RDK in the News

MultiChoice has announced a partnership with Sky, which will see the South African broadcaster sell its “Sky Glass” TV range from 2023. In the UK, the Sky Glass TV comes with a QLED panel and packs built-in Wi-Fi connectivity for streaming Sky TV and streaming apps. The smart TV will come with the DStv app built in. Sky and…

MultiChoice’s long-awaited media streaming TV box — the DStv Streama — will launch in South Africa on 1 October 2022. MultiChoice South Africa CEO, Nyiko Shiburi, revealed the official launch date during the company’s 2022 Media Showcase on Thursday. The DStv Streama is a compact streaming box that supports 4K video with HDR 10 and Dolby Atmos virtual surround…

Broadband TV News editor Julian Clover meets RDK President & General Manager Jason Briggs. They talk about a new milestone in RDK deployments and developments in video and broadband. https://vimeo.com/751763707…

The number of RDK devices deployed globally has risen to 100 million, an increase of 20 million over the past year. RDK, the open source software platform that standardises core functions used in video, broadband, and IoT connected devices, is deployed by dozens of operators globally, including Comcast, Cox, Deutsche Telekom, Liberty Global, Sky, Stofa, Vectra and Ziggo. “Surpassing…

RDK Management has announced a major milestone for its open source software, revealing that the RDK software platform has passed 100 million device deployments across major cable, telco, and satellite service providers. This is up from 80 million RDK devices deployed globally last year, with dozens of leading service providers across Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia. On…

The Reference Design Kit (RDK), an open-source software stack for broadband gateways and video devices, has been deployed to more than 100 million devices worldwide. That’s up from 80 million deployed devices reported in May 2021. RDK Management, the consortium that manages the RDK, did not break down how many of those devices utilize the stack’s set of profiles…