Netgem Soundbox 4K UHD, arrive en France ! (avec Amazon Prime Video et Prime Music)

(JUNE 28, 2018)

Netgem:

05/juin/2018 | Luxembourg

"L’Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) et l’Alexa Voice Service (AVS) permettent aux développeurs de proposer de nouvelles Skills et de nouveaux appareils compatibles Alexa pour les clients en France métropolitaine.

Des centaines de nouvelles Skills sont proposées aux clients, notamment Domino’s Pizza, franceinfo, LaFourchette, Legrand, Marmiton, Netatmo, Philips Hue, TP-Link, Uber, et bien d’autres encore.

Les fabricants d’appareils connectés, dont Archos, Boulanger, Harman Kardon, Netgem, Sonos, Sowee ou Ultimate Ears, entre autres, vont proposer aux clients des appareils avec Alexa intégré.

(...)

Netgem, éditeur de logiciels de divertissement et fournisseur de solutions, va commercialiser une solution de maison connectée complète audio et vidéo équipée d’Alexa. 

« Notre Soundbox 4K dotée d’Alexa sera au cœur de la maison connectée et va permettre à nos clients d’utiliser la voix pour accéder à leurs musiques, films et services connectés préférés », précise Joël Reboul, directeur de Netgem pour la France. 

« Qu’il s’agisse de regarder une grande chaîne de télévision, d’écouter de la musique dans plusieurs pièces ou de profiter des contenus d’Amazon Prime Video ou de Prime Music, les clients français pourront bientôt utiliser le Soundbox 4K pour accéder avec fluidité à un éventail d’offres multimédia ».

Rapeller (march 30, 2018): 
Amazon Prime Video acquiert plus de 40 émissions françaises, films d'EuropaCorp, TF1

Source:
https://amazon-presse.fr/service/Recherche/Communiqu-/amazon/fr/2018-06-7/

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A blocked road to Roku @ UK?! (Netgem TV @ UK, on same road...! - 4K UHD, a year’s free Amazon Prime subscription)

(JUNE 28, 2018)

"Netgem boss Sylvain Thevenot explains why the telco set top box maker is launching its own retail range of Freeview Play products:

One of the Soundbox HD’s big selling points is the inclusion of a year’s free Amazon Prime subscription, meaning buyers can watch big name series such as The Grand Tour and Man In The High Castle straight out of the box.

Thevenot confirmed that the offer is available to both new and existing Prime subscribers, with the second group being able to add the free 12 month period to the end of their current subscription term.

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“If you think about hybrid OTT devices, from the tiny stick to much more sophisticated devices with multi-tuners and PVR, excluding Sky, there’s actually an almost equal share of connected TV devices that are sold as part of bundles from operators as there are retail.”

“We thought: ‘We’re doing a good job with the operator customers, why don’t we also tap into this because we’ve never done it’.

“There are some interesting things happening there and we’re not even playing, unlike Roku, who we increasingly see as one of our competitors, who started there in consumer but are progressively selling more in the UK through their Now TV agreement and in other markets they are starting to sell their technology – but not yet successfully in other European markets.

“We thought ‘Why don’t we go there and, quite frankly, block the road to Roku and the other American companies as much as we can?’ (in UK and other European markets)

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The NetBox and Soundbox are only the start of Netgem’s new consumer range with additional products, including some with 4K support and others Thevenot gave us an early but confidential guide to, in a variety of form factors are expected to hit the shelves in the coming months.

And, while the firm is hopeful that its growing range will appeal to telecos, Thevenot insists the consumer offering is “a real business” in its own right and one the company has big hopes for. "



Source:
http://www.seenit.co.uk/netgem-boss-sylvain-thevenot-explains-why-the-telco-set-top-box-maker-is-launching-its-own-retail-range-of-freeview-play-products/

BT(& EE TV), loosing against DTT ?! (Netgem "4K" + "Alexa"+ "All in One" solutions goes to other providers?)

(29 june 2018)

Digital UK: DTT growing as rival platforms falter

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Netgem TV launched in UK with Freeview Play and Amazon

"Netgem has launched its Netgem TV offering in the UK, featuring content from partners including Freeview Play and Amazon Prime Video."

"In the second half of this year (2018), Netgem will release NetBox 4K and AirPlay and Dolby Digital support, and will launch the SoundBox 4K with additional microphones to enable voice control without the need for a separate Alexa device.

"Later this year, Netgem plans to make its TV service available on manufacturer partner devices other than its own."

"Freeview is the only major UK broadcast platform that is growing its user base, according to digital-terrestrial TV strategy and development organisation Digital UK."

According to Digital UK’s annual report, the number of homes watching a Freeview-based service – including Freeview Play and YouView – on their main set had grown by over 7% since 2016 from 10.7 to 11.5 million homes.

"Speaking at an event in London yesterday evening organised by device manufacturer and software specialist Netgem, Thompson said that Freeview was keen to encourage innovation from partners as well as developing new features for Freeview Play itself."

Sources:
1) https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018/06/28/netgem-tv-launched-in-uk-with-freeview-play-and-amazon/
2) https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018/06/28/digital-uk-dtt-growing-as-rival-platforms-falter/
3) http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/94673/Digital_UK_Update_2018.pdf