The commercial TV channels on the DVB-T2 platform launching in Germany on May 31, 2016 will be offered under the name Freenet TV.
Austria’s ORF to change encryption system on Astra
Austrian public broadcaster ORF will introduce a new encryption system for its TV channels on Astra (19.2 degrees East).
Second screens are taking over the living room
Usage of laptops and smartphones is outpacing that of STBs and smart TVs in the connected living rooms of today, according to new global research from Irdeto.
Turk Telekom ops for Irdeto
Irdeto will be providing security for a new Tivibu satellite pay-TV service from Turk Telecom Group.
Irdeto, Samsung and SMiT launch STB-less system
Irdeto, Samsung and SMiT are launching the first broadcast Direct-2-TV (D2TV) system for the Indonesian market that does not require a set-top box.
Media Broadcast chooses Irdeto for DVB-T2 encryption
German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast has selected a software-based encryption system from Irdeto to secure its hybrid DVB-T2/HEVC platform.
Massive illegal downloads of Game of Thrones
Illegal downloads of Game of Thrones episodes increase more than 45% year-over-year in the final weeks before season 5 premiere.
Irdeto names Doug Lowther new CEO
Irdeto has named Doug Lowther as its new CEO following Graham Kill’s resignation in September 2014 to pursue new opportunities based out of his native UK.
Viewers expect more a la carte entertainment
A new global research survey finds that consumers expect to be using a mixture of a la carte Internet TV and pay TV services by 2020 as they search for […]
Fast growth for video infrastructure software market
Client software is the fastest growing software category within the video infrastructure software market, followed by headend software, according to Synergy Research Group.