Worldwide (not region-specific) Digital TV News

NEOTION enlarges CAM portfolio with Verimatrix security
Aug 19, 2014 – NEOTION has announced that it will introduce a new CAM portfolio with Verimatrix at IBC. NEOTION's CAMs have been certified as compatible with the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for DVB cardless pay-TV.
News categories: NEOTION, Verimatrix, Stéphanie Bizouerne, Steve Oetegenn, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Conditional access market set to decline
Aug 19, 2014 – The global market for conditional access (CA) technology used in set-top boxes (STBs) is set to contract as pay-TV services reach saturation, according to IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS). Worldwide market revenue for pay-TV STB CA technology will decline to $1.9 billion in 2018.
News categories: IHS Technology, Wajahat Abbassi, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Worldwide

NTT adds 4K Range Extensions support to H.265/HEVC codec SDK
Aug 19, 2014 – NTT Advanced Technology (NTT-AT) has announced that it has launched an upgraded version of its HEVC-1000 SDK, a software CODEC development kit compliant with the H.265/HEVC video coding standards.
News categories: NTT-AT, Digital TV, Software, Worldwide

Over 820 Ultra HD satellite channels worldwide by 2025
Aug 18, 2014 – NSR has forecast that there will be over 820 channels of UltraHD content via satellite by 2025. With Direct to Home (DTH) leading the charge, the next generation technology will not only lead to higher ARPUs, but also greater customer retention.
News categories: Northern Sky Research, Alan Crisp, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Worldwide

Mobiles with 4K screens to reach 478m units by 2019
Aug 15, 2014 – 2015 will see the launch of 4K/Ultra HD mobile devices. Considering the relatively close proximity of the screen to the user it is possible for some consumers to see and benefit from these higher resolutions.
News categories: ABI Research, Sam Rosen, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Worldwide

Egatel to show satellite return link Smart LNB at IBCShow
Aug 14, 2014 – Egatel has announced that at IBC2014 it will unveil its 'Smart LNB'. The device connects to the satellite dish providing a narrowband return link, opening the door to a wide range of satellite TV connected services.
News categories: Egatel, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBCShow, LNB, Satellite, Worldwide

Irdeto reveals FIFA World Cup 2014 pirate streaming figures
Aug 13, 2014 – Piracy figures, derived from Irdeto's FIFA World Cup 2014 anti-piracy activity, show that Europe and North America broadcasters were the biggest targets for illegal streams worldwide.
News categories: Irdeto, Content Protection, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

Ittiam makes available H.265/HEVC codec with 422 12-bit support
Aug 13, 2014 – Ittiam Systems has announced the addition of 422 12-bit support to its Pristine Quality H.265/HEVC Main 10 encoder SDK making it one of the industry’s first commercially licensable encoders with range extension.
News categories: Ittiam Systems, Dr. Sriram Sethuraman, Shantanu Jha, Digital TV, IBCShow, Software, Worldwide

Espial to show DVB-based, HTML5 TV UI for RDK at IBC
Aug 13, 2014 – Espial has announced its planned demonstrations at the IBC Show 2014, September 12-16 in Amsterdam. Espial will demonstrate one of the industry's first DVB-based, HTML5 TV user experiences for Reference Design Kit (RDK).
News categories: Espial, HTML5, IBCShow, RDK, Set Top Box, Worldwide