalised and published its Operator Applications Specification. Building on HbbTV 2, the specification allows TV operators, in partnership with TV manufacturers, to provide an operator-branded experience as …

Tags:HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Amazon, Apple & Google Get More Friendly

by Bob Raikes

Amazon, Google and Apple seem to have settled some of their differences and Amazon has decided to start offering five Apple TV and Google ChromeCast products in its online stores. Analyst Comment When we …