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Airtel Launches ‘Internet TV’ for Digital Homes

by Isaac Oburu

Airtel Digital TV (“Airtel”), the DTH arm of Bharti Airtel, today launched ‘Internet TV’ – India’s first hybrid STB, powered by Android TV, which brings the best of online content to the TV screen …

Tags:internet| STBs

Android TV is Key but Brings With it Security Concerns

by Alan Spencer

According to a survey by Ovum, 72% of pay-TV providers have Android on their technology roadmaps, but it seems that only half of the providers are willing to pay for the privilege. The survey …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Is Smart TV better in the TV or in the Cloud?

by Bob Raikes

The other day, I was reading an article that was complaining about the relative lack of development in Smart TV technology recently. It got me thinking about how Smart TV is developing but also …

Tags:Cloud TV| Smart TV| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 14

iWedia Has a Busy Show

by Bob Raikes

iWedia had a lot of announcements at TV Connect. Teatro-3.5 is a complete software solution for STBs operated under Android. It is based on iWedia’s Android4TV framework which extends Android with broadcast and multicast …

Nordija Launches Android TV App for Pay-TV Operators

by Alan Spencer

Nordija has developed an Android app which is an operator-focused solution for Android TV and is available from the Google Play Store. The app combines the operator branded interface with full access to standard …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 13

TV Connect 2017 Round-up

by Bob Raikes

Elemental is a key provider of compression and transcoding systems for broadcasters and was one of the few companies at the show that was demonstrating and taking about HDR. The firm was showing how …

ALi and Alticast Make a pay-TV Alliance

by Alan Spencer

Taiwan-based, ALi, that develops set-top box chipsets, and Korea-based Alticast, that provides software used by the global pay-TV industry, have announced an alliance. The two companies will work together to explore business opportunities in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Software| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 12

MStar and Seraphic Demo HbbTV 2 at CCBN 2017

by Alan Spencer

MStar and Seraphic delivered a HbbTV 2 demo on its latest STB chipset platforms at CCBN 2017 earlier this month. The show is one of the largest broadcasting technology and equipment exhibition in the …

Tags:APAC| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Amino Has Android UltraHD STB

by Bob Raikes

At the show, Amino Communications showed its new UltraHD Android-based STB that is intended for operators (it’s not a retail product). Features include support for the 802.11ac Wi-fi protocol. Amino CTO Mark Evensen said: …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| TV Connect 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 13

Taiwan’s CNS Selects ARRIS set-tops with DOCSIS

by Milos Pavlovic

ARRIS International plc today announced that China Network Systems (CNS), one of Taiwan’s leading cable operators, has selected ARRIS HMC4100 set-tops, with the ARRIS KreaTV application platform, to further enhance its digital video services. …

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China Network Systems Selects Arris STBs

by Alan Spencer

Arris in the US, has announced that China Network Systems of Taiwan, has chosen Arris HMC4100 set-top boxes for its digital TV video services with the KreaTV application platform. Under Taiwanese government regulations, all …

Sky Q Gets Enhancements

by Alan Spencer

Sky in the UK has announced that a voice search feature is being added to the Sky Q platform. This should make it quicker and easier for subscribers to find what they want to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Sky| STBs| Voice Input| Vol 24 - Issue 11