BSkyB to launch new set-top box to meet Apple threat: reportApril 28, 2014 - 09:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - BSkyB is reportedly planning to launch a brand new set-top box in up to two years' time to compete with the likes of Apple and Amazon. The overhauled box will allegedly feature Ultra HD support and provide customers with cloud storage, Digital Spy reported. The entirely new system - dubbed 'Project Ethan' - is being developed to make access to recorded and on-demand programmes easier across multiple platforms. Moving recordings away from the hard drive on board the Sky+ HD set-top box to an external cloud data centre will enable customers to pause a show on one device, then resume from where they left off on another. Meanwhile, the company is also said to be preparing itself for Ultra HD, as the number of 4K-capable televisions continue to grow and gradually fall in price. BSkyB has already run 4K broadcasting trials via satellite. Sky recently joined forces with TalkTalk to lay down their own fibre optic cabling, which could be a crucial part of its plan given the extra demand cloud storage would incur. The move comes as Sky introduces several new features to its current set-top box, including a 'Buy & Keep' on-demand purchase service, and begins rolling out a new-look Sky+ homepage with refreshed EPG. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |