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Eon TV
Eon TV is a pay television service launched by United Group in October 2021 that is available in Southeast European countries, namely Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Serbia. It is based on a broadband IPTV infrastructure, where digital audio and video are transmitted over a telephone line to a set-top box and then to the customer's television. The service is divided into the basic package and Eon+ where there are the 12 Novasports channels which the basic package does not have. The service offers more than 60 channels, access to all Google services such as Google TV, music applications, YouTube, use of electronic program guide, multi-screens, etc. It is available to all Nova landline subscribers. On June 1, 2022, the distribution of Eon TV, and to the then Wind Hellas, began, as an indication of the beginning of the merger of the companies. On December 31 of the same year, the old Wind Vision service was completely discontinued. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrestrial Television
Terrestrial television, or over-the-air television (OTA) is a type of television broadcasting in which the content is signal transmission, transmitted via radio waves from the terrestrial (Earth-based) transmitter of a TV station to a TV receiver having an television antenna, antenna. The term ''terrestrial'' is more common in Europe and Latin America, while in Canada and the United States it is called ''over-the-air'' or simply ''broadcast''. This type of Television broadcasting, TV broadcast is distinguished from newer technologies, such as satellite television (direct broadcast satellite or DBS television), in which the signal is transmitted to the receiver from an overhead satellite; cable television, in which the signal is carried to the receiver through a coaxial cable, cable; and Internet Protocol television, in which the signal is received over an Internet stream or on a network utilizing the Internet Protocol. Terrestrial television stations broadcast on television cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Set-top Box
A set-top box (STB), also known as a cable converter box, cable box, receiver, or simply box, and historically television decoder or a converter, is an information appliance device that generally contains a Tuner (radio)#Television, TV tuner input and displays output to a television set, turning the source signal into media (communications), content in a form that can then be displayed on the television screen or other display device. It is designed to be placed alongside or "on top" (hence the name) of a television set. Set-top boxes are used in cable television, satellite television, terrestrial television and Internet Protocol television systems, as well as other uses such as digital media players ("streaming boxes"). Alternatives to set-top boxes are the smaller dongles, and television sets with built-in TV tuners. TV signal sources The signal source might be an Ethernet cable, a satellite dish, a coaxial cable (see cable television), a telephone line (including Digital subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wind Vision
Wind Vision was a Greek digital television service introduced by Wind Hellas in April 2018. It was based on a broadband IPTV infrastructure, where digital sound and vision was carried through a telephone line to a set-top box and the customer's television. In December 2022 Wind Vision has been replaced by Eon TV. History On 25 April 2018, Wind CEO Nassos Zarkalis introduced the company's IPTV service. It was the first Android TV set-top box in Greece with Netflix integrated. Also, it was the first service offering 4K resolution with HDR10 technology. The service offered more than 60 live television channels, access to all Google services such as Google Play Movies, Google Play Music, YouTube, the use of an electronic program guide, multi-screen and on-demand (seven-day catch-up and restart). It was available to all Wind fixed-line subscribers and provides two packages, ''family pack'' and ''full pack'', which includes all Novasports channels. By the end of March 2021 it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Company
A company, abbreviated as co., is a Legal personality, legal entity representing an association of legal people, whether Natural person, natural, Juridical person, juridical or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Over time, companies have evolved to have the following features: "separate legal personality, limited liability, transferable shares, investor ownership, and a managerial hierarchy". The company, as an entity, was created by the State (polity), state which granted the privilege of incorporation. Companies take various forms, such as: * voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations * List of legal entity types by country, business entities, whose aim is to generate sales, revenue, and For-profit, profit * financial entities and banks * programs or educational institutions A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mergers And Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of a company, business organization, or one of their operating units is transferred to or consolidated with another entity. They may happen through direct absorption, a merger, a tender offer or a hostile takeover. As an aspect of strategic management, M&A can allow enterprises to grow or downsize, and change the nature of their business or competitive position. Technically, a is the legal consolidation of two business entities into one, whereas an occurs when one entity takes ownership of another entity's share capital, equity interests or assets. From a legal and financial point of view, both mergers and acquisitions generally result in the consolidation of assets and liabilities under one entity, and the distinction between the two is not always clear. Most countries require mergers and acquisitions to comply with antitrust or competition law. In the United States, for example, the Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wind Hellas
Wind Hellas (formerly TELESTET Hellas and later also TIM Hellas) was a Greek integrated telecommunications provider with headquarters in Athens, Greece. As of September 2010, Wind was the third largest mobile operator in Greece (after Cosmote and Vodafone) with more than 4.4 million active subscribers. The actual numbers for the years after 2015 are confidential but according to the report of Greek Government for the year 2017, Wind had a market share of 15-25% of active mobile telephone subscribers and 10-15% share of active fixed line subscribers. On January 11, 2023, Wind Hellas merged with Nova Greece, therefore fixed & mobile telephony, Internet and other Wind services were rebranded to Nova. History TELESTET Hellas (1992-2004) In 1992, TELESTET Hellas was founded, as a subsidiary of the Italian company STET. Through this, Telestet started its commercial operation. On September 30, 1992 the Greek Ministry of Transport and Communications issued a license to STET to cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landline
A landline is a physical telephone connection that uses metal wires or optical fiber from the subscriber's premises to the network, allowing multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number. It is also referred to as plain old telephone service (POTS), twisted pair, telephone line, or public switched telephone network (PSTN). Landline services are traditionally provided via an analogue copper wire to a telephone exchange. ''Landline service'' is usually distinguished from more modern forms of telephone services which use Internet Protocol based services over optical fiber ( Fiber-to-the-x), or other broadband services ( VDSL/Cable) using Voice over IP. However, sometimes modern fixed phone services delivered over a fixed internet connection are referred to as a "landline" (i.e., non-cellular service). Characteristics Landline service is typically provided through the outside plant of a telephone company's central office, or wire center. The outside plant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova (Greece)
Nova Telecommunications & Media S.M.S.A. is a Greek telecommunications company which provides broadband, television, Mobile telephony, mobile and landline, fixed services. It also offers satellite services in Cyprus. It was traded on the Athens Exchange until its delisting in 2021. In June 2016, the services for clients and Small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs were rebranded under the Nova brand. The company gave up Forthnet brand completely in June 2020. On 29 May 2020 BC Partners' United Group agreed to purchase a majority stake in Nova from a consortium of 4 Greek banks. As of 29 April 2021 is the sole shareholder. On October 15, 2021, Nova announced that they would be shutting down some of their older services (like Dialup, Call-by-Call and old technology ADSL) on December 15 of the same year. On January 11, 2023, Wind Hellas merged with Nova, resulting in the rebranding of all fixed and mobile telephony, internet, and pay-TV services under the Nova brand. The merger cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multi-screen Video
In the fields of broadcasting and content delivery, multiscreen video describes video content that is transformed into multiple formats, bit rates and resolutions for display on devices such as televisions, mobile phones, tablet computer, tablets and computers. Additional devices may include video game consoles such as the Xbox 360, or internet enabled television. History As video moved to digital formats, content began to stream across IP networks. The term developed as more electronic devices transmitted video. Technical and advertising professionals began to refer to video content transmitted across multiple devices as multiscreen video. Notable industry usage includes The Nielsen Company, Cisco Systems and Google. See also * Digital video * Transcoding * H.264/MPEG-4 AVC * Over-the-top content * TV Everywhere References {{DEFAULTSORT:Multi Screen Video Film and video technology Video signal Television terminology Mobile phones Mobile telecommunications ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Program Guide
Electronic programming guides (EPGs) and interactive programming guides (IPGs) are menu-based systems that provide users of television, radio, and other media applications with continuously updated menus that display scheduling information for current and upcoming broadcast programming (most commonly, TV listings). Some guides also feature backward scrolling to promote their catch up content. They are commonly known as guides or TV guides. Non-interactive electronic programming guides (sometimes known as "navigation software") are typically available for television and radio, and consist of a digitally displayed, non-interactive menu of programming scheduling information shown by a cable television, cable or satellite television provider to its viewers on a dedicated channel. EPGs are transmitted by specialized video Character generator, character generation (CG) equipment housed within each such provider's central cable television headend, headend facility. By tuning into an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Google TV (service)
Google TV, formerly known as Google Play Movies & TV, is a digital distribution service for movies and television series developed by Google. Launched in 2011 as part of the Google Play product line, the service offers search and discovery of video titles across multiple streaming services, including rental or purchase options, alongside watchlist features for accessing titles from eligible devices and platforms. In September 2020, it was relaunched as Google TV. The purchased or rented video titles can be watched by a signed-in user on Android TV devices, Android TV#Google TV interface, Google TV devices, the Google TV mobile app (Android (operating system), Android and iOS), and YouTube. The Google TV mobile app can download video for offline watching. The search, discover and watchlist options are also available on the Google Search website, the Google TV app on mobile devices, TVs with Google Assistant, and Google TV devices. History Google Play Movies & TV The Google M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
