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Norway's Altibox selects Pace Whole Home solution
Oct 22, 2013 – Pace (LSE: PIC) has announced that it is to provide a full whole home solution to Altibox, the Norwegian triple-play service provider. The deal involves the deployment of the complete Pace software and hardware platform.
News categories: Pace plc, Altibox, Shane McCarthy, Nils Arne Bakke, Digital TV, Gateway, IPTV, Middleware, Norway, Set Top Box

Airtel Digital TV introduces LIVE Tweets on TV
Oct 21, 2013 – India's Airtel Digital TV has announced integration with Twitter to display LIVE Tweets on TV. A convergence of tweeting and television viewing, the concept is an innovation in the DTH industry that allows customers to experience Twitter on TV.
News categories: Airtel, Brizz TV, Shashi Arora, Jana Messerschmidt, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Social TV

AT&T launches U-verse app for Android tablets
Oct 21, 2013 – AT&T (NYSE:T) U-verse® has expanded its live TV offering to include Android devices and Uverse.com, enabling even more customers to enjoy live TV on the go. Earlier this month the company announced more than 100 live TV channels had been added to the U-verse App.
News categories: AT&T, Apps, IPTV, Tablet, USA

NetRange provides Italy's TELE System with Smart TV portal
Oct 18, 2013 – NetRange has announced that it has signed a cooperation with Italian STB maker, TELE System, to provide TELE System’s set-top-boxes with Smart TV portals. The cooperation covers devices ranging from pure IP to hybrid devices.
News categories: TELE System, NetRange, Jan Wendt, Apps, Digital TV, Italy, Set Top Box

ARM and eyeSight bring gesture recognition to ARM Mali GPUs
Oct 14, 2013 – eyeSight has announced that it has completed extensive work in partnership with ARM to optimize its leading gesture recognition solution for use on ARM’s Mali T600 Graphics Processing Units.
News categories: eyeSight, ARM, Pete Hutton, Gideon Shmuel, Middleware, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Unotel, Media Networks and NAGRA launch Pay TV in Brazil
Oct 10, 2013 – Unotel Telecom, Media Networks and NAGRA have announced the signature of an agreement for the launch of a new pay-TV offering. The new service will be initially offered to the four million broadband subscriber base of the shareholders and partners of Unotel.
News categories: NAGRA, Media Networks, Unotel, Orlando Ferreira Neto, Thierry Martin, Leandro Gaunszer, Brazil, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Satellite, Terrestrial

ADB to debut ultra-broadband gateways and cloud-based multi-screen solutions at BBWF 2013
Oct 9, 2013 – ADB (SIX: ADBN) has announced that it will introduce its cloud-based multi-screen IPTV solution and several new ultra-broadband and fibre devices at Broadband World Forum 2013.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Peter Balchin, BBWF, CPE, Gateway, IPTV, Middleware

ITP to add cloud-based billing to Exset Digital Monetization System
Oct 4, 2013 – Exset and ITP Software India have entered into a strategic partnership. As a part of this partner association between the companies, Exset's Digital Monetization System (DMS) will be integrated with ITP's cloud-based billing and CRM solutions.
News categories: Exset, ITP Software, Alex Borland, D.S. Nithin Reddy, Rahul Nehra, Apps, Content Distribution, Content Protection

ACTV8.me working with NCR and Intel on TV Wallet
Oct 1, 2013 – ACTV8.me has announced today that it is working with NCR (NYSE: NCR) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) to launch a cloud-based, digital TV wallet that will be made available to millions of TV viewers around the world. The technology seamlessly integrates with television advertising.
News categories: ACTV8.me, Intel Corp, NCR, Brian Shuster, Chris Lybeer, Jose Avalos, Advertising, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV