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NAGRA, HD PLUS renew technology partnership
Includes NAGRA content security integrated in Smart TVs
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STARZPLAY enters Spain on Orange TV
Orange TV subscribers can watch on-demand STARZ content across set top boxes, smart TVs, smartphones and tablets
Business
LG extends Hillcrest Labs software licence for Smart TVs
The software is used in the LG Magic Remote
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Driving innovation at CES 2019
Self-driving vehicles, 5G and 8K TVs take centre stage at the Las Vegas trade show
Data Centre
Growth forecast for smart TV market
Azoth Analytics report projects 7.4 per cent growth over five years
Technology
Samsung introduces remote access feature for smart TVs
Allows users to access their PC, apps and documents via their TV
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European internet users watch less online video content than the US
Viewers in Europe are also less likely to watch online video daily
Features
Why collaboration will be key to the future of Smart TV
How can Smart TV manufacturers capitalise on technology trends to increase their value proposition? Tony Guo, CEO of FFalcon Technology, TCL Group explains
Features
State of the Smart TV
As viewing habits shift and the consumer electronics market stagnates, what does the AV industry need to do to ensure that the market doesn’t...
Data Centre
Video viewers turn to smart TVs and phones
New research from Ampere Analysis says 26 per cent of viewers watch videos on their phone on a daily basis
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Zenterio helps COSMOTE TV deliver Smart Remote experience
New EUROBOX allows pay-TV service to support on-demand content
Data Centre
Over 40 per cent of streaming media player owners use their device daily
US consumers report spending 10.4 hours per week watching online video content on their device
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Amazon ‘developing own smart TV’
Set is reportedly being developed alongside a group of Chinese manufacturers including Huawei
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549.5 million smart home devices expected to ship worldwide in 2018
International Data Corporation expects 26.8 per cent growth compared to 2017
Data Centre
OTT subscriptions will exceed 265 million by 2022
Growing trend has driven a steady increase in adoption of smart TVs and streaming media players since 2010
Content
Sevilla FC unveils official Smart TV app
OTT platform lets fans access “premium content and high definition”
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Netflix reveals recommended Smart TVs for 2018
TV must meet five of seven criteria set by the streamer
Technology
Rakuten TV to offer Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos on Smart TVs
It becomes the first VoD service in Europe to offer the technology
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Movistar+ app available on Sony smart TVs in Spain
App available on sets released in 2015 or later
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New app Fanominal lets users chat on Smart TV
Viewers will no longer have to second screen to chat about their favourite TV shows
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Samsung releases “smartest ever” TV
Samsung has launched the new QLED TV series - described as its “smartest ever” TV range. The series, which spans the Q9, Q8, and...
Business
TV Connect award winners announced
TV Connect has announced the award winners for its 12th annual event. The TV Connect Industry Awards, organised by Informa, celebrate excellence, innovation and...
Business
LMT to provide first Latvian smart TV service
Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) is looking to launch the first smart TV service in Latvia, according to the company’s president Juris Binde.The project, which...
News Release
M-net selects ABOX42 for M-net IPTV service
German regional carrier M-net has selected the ABOX42 M20-Series smart set-top box platform for its new IPTV service M-net TVplus, which will be deployed...
Data Centre
Fifty three per cent of UK to be smart by 2019
53 per cent of the UK’s TV homes will have smart TVs by 2019, according to the IHS
Production & Post
Molotov and Samsung announce partnership
Molotov and Samsung Electronics France have announced a partnership to make the OTT service available across the entire Samsung product range
Business
Work and the commute are new prime viewing locations
The idea of TV watchers being wedded to the couch has officially come to an end, according to a the phase-three findings of a...
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Germany’s n-tv unveils HbbTV news app
3 Screen Solutions has designed a new app for German news channel n-tv, embracing the HbbTV technology standard and implementing the app for use...
Business
TVPlayer Plus boosts channel line-up
TVPlayer Plus will launch this month from TVPlayer, an OTT live streaming provider for broadcast TV channels. At the core of the live-streaming and...
Business
Children switch off TV as smartphone use surges
Smartphones have overtaken laptops as the most popular device for getting online, Ofcom has revealed in its 2015 Communications Market Report
Business
TVPlayer to launch OTT pay-TV service
UK OTT platform TVPlayer will launch a subscription service this summer.
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Vonetize and Hisense launch global channels on smart TVs
MoffettNathanson revealed recently that during Q1 of 2015, the pay-TV industry lost an estimated net total of 86,000 subscribers ��� marking the first time...
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Sky launches Online TV box in Italy
Sky in Italy this week launched the Sky Online TV box. Similar to its NOW TV offering, the device turns a standard TV set...
Business
Tesco and Wuaki.tv bring film and TV content to hudl
Video on-demand streaming service Wuaki.tv will be pre-installed on all Tesco hudl2 tablets. The supermarket’s own-brand model is currently the second best-selling tablet on...
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Vonetize launches global channels on Toshiba smart TVs
Seven VoD themed channels from Vonetize will be featured on Toshiba smart TVs in countries across Europe.
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Smart TV sales rise, service engagement falls
There has been a 15 per cent increase in smart TV ownership by industry professionals since 2012, according to the Smart TV Report by...
News Release
Opera’s top predictions for the connected TV space in 2015
Aneesh Rajaram, senior vice-president for TV & Devices at Opera Software, shares his top predictions for trends to watch in the connected TV space...
Business
Live video broadcasting to be the new ‘selfie’ by 2017
Video and visual technologies are becoming increasingly important for interacting with customers and each other, according to information technology research and advisory company Gartner.
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ABOX42 launches Ethnic OTT TV
ABOX42 has unveiled Ethnic TV, designed to provide a complete solution for OTT TV providers around the globe.
Production & Post
Wuaki.tv integrates Civolution’s watermarking for UHD content
Civolution and the European streaming service Wuaki.tv have announced the integration and deployment of Civolution’s content protection technology NexGuard, which is enabling Wuaki.tv to...
Features
Will network operators count on STBs in the future?
As IPTV is moving from a linear to a complete TV experience incorporating live TV, on-demand services and third party content, the new world...
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Easel TV launches new Suggested TV platform
Easel TV has updated its Suggested TV video platform with web based publishing and service management tools.
Features
TV and convergence – does satellite have a future?
More service providers than ever are now entering the broadcast space and the technology landscape for content distribution can be highly confusing. David Crawford,...
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‘Augmented TV experience’ powered by Lingospot and SeeSpace
Lingospot, provider of automatic scene-level TV metatags and metacontent, today announced a partnership with SeeSpace
Business
GfK’s industry-first research on SVOD revealed
Global research specialist GfK has revealed findings from its latest research on SVOD services usage