Vodafone Deutschland wants to transform the Horizon cable receivers of its customers in the former Unitymedia coverage area in federal states North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and Baden-Württemberg into GigaTV boxes via a software update.
Vodafone adds Amazon Prime Video to GigaTV, new Netflix bundle
Vodafone Deutschland is expanding the streaming offer of its TV and entertainment platform GigaTV with Amazon Prime Video.
Orange Slovensko launches Android TV STB
The Czech Republic-based media platform provider nangu.TV has unveiled a new 4K UHD Android TV Operator Tier set-top box.
Technicolor supplies Android TV set-tops to Italy’s TIM
Technicolor Connected Home has announced the deployment of next-generation Android TV set-top boxes to the Italian operator TIM.
Vodafone Deutschland replaces Horizon with GigaTV
Vodafone is now offering the GigaTV Cable Box 2 as the standard TV reception device across its whole footprint in Germany, replacing Liberty Global’s Horizon box in the three federal states previously served by Unitymedia.
CommScope partners with Orange Slovensko
CommScope is providing Orange customers in Slovakia with the latest generation of Android TV set-top boxes designed to receive both live television and premium streaming services.
Sberbank boosts Russian smart TV STB market
The number of set-top boxes for smart TVs sold in Russia in the first half of this year was more than double that in the same period in 2020.
Cyfrowy Polsat loses pay-TV subs, introduces new 4K receiver
Poland’s Cyfrowy Polsat ended the second quarter with 4,961,000 pay-TV RGUs.
Without cable or satellite: Sky Deutschland launches Sky Q over IP
Sky households in Germany will no longer need a cable TV subscription or DTH satellite reception to use Sky Q from August 3, 2021.
Freesat 4K boxes pass DTG and CAI verification scheme
UK DTH platform Freesat has become the latest company to have satellite receivers pass the European-wide assurance scheme for TV and satellite distribution equipment known as the European IRS Certification Scheme (EICS).