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Plex Adds Support for UHD, HEVC and FLAC

by Andrew Fenn

Media server app Plex has been updated to support Ultra HD streaming on the Apple TV 4K. Additionally, HEVC decoding and direct playback of FLAC audio files has been activated for all tvOS 11 …

Deutsche Telekom Launches Zenterio UHD STB in Germany

by Andrew Fenn

Deutsche Telekom has launched its first Ultra HD set-top-box in Germany, powered by the Zenterio operating system. The Entertain TV STB offers Ultra HD content via live IPTV, video-on-demand, Netflix, Youtube and other third-party …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 42

tvOS 11.1 Brings TV App to Apple TV in Sweden and Norway

by Andrew Fenn

Apple has rolled out tvOS 11.1 to Apple TV, bringing a range of bug and performance fixes including a fix for the Krack Wi-fi vulnerability. Additionally, the update adds the TV app to devices …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 41

Tivo Introduces Bolt Vox

by Bob Raikes

We have been writing positive things about TiVo’s voice and natural language programming, so it’s no surprise that the company is announcing a new Bolt Vox DVR which now includes support for voice search. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| PVRs (DVRs) Personal Digital Video Recorders| STBs| Tivo| Vol 24 - Issue 40

Dish Hands Free TV Brings Alexa Voice Control to Whole Home

by Andrew Fenn

Dish has extended its Hands Free TV functionality to Joey clients, allowing users to control their TVs with Amazon Echo’s Alexa voice recognition in any room of their house. Amazon Echo support was integrated …

AT&T Looking to Introduce an Android TV STB

by Alan Spencer

According to a report in Variety, AT&T is to introduce a new Android TV-based STB that could be used as a replacement for DirecTV’s satellite platform. The new STB, referred to as the C71KW-400, …

Humax VP of Sales Steps Down

by Andrew Fenn

Set-top-box provider Humax’s Vice President of Sales, Graham North, will leave the company at the end of October, following a period of ill health. North has worked for Humax UK for the past 12 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 40

SmartLabs Supply Innovative Systems with STBs

by Andrew Fenn

SmartLabs will provide Innovative Systems with its SML-5112W Ultra HD set-top-box with Reference Design Kit (RDK) support. The Innovative Systems-branded STBs will focus on high-quality wireless video delivery. The device features a 4×4 802.11ac …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 40

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

Rockchip RK3328 STB SoC is Three Times Faster

by Bob Raikes

Rockchip has showed its new upgraded RK3328 UHD TV box SOC solution at a trade show in Hong Kong and claims it is almost three times faster than previous products as well as adding …

Sky Announces Wider European Rollout of Sky Q

by Andrew Fenn

Digital TV Europe has reported that Sky’s CEO Jeremy Darroch has unveiled plans to launch Sky Q in Italy before Christmas, with releases in Germany and Austria to follow in the first half of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Sky| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 39

Voice Control Leads New Sky Q Features

by Andrew Fenn

Sky Q users will soon able to control their TV via voice control built into the Sky Q remote. Coming later this month, the update will allow users to issue a range of simple …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Sky| STBs| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 38