May 16, 2008

Rim Semi’s Cupria™ transport processor

by Grant Draper

Rim Semiconductor Company continues to develop ideas, with the customer in mind, with the Rim Semi Cupria™ transport processor which drives video, internet and voice traffic, at 40 megabits per second (Mpbs), 5,500 feet (1.67km) on 26AWG (0.40mm) telephone wire.
This allows their networks to reach more customers, using a more cost effective method, with their […]



May 16, 2008

itaas launches first pre-deployment SDV tool

by Grant Draper

itaas Inc., is launching the industry’s first pre-deployment SDV tool, the Switched Digital Video Client Simulator, which allows cable operators to road test their SDV services.
The new simulator aims to highlight potential issues, before products and services are introduced to the open market.
Of course, this can only be done by loading various patterns of […]



May 16, 2008

USTelematics announce 4VDO™

by Grant Draper

USTelematics, Inc. has announced a new program, 4VDO™.
4VDO™ will deliver live TV and video programming to USTelematics’ Voyager Mobile IPTV, along side 3G and 4G wireless mobile devices.
USTelematics continue in their quest to become a leader in the field, by producing a high bandwidth server infrastructure, and hope to become the best online platform […]



May 16, 2008

SeaChange International announces Axiom On Demand 5.0

by Grant Draper

To compliment other new products, SeaChange International has announced its Axiom On Demand 5.0, which incorporates to bring social networking, time-shifting, advanced advertising and gaming to our screens.
The release will see advanced technology such as Affinity, ReStart TV, and Game Now Lite available as add on applications.
ReStart TV gives users the ability to rewind, […]



May 16, 2008

Seachange International release Affinity

by Grant Draper

Seachange International, has announced the launch of its new product, Affinity™, which will be used by Television operators, to optimize content.
Affinity uses a mix of an operator’s library, and the benefits of access to web portals, which allows subscribers to access and rate content, with ease.
Affinity uses its embedded coding to track use, and recommend […]



May 16, 2008

EchoStar moves into Cable Industry

by Alan Harten

EchoStar Corporation subsidiary, EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., has announced at ‘The Cable Show’ its move into the cable industry and the creation of CableLabs Certified DOCSIS 2.0 SlingModem at CableNET.
A few months ago, EchoStar was spun-off from DISH Network Corporation, but held onto its set-top box business and other parts of its infrastructure.
EchoStar then […]



May 15, 2008

BT Vision gains 94,000 new customers

by Jan Harris

BT Group Plc gained 94,000 new subscribers to its BT Vision IPTV service during the first quarter of 2008.
The company now has 214,000 BT Vision customers who, on average, accessed video on demand services 29 times per month.
BT Vision offers both Freeview channels via digital terrestrial and video on demand over a DSL […]



May 15, 2008

Headplay uses the protection of OK Labs’ OKL4

by Lin Freestone

Headplay, which specialises in visual entertainment and technology, has selected the OK Labs’ OKL4 open source secure virtualisation software to safeguard its software intellectual property in IPTV set-top boxes that will deliver HD content in Asia.
OKL4 features Secure HyperCell technology that can be used to protect intellectual property of original equipment manufacturers and technology […]



May 15, 2008

Accenture acquires Origin Digital

by Lin Freestone

Accenture is to acquire Origin Digital, a company that provides rich video capture, transformation and delivery services to content owners.
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company.
Origin Digital is well established in the digital media supply chain and has a number of Fortune 500 companies in its client portfolio that […]



May 15, 2008

Romantis secures Intelsat 15 capacity

by Lin Freestone

Under a new agreement, Romantis is to receive Ku-band transponder services on the Intelsat 15 satellite, which will be located at 85 degrees East when launched in 2009.
Through its contract on Intelsat 15, Romantis expects to set up a universal satellite multimedia platform that will support a variety of applications, including DTH broadcasting, IPTV service […]



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