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New Figures Position Skyworth Digital as Third Biggest Set-Top Box Manufacturer

by Isaac Oburu

Shenzhen Skyworth Digital Technology Co. LTD., a global provider of smart home solutions, has revealed it shipped 30 million set-top boxes globally in 2015 – making it the third biggest set-top manufacturer in the …

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Sky Deutschland Introduces New UHD STB

by Milos Pavlovic

Sky Deutschland, a German pay-TV broadcaster, will launch the Sky+ Pro in Germany and Austria as well as its UltraHD/4K offer in Q4″16. The UHD box has 1 terabyte of hard-disc space and can …

ABOX42 to Unveil Smart STB at IBC 2016

by Isaac Oburu

ABOX42 is set to unveil its new Smart STB platform M30 at IBC 2016, that will take place in Amsterdam from 8th to 12th September 2016. The STB has a built-in Smart Home Gateway …

Tags:IBC 2016| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 23 - Issue 33

NOW TV Preparing to Set Up Shop in Spain

by Isaac Oburu

Sky’s Now TV is set to launch in Spain, soon after launching in Germany and Italy. Now TV runs on a streaming box produced by Roku. Analyst Comment Sky’s Now TV service is one …

Virgin Shows Eos Box for First Time

by Tom Allen

Virgin will sell the Eos box in the UK under the name ‘V6’, and has revealed a photo of the device. The STB will be able to play UltraHD content from Netflix and YouTube …

Virgin Joins UHD With TV Relaunch

by Tom Allen

Virgin Media CEO, Tom Muckeridge, has said that the company is to relaunch its TV service under the name Virgin TV. It will use a new STB called Eos, which will be launched in …

Apple Planning Universal EPG

by Tom Allen

Recode claims that Apple is developing a new universal EPG. The guide would work across Apple TV STBs and other devices, like iPhones. It could be used to see the content on offer from …

Tags:Apple| EPGs| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 23 - Issue 31

Nvidia Brings HDR to Shield

by Tom Allen

Nvidia has released a firmware update for its Shield set-top box, which adds HDR support for Netflix video. YouTube videos can be viewed in UltraHD at 60fps, and Vudu UltraHD is also supported. In …

The HbbTV Association extends contract for HbbTV 2.0.1 Test Suites

by Isaac Oburu

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, today announced that it has extended its contract …

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KDDI Takes Rovi G-Guide

by Tom Allen

KDDI, the Japanese service provider, has chosen to use Rovi’s G-Guide HTML for entertainment discovery on its new Android TV-based IPTV STB. The new box – the first to use G-Guide HTML for IPTV …

albis-elcon announces open STB integration business model

by Isaac Oburu

ZURICH — albis-elcon announced today the launch of SceneFlex, a new set-top box (STB) integration approach that features a completely open business model. With SceneFlex, operators have the flexibility to select specific hardware, architecture, …

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Apple Focuses on Software at WWDC

by Tom Allen

Apple’s WWDC keynote, held on the 13th June, introduced many announcements aimed at bringing Apple devices closer together. Sadly, though, there was little in terms of display news – the event really focused on …