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Czech Republic’s O2 TV Launches New Set-Top Box

by Andrew Fenn

O2 TV, a pay TV platform exclusive to the Czech Republic, has released a new set-top box. The new device is priced at CZK 1,900 (about $85), the same as its predecessor. It’s not …

Tags:Czech Republic| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Sky Q Reaches One Million Users in Germany and Austria

by Andrew Fenn

Sky Deutschland has announced that 1 million of its customers in Germany and Austria now use the Sky Q platform. Following its launch in May 2018, all those using Sky+ Pro — a Germany-only …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Sky| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 29

TDS Telecom will Roll Out TiVo Next-Gen Platform to Subscribers

by Andrew Fenn

TDS Telecom will roll out TiVo’s Next-Gen Platform to new and existing TV subscribers to its TiVo-powered TV platform in both cable operations and wireline service areas. The platform includes personalisation, search and recommendation …

Tags:IPTV| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Tivo| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Com Hem Boss: “ComBo Will Become Our Main TV Service”

by Andrew Fenn

Com Hem CEO, Anders Nilsson, says that ComBo, its standalone box-less SVoD service, will become its primary offering in the future as viewing habits evolve, according to Digital TV Europe. Nilsson also mentioned that …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Skardin and ALi Give Update on NOCS-Certified STB Performance

by Andrew Fenn

ALi Corporation, a set-top box chipset provider, and Skardin, an STB manufacturer, have announced “record-high” shipments of Nagra-on-chip Security-certified STBs to South American operators in 2018. ALi has established a long-term partnership with Nagra, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LATAM| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Xiaomi Rolls Out Mi Box Oreo Update — New Model On the Way?

by Andrew Fenn

Rumours have surfaced regarding an updated version of Xiaomi’s Android-based Mi Box media player, following the roll-out of Android Oreo to its current iteration. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US has apparently …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 26| Xiaomi

Liberty Global Rolls Out 10 Million Connect Boxes

by Andrew Fenn

Liberty Global’s Connect Box is now in more than 10 million homes across Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. The company says the router has now been rolled out to more than half of …

Netgem Launches New TV Viewing Experience For the UK

by Andrew Fenn

Netgem has launched a newly-designed television viewing experience for its users in the UK, combining content from providers including Freeview Play, BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, Demand 5 and UKTV Play, alongside on-demand …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| STBs| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 25

Amlogic Chip Uses Just 1GB for Android

by Milos Pavlovic

Amlogic has a new chipset, the S905X, the latest version of which supports Netflix and has 1GB of memory so that it can support UltraHD Android TV set top boxes. It can also be …

ALi and iWedia Promote Joint Hybrid DVB+OTT STB

by Bob Raikes

ALi Corporation, the developer of Set-Top Box (STB) chipsets and iWedia, a provider of software solutions for TV devices to service operators and CE makers, announced that they have joined forces to provide a …

Amazon Prime Video App Launches for BT TV

by Andrew Fenn

Following an announcement last month, BT in the UK has officially launched Amazon Prime Video for its BT TV set-top-boxes. The company’s Tony Singh said, “We’re delighted to be the first UK pay TV …

French Broadcaster TF1 will Show 28 World Cup Matches in Ultra HD

by Andrew Fenn

TF1, the official French broadcaster of the World Cup 2018, will broadcast the competition’s 28 best matches in Ultra HD on the Freebox mini 4K. TF1 4K is included in the company’s package for …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 23