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Vewd launches smart TV OS
Vewd – the technology provider formerly known as Opera – has launched Vewd OS, its…
Tata Sky taps Irdeto for Cloaked CA
Indian DTH pay TV provider Tata Sky has expanded its contract with content security specialist…
NBC to provide live VR coverage of Winter Olympics
US TV network NBC is to provide over 50 hours of live virtual reality coverage…
ALi to incorporate Techicolor Advanced HDR in chipsets
Set-top chipset specialist ALi Corporation is to make Technicolor’s HDR technology available in its forthcoming…
Germany’s 1&1 taps ABOX42 for new IPTV service
German broadband service provider 1&1 has tapped ABOX42 to supply set-tops for a new IPTV…
Freesat chooses Intertrust’s ExpressPlay CA for UHD TV
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat has chosen Intertrust Technologies to provide content security for 4K…
Globecast names Rivals to quality post, renews Orange Romania-SES deal
Media services provider Globecast has named Jacques Rivals as chief quality and change officer, a…
TiVo launches Next-Gen Platform
TiVo has launched a next-generation platform that it claims will provide a “future-proof solution” for…
Home theatre specialist Kaleidescape taps NexGuard for 4K UHD
Kudelski-owned digital watermarking specialist NexGuard has struck a deal with home theatre specialist Kaleidescape to…
Private equity groups ‘express interest’ in TiVo
Multiple private equity groups have expressed interest in acquiring TV technology group TiVo, according to…
Technicolor in advanced talks to sell patent licensing business
Technicolor is in advanced negotiations to sell its patent licensing business, as part of its…
Arris launches new broadband gateways
Broadband technology outfit Arris has launched two new broadband gateway devices, the NVG578 and NVG558,…
Ooyala Video Index: 58% of video plays occur on mobile
More than 58% of video plays globally occurred on mobile devices in the third quarter…
Airties opens first R&D centre outside Europe
Wireless networking specialist Airties has opened a new research and development (R&D) centre in Austin,…
CGates taps Nokia for high-speed routers
Lithuanian cable operator CGates has signed a deal with Nokia that will see it upgrade…
Nokia replaces chief operating officer
Nokia’s chief operating officer (COO) Monika Maurer is leaving the company and will be replaced…
TiVo survey: US consumers want skinny bundles
Desire for à la carte skinny bundles fuelled by frustration at the amount they are…
BBC reaches 98% DAB coverage with new transmitter
The BBC has upped its DAB (digital audio broadcasting) radio coverage to nearly 98% of…
Liberty Global taps SeaChange for next Horizon
Liberty Global has tapped SeaChange to provide its Adrenalin multi-screen video technology to support the…
Last Nokia OZO+ VR cameras to be sold by December 15
Nokia’s OZO+ VR cameras will no longer be sold after December 15. The company said…
Imagine Communications names new CEO
TV technology outfit Imagine Communications has named Tom Cotney as CEO of the company, effective…
Arris completes Ruckus acquisition
Arris has completed its US$800 million acquisition of Ruckus Wireless from Broadcom, along with the…
Orange makes OCast TV software open source
Orange has made its Chromecast-style OCast software available open source, in what it described as…
Ericsson: half of TV and video viewing will be mobile by 2020
By as early as 2020 half of all TV and video viewing will be done…
HDMI 2.1 specification supports 10K and dynamic HDR
The HDMI Forum has released version 2.1 of the HDMI specification, which includes support for…
Demand Africa taps Cleeng for subscriber management
Demand Africa, the subscription video-on-demand service launched in October by US-based The Africa Channel, is…
Turner heads for the cloud with AWS
Turner is tapping Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud provider and is migrating…
You.i TV unveils new release of platform
TV technology outfit You.i TV has unveiled a new version of its You.i Engine One…
Amazon launches VR and AR app platform
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled Amazon Sumerian, a service designed for developers to build…
ITV Box Office taps Paywizard and Ostmodern for billing
ITV Box Office has selected Paywizard and Ostmodern’s recently launched pay-per-view solution, Venue, to bill…