SanDisk introduces USBTV, a new, initiative that enables consumers to move digital content from their PCs to their televisions. The announcement was made during a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Gilat secures Serbian deal
The incumbent Serbian telco Telekom Serbia has chosen Gilat satellite Networks’s SkyEdge broadband satellite hub and several hundred VSats to serve its customers. They will be deployed at remote community centres throughout the country to provide reliable telephony, fax and Internet access, as well as used in the TV re-broadcasting and enterprise networking sectors. Telekom […]
Easy.tv CI module able to receive Arena
Decimus, a subsidiary of Primacom, has announced the discontinuation of its easy.TV programme package with effect from mid-March. But the move does not affect the availability of the Mascom easy.TV Common Interface module, according to the manufacturer.
Sling Media and CBS go for ‘Clip and Sling’
At the Consumer Electronics Show Sling Media announced a beta test of a new technology designed to help audiences share short segments of programming.
Apple premieres Apple TV
What’s in a name? Apple decided to call its home entertainment hub AppleTV, since last September known under its codename iTV. What does it do? It brings all iTunes content from your Mac or PC on your widescreen TV, including movies, TV shows, music, photos and podcasts.
Samsung shows Advanced Vestigial Sideband
Samsung Electronics has developed a new technology for digital broadcasting to mobile devices called Advanced Vestigial Sideband (AVS) that enables TV broadcasters to offer digital programming to a wide range of portable devices, including mobile phones, laptop computers, portable media players and car video displays.
Philips brings iPod to portable DVD
At the CES in Las Vegas Philips unveiled two portable DVD players which do not only play back DVDs, but also feature iPod video integration. Philips’ DCP line for portable video entertainment provides a docking station that shows videos from iPod in widescreen.
EuroCableLabs issues first 2007 certifications
EuroCableLabs has issued EuroDOCSIS and EuroPacketCable certification to a series of cable modem products manufactured by Motorola, Netgear and Zhondiantong Digital TV. An Arris cable modem that sports an integrated phone adaptor (E-MTA) received both EuroDOCSIS 2.0 and EuroPacketCable 1.5 certification. The equipment will now be able to carry the EuroCableLabs logo, signaling to cable […]
Sky+ deployments pass 2 million mark
Sky has announced that its Sky+ personal video recorder product has now been installed in two million homes. It follows a successful 2006 during which time the number of deployments grew by more than 50%. Sky+, a version of the NDS XTV feature set, is benefiting from the combination of a critical mass and the […]