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Set-Top Box Intelligence ServiceExtensive, continually updated reportage on the global set-top box ecosystem, spanning 80+ countries and driven by an experienced team of analysts that monitors and analyzes technology developments in satellite, cable, IPTV, OTT, and terrestrial networks.Subscribers Only
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Set-top Box (STB) Conditional Access DatabaseFebruary 06, 2019This document contains the full IHS Markit Set-top Box Intelligence Conditional Access (CA) database, in Microsoft Excel pivot table format.Subscribers Only
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Set-top Box (STB) Middleware DatabaseFebruary 06, 2019This document contains the full IHS Set-top Box Intelligence STB Middleware database, in Microsoft Excel pivot table format.Subscribers Only
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Set-top Box (STB) TV Set DatabaseFebruary 06, 2019The IHS Markit Set-top Box Intelligence TV set database contains TV household, installed base and shipment forecasts for over 80 countries, and also includes regional totals. These forecasts are segmented by technologies including digital TV (iDTV), HD, 3D, UHD and smart TV.Subscribers Only
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Set-top Box (STB) Vendor Deals DatabaseFebruary 06, 2019The IHS Markit Set-top Box Intelligence vendor relationships database contains a record of which Set-top Box vendors are currently working with which pay TV operators, on a by-operator basis, for over 80 countries and over 500 operations.Subscribers Only
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Comcast stake claim to home network with Wi-Fi announcementJanuary 27, 2017Beginning January 2017, US-based Comcast will launch a new Connected Home platform that will automatically enable 10 million eligible Xfinity internet subscribers to utilize their whole-home solution, which the cable provider expects to grow to 15 million customers by year end.
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Video is the future of TV appsAugust 30, 2016Beyond video apps and services, many of the first wave of TV apps have been built out of existing smartphone apps. The TV apps environment presents developers with a number of new challenges.Subscribers Only
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The outlook for Android STBsJuly 14, 2016This report provides a holistic view of Android OS across the pay TV and OTT retail STB landscape - focusing on the strategies and rationale of pay TV operators who have chosen Android implementations. The report also analyses the OTT STB market and the impact of Google's current vision of its Android platform.Subscribers Only
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AT&T and Quickplay - as much about OTT as it is about hedging, diversification, and tech captureMay 25, 2016AT&T is set to acquire OTT solutions and managed-media- services provider Quickplay Media. Although the terms of the deal are unknown, the sale almost certainly surpasses USD 100m in value; private equity group Madison Dearborn Partners purchased a majority stake in Quickplay in Q3 2012 for roughly USD 100m.Subscribers Only
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Rovi acquires TiVoMay 04, 2016The heavens have aligned for two of the media-and-entertainment industry’s technology giants. Analytics, program guide and IP-licensing kingpin Rovi will acquire OTT software, UI pioneer and DVR progenitor TiVo. Valued at roughly USD 1.1 billion, the deal remains subject to closing conditions, is expected to conclude by the end of the third quarter, 2016, and will usher in the disappearance of the Rovi brand entirely.Subscribers Only
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IBM acquires ClearleapDecember 16, 2015IBM has agreed to acquire Clearleap, a US based company who provides over-the-top (OTT) video solutions to the media sector. Clearleap’s OTT stack and SaaS solutions will be integrated into the IBM Cloud platform, and collectively, the combined portfolio will be positioned to help media companies reduce the complexity and expense of delivering digital content. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.Subscribers Only
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The Future of Pay TV in AsiaJuly 22, 2015What are the key technologies and the differences in the Asian pay TV market? This presentation demonstrates the differences between developed and developing pay TV markets by exploring the future of pay TV in Asia. Operators, OTT providers and content owners are increasingly looking towards key technologies like UHD, multicast IP transmission and LTE video, edge caching and predictive analytics and content recommendation in order to drive video consumption as the number of connected devices in the region grows.Subscribers Only
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TiVo has acquired CubiwareJune 17, 2015Set-top box (STB) and TV software vendor TiVo has acquired Cubiware; a Polish STB middleware provider. Cubiware will enable TiVo to address emerging market opportunities outside its traditional, mature and saturated pay TV markets. On the surface it provides TiVo with access to a customer base in emerging markets, but the rationale behind the acquisition may have much deeper strategic underpinnings.
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Comcast to deploy DOCSIS 3.1 gatewayMay 28, 2015Comcast is to deploy a DOCSIS 3.1 gigabit Home Gateway. It will also be compatible with Comcast’s current hybrid fiber-coax network, and is backwards compatible with the current DOCSIS 3.0 infrastructure. The gateway will be capable of delivering gigabit bandwidth speeds over dual channel 802.11n/ac Wi-Fi, and will feature Reference Design Kit Broadband software. Comcast plans to deploy the equipment on a wide scale in 2016. ARRIS and Compal Networks will both contribute in manufacturing the device.Subscribers Only
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ARRIS consolidates market leading position with Pace acquisitionApril 27, 2015US Cable TV technology supplier ARRIS intends to acquire British set-top box (STB) vendor Pace, for USD 2.1B; valuing Pace’s business at 80% of its 2014 revenue. The acquisition will create the world’s largest supplier of set-top box (STB), broadband gateway and cable TV technology. Combined 2014 revenues of USD 7.9B make will it twice the size of its nearest competitor, Cisco’s Service Provider Video business unit. The deal is subject to regulatory approval, but the merged company will be incorporated in the UK, headquartered in the US and expected to list on the NASDAQ.Subscribers Only
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70% of US cable set-top box installed base uses cableCARDFebruary 17, 2015By the end of 2014, the number of cableCARDs in MSO-supplied set-top boxes (STBs) amongst top 9 US cable operators has reached 51.5 million. This represents 70% of the STB installed base of these cable operators, grown from just 4% in 2007, and excludes integration ban-exempt STBs such as a thin-clients and DTAs (Digital To Analogue Converters).
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Imagine Communications acquires RGB NetworksFebruary 09, 2015Imagine Communications has continued its expansion into the video infrastructure market with the acquisition of RGB Networks. For Imagine, RGB brings with it a strong, North American cable customer base—most importantly, Comcast-- and a product roadmap that includes software-based transcoding and packaging servers, as well as ad insertion servers.Subscribers Only
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Dish Network launches next-gen user experience and smartphone-like voice control with UHD set-top boxJanuary 29, 2015US satellite pay TV operator Dish Network will launch a UHD set-top box (STB) in Q2 2015. Branded the 4K Joey, it will be a thin client design to be used in conjunction with its Hopper multimedia home gateway (MHG) and is compatible with all second generation UHD TVs: those with HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2. The 4K Joey is based on a Broadcom system-on-chip (SoC) and supports UHDp60 with 10bit colour, as well as simultaneous decoding...
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Comcast takes app-first approach for UHD launchJanuary 20, 2015Comcast has become the second US pay TV operator to launch a UHD service, following DirecTV’s launch in November 2014. Comcast’s UHD offering is available to lower-resolution subscribers of that content at no extra charge, but currently only accessible on 2014 Samsung UHD TV models, through the “Xfinity in UHD” app. Comcast’s initial UHD content offer is comprised of TV series from its media subsidiaries, NBCUniversal and USA Networks. Two TV series will be made available in UHD at launch, with a full catalogue to be deployed in 2015, as well as a separate UHD set-top box (STB).
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DirecTV launches UHD service without new set-top boxesNovember 24, 2014DirecTV has launched the first US ultra-high definition (UHD) pay TV service. It offers 19 UHD video-on-demand (VoD) titles, priced between $3.99 and $15.99, to all DirecTV customers equipped with its Genie HD Multimedia Home Gateway (MHG) and a Samsung 2014 UHD Smart TV. UHD content is delivered to the MHG using over-the-top (OTT) progressive download rather than via satellite, with the content distributed to the TV over the home network rather than an HDMI cable. The TV’s native UHD decoding capability is used to play the content...
