I am to say good bye to this blog, because I did not work for pay-TV business from Aug. 2017.
Good luck to you and I.
Good luck to you and I.
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Almatel launches new HEVC DTH service
Cable operator Almatel Kazakhstan, has launched a new DTH platform using the HEVC video compression solution from Harmonic.
The cabler, operating under the brand name Alma TV, is using Harmonic’s software-based Electra X advanced media processing platform to deliver SD, HD and UHD channels across Kazakhstan with increased bandwidth efficiency by leveraging the HEVC video codec. Alma TV will be able to adopt new formats and codecs in the future, including 4K/UHD.
“Our subscribers demand exceptional video quality. So, when it came to finding a solution provider for video delivery, Harmonic was the clear choice based on their extensive deployment experience, technology innovation and competitive pricing,” said Eric Franke, CEO of Almatel Kazakhstan.
“Being able to deliver around 140 SD and HD channels from the same DTH platform improves efficiencies and gives us a competitive edge in the marketplace, attracting new subscribers.”
“Alma TV was smart to launch its DTH platform using the HEVC codec, which provides a 50 percent increase in bandwidth savings compared to MPEG-4,” said Ian Graham, VP of sales, EMEA and LATAM at Harmonic.
“As pay-TV operators around the world look to launch UHD offerings, having a flexible, easily upgradeable media processor like the Electra X platform, with advanced encoding technology, will be key to their success.”
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Gftk调查：UHD在德国正成趋势
More than a quarter of German TV viewers (28%) who don’t yet own an Ultra HD TV set want to buy such a device.
Seven out of ten Germans (68%) are familiar with the new TV standard. Every fifth German (21%) already owns an Ultra HD TV set. These are the results of a survey research institute GfK conducted on behalf of industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform among 1,004 people in May 2017.
Almost half of the owners of an Ultra HD TV set (44%) directly opted for the device because they wanted to buy a new TV set anyway. For 34%, the larger screen size was a key reason for the purchase, for 32% the better picture quality compared with HDTV.
TV programmes or content in Ultra HD only played an important role for 18%, reflecting the still small choice. For 12%, a good offer was the main purchase reason.
Half of the people surveyed (52%) are familiar with the term virtual reality and three out of four (76%) can imagine using virtual reality offers at least occasionally.
Around 2.6 million Ultra HD TV sets will be sold in Germany in 2017, according to industry association gfu. Together with the sales in previous years, a total of around 5.6 million Ultra HD TV sets are expected to be in German living rooms at the end of 2017.
At its ANGA COM 2017 booth MB4 in front of hall 7, Deutsche TV-Plattform will present Ultra HD content in High Dynamic Range (HDR) from Dolby, Eutelsat, Loewe and SES.
Polsat launches Grand Slam package---by broadbandtvnews.com
Poland’s Polsat has launched a new programme package named Tenis Premium in partnership with Eurosport.
Its debut coincided with the start of this year’s Roland Garos French Open tournament in Paris.
The package consists of two channels – Tenis Premium 1 and Tenis Premium 2 – and will offer full coverage of the tournament, as well as the upcoming Grand Slam Wimbledon 2017, US Open 2017 and Australian Open 2018.
The package is available to Cyfrowy Polsat and ipla subscribers for a one-off fee of PLN40 (€9.53).
It is also being made available to other cable and DTH platforms, which can offer it to their subscribers in any form they wish.
The Dutch incumbent KPN is providing the transmission service for the new package, connecting Eurosport and Polsat.
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At the beginning of 2017, the company was said to produce its own Conditional Access Nodule for Irdeto
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Finger spinner/Hand spinner
Do not understand why this like device can be that HOT.
You can find it everywhere suddenly in Hua Qiangbei----the biggest consumer electronics market in China.
Mp3 players, MP4 player, DVD players, digital photo frame, GPS Navigation, mobile phones........, anyway, Hua Qiangbei was the place related to high-tech(or maybe so called high tech sometime), BUT now, the HOT spinners is a little bit far away from high tech.
Maybe, in the near future, human beings, the major job/work will be play, eating and being cute------to be the pet of robots
Monday, April 24, 2017
Most German DTT households move to DVB-T2
The majority (51.2%) of former DVB-T users in Germany have made the move to successor system DVB-T2/HEVC and continue to receive their TV channels terrestrially.
Less than a quarter of the affected households (23.4%) have opted for other transmission infrastructures. The winner is DTH satellite reception which 11.5% of the former DVB-T households decided to use – probably because the commercial channels continue to be available free-of-charge this way. 7% signed up for a cable TV subscription, 3% opted for a streaming provider such as Zattoo, Magine TV or TV Spielfilm live and 2% became IPTV customers.
16.9% of the former DVB-T viewers now use another TV reception method available in their household, 5.5% are still evaluating the different options and 1.5% don’t watch television any more.
That’s the result of a survey market research institute TNS Infratest conducted among 200 former DVB-T users on behalf of Zattoo between April 3 and 5, 2017.
“Zattoo also benefitted from the switchover. In Q1 2017, we managed to win over 300,000 new users including 60,000 alone in the week of March 29,” said Jörg Meyer, Chief Officer Content & Consumer at Zattoo. “The growth for Zattoo increasingly takes place on the large screen. The number of hours of Zattoo usage on connected TV sets has increased by more than 40% in December 2016 alone.”
The survey also focused on the question whether the new DVB-T2 households are prepared to pay for reception of the commercial channels offered on the Freenet TV platform for €5.75 per month. 41.9% don’t want to spend money on Freenet TV. 36.2% are willing to pay, further 20% possibly.
On March 31, 2017, around 160,000 households were already signed up for Freenet TV despite the fee-based period not starting until July 1. Freenet TV expects to reach more than one million paying customers by the end of 2018.
Ericsson and Inspur bring next-gen pay TV to China
MediaFirst brings next-gen pay TV to China
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Inspur Software Group, a leading cloud computing and big data service provider, have forged a multi-year strategic partnership to deliver innovative TV services at web speed to China, the largest pay TV market in the world.
Ericsson and Inspur will collaborate to develop a best-of-breed, cloud-enabled TV platform for operators in the burgeoning Chinese market using Ericsson’s award-winning end-to-end MediaFirst solution suite.
Shandong Cable Network, the largest operator in the Asia Pacific region and one of the largest in the world, will be the first to deploy the new TV platform in China. The new service will deliver live and on-demand TV content to 20 million subscribers in 17 cities across the Shandong Province.
Elisabetta Romano, Vice President and Head of Media Solutions, Ericsson, says: “Now, more than ever, consumers want and expect TV on their terms. A personalized, multi-screen offering is considered table-stakes for operators who want to succeed in a marketplace like China, which is home to 245 million subscribers. Together with Inspur, we see a huge opportunity to help operators to unlock this fiercely competitive market, maximize the value of their networks and transform their businesses by providing a relevant, next-generation viewing experience in the fastest way. The agreement with Shandong Cable Network further strengthens our position as leading innovators in TV and media and trusted partners in China.”
Cui Wei, Head of Digital, Business Unit Media at Inspur, says: “Ericsson is a long-established and trusted partner of Inspur. Ericsson’s global scale and expertise, and award-winning MediaFirst solution suite is a great fit for our extensive portfolio, capabilities, and local know-how. Our aim is to serve the Chinese market and empower operators by offering a transformative multi-screen TV solution that offers flexibility, scalability and agility to adapt to consumers’ changing needs; advanced analytics tools to increase revenue opportunities and reduce churn; and a world-class delivery and service model that enhances service velocity.”
Huang Ping, CTO, Shandong Cable Network says: “Our customers have access to an unprecedented amount of choice and content through their mobile devices. The increasing demand for round-the-clock, personalized video services that are easy to discover, engage with and enjoy is at an all-time high. We needed an intelligent, market relevant solution that can enable web speed transformation and cutting-edge innovations and help us to stay ahead of the curve in China’s dynamic TV market. Ericsson and Inspur meet these needs and will provide us with a world-class TV platform to deliver the next-generation TV experiences that our subscribers want and deserve.”
As part of the agreement, Inspur will integrate Ericsson’s end-to-end MediaFirst solution suite within its media portfolio. It will deploy Ericsson MediaFirst TV Platform on Inspur’s advanced set top box and home gateway solution, and Ericsson MediaFirst Video Storage and Processing Platform (VSPP) on Inspur’s market leading hardware solution. This will enable Inspur and Ericsson to deliver cost-effective, high performance solutions to customers that leverages both companies’ best-of-breed software and hardware. Ericsson and Inspur also intend to roll out additional TV and media solutions to operators across China in the future.
Ericsson MediaFirst TV Platform is a software-defined, next-generation, cloud-based TV platform that provides a converged multiscreen experience including Pay TV in-home, TV Everywhere and OTT services. It embraces all content sources and delivery networks. Underpinned by Ericsson’s DevOps approach, the platform offers flexibility, scalability and agility to adapt to consumers’ constantly evolving behaviors and needs.
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