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ABV International to co-host SCaT 2014
October 08th, 2014
The paid content industry is experiencing a steady growth towards new technologies. This growth open up a whole new world of possibilities for pay-Tv operators to experiment with new services and to create new revenue models. At SCaT 2014 come and discover with ABV International how to enhance and secure revenue in a different way. From our already famous ABV CAS to our new Set-top-box with integrated Karaoke and Video Games.
Study: Europe takes €3.2bn IPTV piracy hit
December 16th, 2022
An independent study undertaken by Bournemouth University on illicit IPTV in Europe for trade body the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) estimates that the legitimate industry lost €3.21 billion in 2021 alone as a result of consumers using illicit IPTV piracy services. The illicit IPTV service providers gained €1.06 billion. The study, Illicit IPTV in Europe, indicates that 17 million Europeans – slightly fewer people than the population of The Netherlands – accessed illicit IPTV services. The use of illicit IPTV services
Pay-TV penetration set to rise in India
September 22nd, 2014
There’s likely to be gradual acceleration of pay-TV penetration in India and leading to major growth over the next five years, according to a report from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) report compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers, unveiled on September 19th. According to the CII report, TV penetration in India is already at 60 per cent, but this is much lower than in developed countries where it is greater than 90 per cent. “Hence, there is considerable amount of potential to
OTT revenues to rocket to $42 billion by 2020
September 24th, 2014
Global online TV and video revenues (over fixed broadband networks for 51 countries) will reach $42.34 billion in 2020; up from $3.96 billion recorded in 2010 and the $19.03 billion expected in 2014, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The US will remain the dominant OTT TV territory for online TV and video revenues, according to the Global Online TV & Video Revenue Forecasts report. However, its share of total revenues will drop from 59% in 2010
ABTA 2014
September 20th, 2014 Sao Paulo, Brazil
ABTA is the Portuguese-language acronym for the Brazilian Pay TV/Telecom Association. It was founded in 1989 to represent distributors, programmers and suppliers dedicated to conditional-access communications services. Its mission is to defend the industry’s interests, foster its development and represent its members in relations with the regulatory authorities. Since 2006 the number of pay-TV subscribers in Brazil has risen 23.4% per year on average, with growth reaching close to 30% per year between 2010 and 2012. Last year, despite very
8 days left to Convergence India 2015!
January 13th, 2015
Protecting video content has always been challenging in terms of fulfilling the needs of each market and each customer. The introduction of new codecs like HVEC, also known as H.265, is revolutionizing the industry by promising twice the compression possible with AVC. At Convergence India 2015, ABV International will be presenting our new solutions including STB with H.265 enable plus our Time Shifting Solution which allows cable operator to provide IP services throughout the cable infrastructure. You will also find
Radio Africa Group and ABV International join Forces
March 06th, 2015
Nairobi – 6th March 2015. ABV International and Radio Africa Group, a leader in the Pay TV market in Kenya, announced they are joining forces to increase the penetration and services offered by its already famous Bamba TV. The partnership, includes the integration of ABV CAS Servers and over 1,000,000 ABV CAS-protected STBs, which will provides access to over 50 channels – 24 of which are premium channels exclusively carried by Bamba TV and with coverage over the entire country.
ABV International audited by Farncombe Consulting Group
March 09th, 2015
ABV International, Asia’s top-notch solutions provider in the Pay TV industry, announced that it has successfully completed an audit review of it ABV CAS by one of the industry’s leaders in security reviews for digital broadcasting and telecom sectors, Farncombe Consulting Group of UK. The reviewed ABV CAS 5.4 solution, implements the Samsung smartcards and is suitable for Cable, Satellite and Terrestrial broadcasting. ABV International, currently have over 30 million subscribers around the world. Since the company started operations in
Why you don’t need a 4K TV, just yet.
August 07th, 2015
It was 2012 when major consumer electronics manufacturers introduced UHD TVs. Only 3 years later, during this years CES, Samsung presented an 8K glasses-less 3D TV that just reminded us how hard it’s been for the content creators and ISP providers to cope with UHD content. With the official release of Windows 10 last week, news outlets have been buzzing about how in less than 3 days after launching; Windows 10 reached a record .39 percent market share. Windows 10
We’ve teamed up with Microsoft to offer our best DRM yet!
July 19th, 2016
We’re excited to announce a new partnership with Microsoft’s DRM services. As an approved licensee of the Microsoft PlayReady System, ABV has integrated the PlayReady system into ABV DRM – compatible across a host of devices including SDK clients for mobile products. Our engineers can also provide routine support and maintenance in line with Microsoft’s requirements. Microsoft PlayReady is a comprehensive content delivery and management solution for entertainment products and services across all platforms and types of devices. PlayReady has