IBC 2011 – AMSTERDAM. Mike Fries, CEO and president of Liberty Global, has given a first view of UPC’s Horizon Gateway during the closing keynote on the first day of IBC 2011. The new service also comprises the Horizon Online service with streaming video and a 3,000 title strong VOD library and full iPad integration. [...]
Virgin to release more TiVo functionality
September 8, 2011 15.40 Europe/London By
IBC 2011- AMSTERDAM. Virgin Media COO Andrew Barron has said the operator will reveal the power of TiVo gradually so as not to put off the consumer.
thePlatform to manage UPC online video
September 8, 2011 13.44 Europe/London By
IBC 2011 – Amsterdam. UPC parent Liberty Global has selected thePlatform to run its video management service across 14 territories, to provide the back-end video management system across its online video properties.
Motorola shaves 20% off cable bandwidth
September 8, 2011 11.53 Europe/London By
IBC 2011 – AMSTERDAM. Bandwidth savings of up to 20% can be achieved through the use of new compression algorithms, Motorola has said.
SMiT gains Skylink & CS Link certification
September 8, 2011 11.22 Europe/London By
IBC 2011 – AMSTERDAM. Skylink and CS Link have given their approval to the SMiT Irdeto Dual Secure CAM for use with the two DTH platforms.
Global iPlayer will not canalablise BBC channels business
September 8, 2011 11.06 Europe/London By
IBC 2011 – AMSTERDAM. BBC Worldwide chief executive John Smith has said the prospect of the new Global iPlayer eating the BBC’s own lunch is a danger that has been present for a very long time and requires careful management.
Roedy calls for fast forward disable
September 8, 2011 10.40 Europe/London By
IBC 2011 – AMSTERDAM. Former MTV International chief Bill Roedy has said the fast forward function on personal video records should be disabled in order to safeguard advertising revenues.
EchoStar ready for multiscreen IBC
September 8, 2011 07.14 Europe/London By
IBC 2011 – AMSTERDAM. EchoStar, an early mover in multiscreen television through its ownership of SlingMedia is to show a portfolio of connected devices to help pay-TV operators exploit the potential of IP connectivity.
Access and Ocean Blue forge partnership
September 7, 2011 15.31 Europe/London By
IBC 2011 – AMSTERDAM. Access has announced a partnership with Ocean Blue Software, designed to provide CE manufacturers and the broadcast industry with best of breed connected home and connected TV software solutions.
Opera launches Opera TV store and TV emulator
September 7, 2011 09.26 Europe/London By
IBC 2011 – AMSTERDAM. Opera Software is introducing the Opera TV Store, a solution for developers to build HTML5 apps for connected TVs and devices. OEMs, on the other hand, can take advantage of these ready-made apps and offer them to their customers.
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