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Sky Deutschland iPad Application powered by Irdeto Sigma Designs to demo new technology for home entertainment networking, home control and media proce... ruwido enables secure social communication via Infra-Red Latens and Indieon - a unique STB and middleware proposition to a leading DTH operator in Nepal Harmonic reaches encoding milestone with 10,000 Electra 8000 channels ordered Gefen ToolBox line adds streamlined 3DTV extender at cost-effective pricing Dreampark provides front-end TV middleware solution to Maxisat, Finland Merger seems to be creating better deal for mobile customers Microsoft's re-entry to smartphone market dubbed 'too late in game' by analyst VOD offerings come thick and fast as autumn approaches

VOD offerings come thick and fast as autumn approaches

Written by Chris Andrews

Everyone seems in on the game, but who has got the model right?

For anyone questioning whether Internet-based video on demand would gain mainstream traction, the past week or so has produced more VOD news than you can shake a web connected television at. If VOD is all about choice, then consumers are becoming spoilt for it, hit with entertainment options from every angle.

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British sofa surfers like what they see on TV and watch a lot of it

Written by Robin Hague

Print beats EPG in influencing program choices

As we reach the end of another acronym-rich convention summer, full of the joys of new boxes and wires, or upgrades for the less ambitious, and all sorts of reasons why consumers should change their viewing habits, it's refreshing to see television audiences themselves getting some purchase in the future of their entertainment.

Tags:Radio Times-UK televising viewing-catch up TV-online TV-BBC iPlayer-ITV Player-4OD-broadband television-connected devices-Apple Ping-TV Genius-EPG guides-TV listings magazines

Microsoft's re-entry to smartphone market dubbed 'too late in game' by analyst

Written by Chris Andrews

Xbox Live community could be saving grace, at expense of business users

Realising that there is something of a market in the mobile operating system space, last week Microsoft released its Windows Phone 7 to manufacturing. In the smartphone arena, Microsoft is now playing catch-up to Android and iOS, and the question is whether it is too late in the game for it to make any real headway.

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Latest Press Releases

Sky Deutschland iPad Application powered by Irdeto

Friday, 10 September 2010 05:59

Irdeto, the global leader in securing and delivering premium content and digital assets, has announced that Irdeto's Broadband solution for content management and distribution is at the core of the recently launched Sky Deutschland Video on Demand (VoD) iPad application. The application was custom built for Sky Deutschland by reply/syskoplan AG.

Sigma Designs to demo new technology for home entertainment networking, home control and media processing at IBC 2010

Friday, 10 September 2010 05:53

Sigma Designs, a leading provider of System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions used to deliver entertainment and control throughout the home, is showcasing to the company's many innovations at IBC 2010.

ruwido enables secure social communication via Infra-Red

Friday, 10 September 2010 05:48

At IBC, ruwido, the Austrian remote control specialist, presents a social communication unit with video and voice transmission via infra-red for easy and secure installation in the living room.

Latens and Indieon - a unique STB and middleware proposition to a leading DTH operator in Nepal

Friday, 10 September 2010 05:41

Latens, the leading provider of software security solutions for Pay-TV, has announced a partnership with Indieon Technologies, the premier (STB) and middleware manufacturer for a secure, cardless one-way broadcasting solution for DTH broadcasters globally.