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Arris Warns of 10% Cuts

by Tom Allen

Arris has made ‘substantial progress’ in the integration of UK STB company Pace (Arris to Acquire Pace for $2.1 Billion). The company closed the deal in January, following a declaration of full year 2015 …

Technicolor Uncovers Extra Cisco Synergies

by Tom Allen

Technicolor has ‘found’ an additional €30 million in synergies, following its acquisition of Cisco’s Connected Devices (set-top) business last year (Technicolor Acquires Cisco’s CPE Business). Synergies are now expected to exceed €130 million by …

FCC Approves STB Proposal

by Isaac Oburu

The USA’s Federal Communications Commission has published a proposal (FCC Wants to Open STB Market) that it says would break down anti-competitive barriers and pave the way for software, devices and other solutions to …

Dialog Semiconductor Expands Power Management Market with Industry’s First PMICs for Smart TVs and Set-Top Boxes

by Isaac Oburu

Dialog Semiconductor plc, a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth(R) Smart technology, today announced that the company is entering the smart TV and set-top box …

Tags:Bluetooth| Dialog Semiconductor| Smart TV| STBs

First UltraHD STB Launched in Russia

by Isaac Oburu

The GS Group has launched the first Russian digital TV set-top box to support UltraHD broadcasting: the GS A230. The STB is equipped with a WiFi modem for wireless connection to the home network …

Roku Developing Hybrid STB

by Tom Allen

Roku is developing a hybrid STB, which will deliver both linear and streaming services for its partners. Sky will be the first Roku partner to deploy the new box, as part of its Now …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Roku| Sky| STBs| Vol 23 - Issue 04

Sky Prices SkyQ

by Isaac Oburu

Sky has revealed the price of its SkyQ set-top box (Sky Overhauls STB, Prepares for UltraHD). The STB will cost £100 ($145) for installation, with monthly payments of £42 ($60) for the subscription. Non-Sky …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pricing| Sky| STBs| Vol 23 - Issue 04

STMicro Leaves STB Market

by Tom Allen

As part of the announcement of its finance results, STMicroelectronics has said that it will discontinue the development of new STB platforms and standard products for STBs and home gateways. As the reason for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Semiconductors| STBs| STMicroelectronics| Vol 23 - Issue 04

FCC Wants to Open STB Market

by Tom Allen

Tom Wheeler, chair of the FCC, is circulating a vote for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which will be voted on by the FCC on the 18th February. The Notice deals with consumer freedom …

Cisco & MaxLinear In SkyQ

by Bob Raikes

It has been confirmed that the new SkyQ UltraHD STB will be based around MediaHighway middleware from Cisco and will include a MaxLinear MxL5x2 satellite receiver and EN5520 Channel Stacking IC. The receiver can …

Arris Completes Pace Acquisition

by Bob Raikes

In the flood of news at CES it looks as though the news that Arris has completed its acquisition of STB maker Pace of the UK for £1.4 billion slipped by us. Arris acquired …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 23 - Issue 02

E Ink Demos Flexible Display at Showstoppers

by Tom Allen

The last dedicated press event of CES is Showstoppers. It is, in fact, the original event, with a format which CES Unveiled and Pepcom follow. However, it is slightly smaller than either, with seating …