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CES 2016 Roundup

by Tom Allen

3M had several groups at the show. We talked to the automotive group from the display division which was showing how its light control films could be used to control viewing angles and other …

Tags:Amazon| CES 2016| Konka| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| Quantum Dots| Skyworth| SOCs| STBs| SVOD| Virtual Reality| VOD| Vol 23 - Issue 01| Worldwide

STMicroelectronics Has Sky Design Win

by Tom Allen

STMicroelectronics’ Cannes/Monaco family of SoCs are being used to power the Sky Q set-top boxes. The STBs will be available early this year. (Sky Shares UltraHD Launch Plans)

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Sky| STBs| STMicroelectronics| Vol 23 - Issue 01

Vodafone Launches 4k in Germany

by Tom Allen

ADSL customers of Vodafone Deutschland are now being offered a new UltraHD STB that can be used to access the company’s IPTV and VoD services. The box is called The TV Centre, and features …

Tags:4k| Germany| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vodafone| Vol 22 - Issue 51

BT Partners with Netflix

by Tom Allen

UltraHD Netflix content can now be streamed to BT’s new UHD STB.

Tags:4k| BT| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Streaming Video| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 51

Polish Provider Chooses Abox

by Tom Allen

EVIO Polska, a Polish fibre TV service provider, has used Abox 42’s M-Series set-top box platform for its new TV service, ‘Telewizja Swiatlowodowa’. The service will be used more than 100 local fibre-optic networks …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Poland| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Technicolor Completes Cisco CPE Acquisition

by Tom Allen

Technicolor has completed its acquisition of Cisco’s customer premises equipment business (this includes the set-top box division), in a cash and stock agreement worth $600 million (Technicolor Acquires Cisco’s CPE Business). The companies have …

Tags:Cisco| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| STBs| Technicolor| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Big Deals on Big TVs This Black Friday

by Tom Allen

This year, retailers are especially aware of the popularity of large TVs on Black Friday. Both Target and Best Buy have said that their sales mix is shifting towards larger sets. 60″ – 65″ …

Tags:Black Friday| CTA (was CEA)| Huawei| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| Pricing| Retail| STBs| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 47

UltraHD Will Come Post-Launch for SkyQ

by Tom Allen

We have more specifications of the upcoming SkyQ Silver box from Sky (SkyQ Will be Sky’s First UltraHD STB). This is the premium version of the STB. It will feature HDMI-out (x2), HDMI-in, USB …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Sky| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Sky Shares UltraHD Launch Plans

by Tom Allen

At the launch of its new SkyQ STB, Sky announced that it will launch its own UltraHD TV service in late 2016. This will include sports, films and entertainment content. The box will support …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Sky| STBs| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 46

Sky Overhauls STB, Prepares for UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Sky’s long-rumoured move into UltraHD (SkyQ Box Will Challenge OTT Operators) has finally arrived. The new STB features up to 12 tuners and 1TB of storage (an upgraded ‘Silver’ version has 2TB). Viewers can …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Sky| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 46

Multimedia Polska Chooses Cubiware

by Tom Allen

Multimedia Polska has chosen to use Cubiware (a subsidiary of TiVo)’s CubiTV hybrid middleware, for delivery of DVB via STBs and a portal server across Poland. The Cubiware STBs will enable HD video and …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Poland| STBs| Tivo| Vol 22 - Issue 46