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Now Shipping Multiple STB Models to the U.K. OTTAWA, May 14, 2013 /CNW/ - Espial, a leader in on-demand TV software and solutions, today announced that global device manufacturer Harvard International Ltd. (Harvard) has shipped its View21(®) and Goodmans set-top boxes (STBs) throughout the U.K. powered by Espial STB client and multiscreen software solutions. Harvard has operated for more than 40 years in the global consumer electronics market and is the U.K. market leader for...

LONDON, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Always first with the latest technology, John Lewis is running an exciting campaign throughout April and May promoting the latest, cutting edge Smart TVs. Interactive window displays which use augmented reality will be showcased at John Lewis Oxford Street and Peter Jones from today until the 7 May. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130417/608212 ) Using Aurasma technologies, these interactive windows allow...

LONDON, December 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Service Operators gain broadcast interactivity for hybrid middleware Digisoft.tv, a leading global provider of set-top box middleware for the cable, satellite, terrestrial and telecommunications industry, announces the integration of RedKey - the market leading MHEG 5 engine, into its set-top box middleware stack; Iris. The company will offer MHEG as a standard part of its DVB based offering. This will include the interaction...

STEETON, England, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS), a leading supplier of added-value, connected device solutions to the digital TV industry, has launched the world's slimmest digital TV recorder (DTR) for the UK's Freeview service. The highly anticipated Ultra Slim Box (HDT-610R) houses a wealth of smart features inside a sleek, 14mm aluminium chassis, and is available on pre-order from Amazon, John Lewis and Maplin from 4 May. (Photo -...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Intergraph(®) today released SmartPlant(®) FreeView((TM)), a free .VUE viewer that allows users to display and navigate Intergraph 3D models and view associated plant properties. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081211/DECLOGO ) SmartPlant FreeView will open any Intergraph SmartPlant 3D and SmartMarine(®) 3D projects published as a .VUE file. A user then may walk through the plant, ship or offshore model and select...

TVNZ have announced the re-launch of their commercial-free channel TVNZ 7 on March the 1st. With expanded content, TVNZ 7 will provide New Zealanders with a broad selection of TV shows including current affairs, news, documentary series and children's television. (Vocus/PRWEB) February 28, 2011 TVNZ re-launches its public service channel TVNZ 7 tomorrow, offering one destination for advertising-free programming. TVNZ Head of Digital Channels Eric Kearley said the expanded TVNZ 7...

NEW YORK, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon FiOS TV is offering all its subscribers NFL RedZone for free Sunday (Oct. 4). During the early games, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET, FiOS TV customers can get their fill of the afternoon's hottest NFL action with NFL RedZone's "freeview" in high definition on channel 835 and in standard definition on channel 335. NFL RedZone, a new channel produced by NFL Network, takes viewers around the league every Sunday afternoon during the regular season...

Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI) (Nasdaq:UEIC) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Universal Electronics BV (UE BV), has been chosen by Top Up TV to be supplier of universal remote control devices to coincide with their rollout of new Pay TV service. Top Up TV is a Freeview provider offering popular digital channels in the United Kingdom to the standard Freeview package. The new remotes will be custom designed specifically towards the needs of Top Up TV+ service, with universal...

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6bf6a3/united_kingdom_c) has announced the addition of the "United Kingdom - Convergence - Triple Play & Digital TV" report to their offering. The UK is in the forefront of media convergence in Europe. The country's excellent broadband infrastructure, served by universal DSL and extensive cable networks, offers a fast delivery platform for triple play and emerging quad play services. The digital broadcasting industry is...

Text of report by public broadcaster Radio New Zealand International on 12 October New Zealand's biggest television broadcasters are to launch channels aimed at the Pacific population within a year. Television New Zealand and TV3 would target a potential audience of 250,000 Pacific people in New Zealand, then countries across the region. Here is our Pacific issues correspondent, Richard Pamatatau. [Pamatatau] A director of the TV3 venture, Innes Logan, says the company's parent, Mediaworks,...