Digital TV News: Vivo

Telefónica uses Broadcom SoC for Ultra HD IPTV
Aug 5, 2014 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced that Telefónica has chosen Broadcom's HEVC-enabled SoC to deliver Ultra HD IPTV broadcasts. Telefónica is distributing Ultra HD content through its fiber optical networks.
News categories: Broadcom, Telefónica, Dan Marotta, Rafael Sgrott Martins, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Latin America, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Vivo begins 4K trial in Brazil
Jul 31, 2014 – Telefónica Vivo has chosen Ericsson's (NASDAQ:ERIC) AVP 4000 Encoder Family to boost its TV viewing experience for consumers in Brazil and Vivo has begun trials to demonstrate the ability to provide a 4K experience in Brazil.
News categories: Ericsson, Vivo, Rafael Sgrott, Ronaldo Dias, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor

Cloud-based Swisscom TV 2.0 launches
Apr 3, 2014 – Swisscom TV 2.0 offers seven-day replay on over 250 channels. The new recording function also gives viewers greater freedom: thanks to a cloud-based solution, customers can now record any number of programmes in parallel.
News categories: Swisscom, Urs Schaeppi, Apps, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Switzerland, TV Everywhere

Sky Italia OTT TV to launch in two weeks
Mar 5, 2014 – Sky Italia has begun pre-registration for its new OTT television service in Italy, called Sky Online. The service is expected to be officially launched in two weeks.
News categories: Sky Italia, Sky Online, Digital TV, Italy, Mobile, Streaming

Pace preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2013
Mar 4, 2014 – Pace (LSE: PIC) has announced its results for the year ended 31 December 2013. STB and Media Server revenues were up 8.4% to $1,979.6m in 2013, driven by demand for Media Servers in H1 2013 in North America and a number of new deployments in H2 2013.
News categories: Pace plc, Gateway, Middleware, Results, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Verimatrix selected to provide revenue security for Uruguay's TCC
Sep 5, 2013 – Verimatrix has announced that Uruguayan cable operator TCC has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) to provide revenue security for its multi-network and multi-screen service offering.
News categories: Verimatrix, TCC, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Uruguay

Pace interim results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2013
Jul 30, 2013 – Pace (LSE: PIC) has released Interim Results for the 6 months ended 30th June 2013. STB and Media Server revenues were up 51.8% in H1 2013 driven largely by the continuing high demand for Media Servers from both Comcast and DIRECTV.
News categories: Pace plc, Cable TV, Gateway, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

Telefónica and Microsoft to Deploy New Global Video Platform
Nov 15, 2012 – Telefónica (Madrid, NYSE: TEF) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) have announced an agreement to create a new Global Video Platform (GVP) for all video entertainment services across Telefónica's Operating Businesses.
News categories: Telefónica, Microsoft, Vivek Dev, Tom Gibbons, Brazil, Chile, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Streaming

Telefônica|Vivo Selects Cisco Set-Top Box Series for IPTV Launch in Brazil
Oct 10, 2012 – Telefônica|Vivo has selected the Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO) IP Set-Top Box Series for its new Vivo TV Fibra service. The platform will enable Vivo TV to deliver IP television services in HD, including integrated Digital Video Recorder (DVR) capabilities.
News categories: Cisco Systems, Telefônica, Vivo, Hugo Baeta, Brazil, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box