by Hernán Amaya | Apr 11, 2022 | Pay TV
According to information obtained from Izzi (Televisa) by TAVI Latam, the number of set-top-boxes using Android TV (Google) as their operating system that have been installed by the Mexican telecommunications company’s Pay TV service has already exceeded one million....
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Google plans to enter AVOD market
by Gustavo Hernández | Sep 20, 2021 | OTT / VOD
According to information published by U.S. website Protocol, Google is planning to launch linear streaming TV channels under the AVOD model, that is to say free ad-supported television. The idea is to include these channels in Google TV, the Android TV-based operating...
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Apple TV and Apple TV+ made available on Android TV devices
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 1, 2021 | OTT / VOD
On June 1, Apple TV and Apple TV+ were made available on Android TV devices worldwide, as has been confirmed to website 9to5Google by Google, the owner of Android TV operating system. Up to now, the only devices running Android TV that enabled access to Apple apps...
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DirecTV working on a new Android TV STB for DirecTV Go
by Gustavo Hernández | Nov 27, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
According to Android TV Guide website, DirecTV (Satellite TV company owned by AT&T) has already got Google certification for a new set-top-box decoder that will use Android TV 10 update as its operating system. The device is to be used for OTT service DirecTV Go...
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Nagra and Kaon introduce a new Android TV base solution for Pay TV operators
by Hernán Amaya | Nov 13, 2019 | Pay TV
The technology companies Nagra and Kaon agreed to work together to launch a new Android TV streaming solution for Pay TV operators. “It is designed to accelerate time to market of Android TV-based services,” told the Senior Vice President and Head of...