Europe Digital TV News

Quickline TV launches using SeaChange's video platform and RDK-V STB Software
Mar 29, 2017 – Switzerland's Quickline has introduced Quickline TV, based on a products from SeaChange (NASDAQ:SEAC) spanning multiplatform content management and delivery, monetization and subscriber experience and including RDK-V-based STB software.
News categories: SeaChange, Quickline, Ed Terino, Yann Steulet, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, RDK, Set Top Box, Switzerland

TV Everywhere available to 72% of pay TV subscribers in Europe
Mar 29, 2017 – In Europe, Pay TV Everywhere has become a must as it was available to 130m Pay TV customers at the end of 2016 according to Dataxis. This translate into a penetration of 72% of all European pay TV subscribers.
News categories: Dataxis, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Subscribers, TV Everywhere

iWedia’s Linux-based STB software deployed by SmarDTV for HD+
Mar 29, 2017 – iWedia has announced that it is deploying its Linux-based Teatro-3.0 solution for IP-connected STB on the German HD+ retail market in a 4K Set-Top Box (STB) designed and manufactured by SmarDTV.
News categories: iWedia, SmarDTV, HD PLUS, Sunghoon Kim, Digital TV, Germany, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Video Exchange

Antenna Group launches SVOD service in Greece
Mar 28, 2017 – Antenna Group is launching a local SVOD service in Greece offering viewers a range of popular local content. The SVOD service, ANT1 NEXT, launches with a range of exclusive programming as well as popular boxsets and catch-up content.
News categories: Antenna Group, Pete Smith, Digital TV, Greece, Streaming

Opera TV to show latest HbbTV 2.0.1 features with the BBC
Mar 28, 2017 – Opera TV has announced that the Opera TV Hybrid TV Module, which previously included support for HbbTV 2.0.1, now also features Companion Screen and Media-Synchronization capabilities. Opera TV has collaborated with BBC R&D to show the features at TV Connect.
News categories: Opera TV, BBC, Aneesh Rajaram, Digital TV, HbbTV, HTML5, Mobile, Set Top Box, UK, Video Exchange

Unicoms offers white label OTT in the Balkans with Conax and Appear TV
Mar 27, 2017 – Conax (SIX:KUD:S) and Appear TV have announced that Bulgaria’s Unicoms Services has deployed its UnyQTV hosted OTT platform for pay-TV operators deploying advanced technology provided by Conax and Appear TV.
News categories: Conax, Appear TV, Unicoms Services, Daniel Johansson, Walter Holst, Nastya Popova, Bulgaria, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Streaming, Video Exchange

Sixty delivers UX for next generation Altibox set-top
Mar 27, 2017 – Altibox and Sixty have announced that Sixty has been working on a design and development project to support the May 2017 launch of the next generation Altibox set-top solutions.
News categories: Sixty, Altibox, Kjetil Horneland, Thomas Skjelbred, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Norway, Set Top Box, UX, Video Exchange

NOWO launches OTT with Broadpeak CDN
Mar 27, 2017 – Broadpeak has announced that NOWO, formerly Cabovisao, has selected Broadpeak's solutions for OTT multiscreen delivery. VP Media Solutions provided the systems architecture and managed the installation process.
News categories: Broadpeak, NOWO, VP Media Solutions, Jacques Le Mancq, Ana Maria Teixeira, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mobile, Portugal, TV Everywhere

Sky Q introduces voice search and new personalisation features
Mar 22, 2017 – Sky Q has added voice search and new personalisation features, making it quicker and easier to get to movies, shows and sports. With voice search viewers find TV by pressing and holding the voice button on the Sky Q remote, and saying what they’re looking for.
News categories: BSkyB, Luke Bradley-Jones, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK, UX