Tag Archives: Set Top Box

Jun
25

Sony brings Google TV to UK

Sony NSZ-GS7 Google TV was pushed out way back in October 2010 over in the States. And although the service ran into problems pretty much the instant it hit the market – with.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Digital TV News: Satellite, Cable, IPTV & HDTV / 3DTV, IPTV News
Sep
08

Sagemcom to be lead manufacturer for next-gen Freesat boxes

Freesat Box Freesat has today confirmed the principal manufacturer for the service’s next generation set-top boxes. Sagemcom (Sagem Communications) is the tech firm in question, who already produce a number of Freesat boxes,.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Digital TV News: Satellite, Cable, IPTV & HDTV / 3DTV, Satellite TV News
Aug
26

Google TV coming to UK within 6 months

Google Logo Google TV is set to hit the UK some time in the next 6 months, following its launch in the US last October and subsequent delay in coming to Britain. The.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Digital TV News: Satellite, Cable, IPTV & HDTV / 3DTV, IPTV News
Feb
10

YouView won’t be seen until 2012

YouView was supposed to be out around about now. The subscription-free IPTV service backed by the Beeb (which used to be known as Project Canvas) should have been live in early 2011. It was rumoured last month, by an article in the Telegraph, that the.. more
Posted in All Tech News, IPTV News
Jan
20

YouView won’t be ready until 2012

The last we heard, YouView, the subscription-free IPTV service backed by the BBC (Project Canvas as was), was supposed to be launching in early 2011. It seems that this date has slipped, however, and slipped seriously; we’re not talking banana skins here, but a vast.. more
Posted in All Tech News, IPTV News
Dec
21

Apple TV sales to exceed 1 million this week

Apple has announced that sales of its Apple TV will crest the one million mark before the end of this week. The set top box is more compact than its predecessor, being just a four inch square device, and it’s not overly wallet stinging at.. more
Posted in All Tech News, IPTV News
Dec
01

Virgin Media officially unveils TiVo STB

Virgin Media has officially launched what the company is calling the UK’s first next-gen entertainment platform. The TiVo powered set-top box boasts a “game-changing” interface (which we saw leaked screenshots of yesterday), and it brings a new “world of apps” to the living room. Virgin.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Cable News
Nov
30

First grabs of Virgin Media’s TiVo service spotted

The first screenshots of the interface for Virgin Media’s upcoming TiVo powered Connected TV service are floating around the net. You can take a gander at them courtesy of Pocket Lint, with the site claiming that the service will be launched before the end of.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Cable News
Oct
06

Apple TV box now on sale in UK

The Apple TV set-top box has gone on sale in the UK. The compact four inch square box can be invited to move into your living room for the price of £99. The unit comes with four ports – the all important HDMI, plus optical.. more
Posted in All Tech News, IPTV News
Sep
28

Apple TV now shipping

Apple TV set-top boxes have now started shipping in both the US and UK, according to widespread reports on the net. Engadget has reported that folks in the US (and Canada) have begun to receive shipment notifications, with the earliest promised arrival date actually being.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Apple News: iPad, iPhone, iPod and Mac OSX, IPTV News