Africa’s opportunities and challenges

IBC 2012 – AMSTERDAM. Fewer than 10% of countries in Africa will achieve analogue switch off by their target date of 2015, according to Christoph Limmer, senior director SES marketing and market development, Africa.

Puma powers Hitron’s new voice gateway

IBC 2012 – AMSTERDAM. Stand 14.302: Hitron Europe Technologies has announced its new flagship voice gateway, the CVE-32372, based on the Intel Puma

TDF launches first end-to-end HbbTV platform

IBC 2012 – AMSTERDAM. Stand 1.B79. TDF Media Services has announced the launch of the first end-to-end HbbTV platform.

Cisco developing NDS product roadmap

Jesper Anderson

The Cisco man now in overall charge of NDS has set out how the company’s recently acquired technology will fit with its existing product portfolio.

Nair reveals Horizon challenges

Balan Nair

Liberty Global CTO Balan Nair has given a frank account of the launch process of the company’s new Horizon system and its three-year development project with NDS.

Technicolor/Telecom Italia strike partnership

IBC 2012 – AMSTERDAM. Technicolor has entered into a partnership with Telecom Italia for its next generation Cubivision service.

New landmark for Technicolor

IBC 2012 – AMSTERDAM. Technicolor has announced that it has now reached the milestone of 150 million set-top boxes since it shipped its first one in 1994.

Belgacom TV selected Wyplay

IBC 2012 – AMSTERDAM. Belgacom TV has just updated its installed base of TV STBs with Wyplay’s latest generation software.

Stoneroos shows first Second Screen TV Guide

iFanzy from Stonerooos

IBC 2012 – AMSTERDAM. Stand 14.552. Hilversum=based software and app developer has launched iFanzy, the first TV guide for the second screen on the iPad.

Conax and KCCL cooperation an India digitisation success

IBC 2012 – AMSTERDAM. Conax is enabling Kerala’s 2000 KCCL cable operators with successful digital migration process, said Morten Solbakken, Conax CEO, to press and partners at IBC.