Digital TV Software News

OpenTV Launches Beta Tester Program for New SDK

Digital TV News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:40:30 +0000

OpenTV (NASDAQ:OPTV) has announced the launch of a beta testing program for its new Software Development Kit, the OpenTV SDK Development Suite C2.2. The new SDK will be released to the public at no cost in March 2010.

Minerva and Sigma Designs Announce IPTV Set-Top Box Collaboration

Digital TV News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:10:01 +0000

Minerva Networks has unveiled enhancements to its client software to reduce the effort required to deploy set-top boxes based on Sigma Designs (NASDAQ:SIGM) ICs. Wistron (Taipei:6285) will be first-to-market with a set-top box featuring the solution.

OpenTV Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

Digital TV News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:10:35 +0000

OpenTV (NASDAQ: OPTV) has announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2009. For the quarter, revenues were $31.8 million, an increase of 18% compared to $26.9 million for the third quarter of 2008.

China to define Infrared Remote Control Coding Standards

Digital TV News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:50:17 +0000

China's National Audio, Video, and Multimedia Systems and Equipment Standardization Technical Committee (AVMSC) is to create a drafting group for a national Audiovisual and Multimedia Infrared Remote Control Coding Standard.

Ocean Blue Software teams with Rovi for home networking TV software

Digital TV News — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:00:58 +0000

Ocean Blue Software has announced a collaboration with Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) to integrate Rovi’s Connected Platform software for Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) capabilities into its Sunrise digital video broadcast (DVB) stack.

Minerva Platform Powers First IP Television Deployment in Vietnam

Digital TV News — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:00:25 +0000

Minerva Networks has announced that VTC Digicom, one of the largest telecommunications service providers, and the second largest TV network in Vietnam, has selected Minerva’s iTVManager platform to deliver premium digital entertainment services.

ADB Leads the tru2way™ in Enabling Content Convergence on the TV

Digital TV News — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:00:08 +0000

At SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2009, Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) will demonstrate how it enables operators deliver the promises of tru2way™ together with an enhanced consumer TV experience for linear and on-demand entertainment services.

Broadcom Announces HD Cable STB SoC With Integrated MoCA®

Digital TV News — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:20:39 +0000

Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced its Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA)-integrated BCM7125 and BCM7119 single-chip, multi-format HD DOCSIS® 2.0 compatible SoCs for the next evolution of the North American connected home.

Pace Introduces First to Market Multiroom DVR Solution

Digital TV News — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:30:19 +0000

Pace (LSE: PIC) has revealed an advanced multiroom DVR solution, Home Content Sharing (HCS). Pace's HCS utilizes centralized storage and Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) software to connect multiple high definition (HD) set-top boxes within the home.

Amino showcases next generation solutions at TelcoTV 2009

Digital TV News — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:20:50 +0000

Amino Communications (LSE: AMO) will showcase a broad range of products, partnerships and powerful next generation solutions at TelcoTV 2009. Visitors will experience demonstrations that encompass Amino’s US market offering.

MRG announces new leaders in its Global IPTV Market Leaders Report

Digital TV News — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:00:26 +0000

MRG has announced new leaders in the Global IPTV Market Leaders Report — October 2009 (MLR), which tracks the top 120 IPTV vendors in 24 regional sectors based on the installed base of 6 video systems products in over 800 IPTV Operations.

BBC issues guidelines for iPlayer porting

Digital TV News — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:20:57 +0000

The BBC has published new guidelines that outline how potential partners can syndicate the standard iPlayer product. They also lay out the scope for BBC investment in customisation and bespoke development for larger platforms.

ISDB broadcasting in Argentina to begin in 2 months

Digital TV News — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:40:57 +0000

Argentina will begin the first tests of its ISDB-based Sistema de TV Digital Terrestre digital TV service in the next two months, with the goal of covering about 400 cities and towns by 2011.

Opera Software supports HbbTV

Digital TV News — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:20:32 +0000

Opera Software has announced that it has joined the cross-industry consortium that is leading the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) initiative.

Open IPTV Forum makes public Release 1 Profiles Specification

Digital TV News — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:10:48 +0000

The Open IPTV Forum (OIPF) has announced the publication of the Profiles specification for its Release 1 Solution. This specification is accompanied by a revision (Version 1.1) of its seven-volume Release 1 IPTV Solution specification.

CANAL OVERSEAS Selects NDS to Deliver External PVR with a Flash EPG

Digital TV News — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:00:11 +0000

NDS has announced that CANAL OVERSEAS (Paris:VIV) is introducing a personal video recorder (PVR) service with a Flash™-based Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) developed by NDS.

Sigma Commits Android™ Support Across Its Line of Consumer Media Processors

Digital TV News — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:10:13 +0000

Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM) has announced its commitment to broad scale support of the Android™ operating system on its media processor SoCs.

Latens and GoDB Offer Solution for Indian Cable

Digital TV News — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:00:35 +0000

Latens has announced that its software CAS has been successfully integrated with GoDB Tech's middleware platform.

Chongqing Cable TV Launches On-Demand TV Services With Espial MediaBase

Digital TV News — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:00:17 +0000

Espial® (TSX: ESP) has announced that Chongqing Cable TV Network has selected Espial MediaBase to power their on-demand services. Chongqing Cable TV is located in the southwest of China and provides TV services to 4.2 million subscribers.

McObject Set-Top Box Embedded Software Shortens Development Time

Digital TV News — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:40:42 +0000

McObject® has announced the availability of its eXtremeDB™ embedded software platform for set-top box electronic programming guides (EPGs), enabling providers of set-top boxes to reduce costs and offer a richer tool for end-users.

WWEBNET Announces Technology Licensing Program for Wi-Fi Enabled TV Sets

Digital TV News — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:58:02 +0000

WWEBNET (PINKSHEETS: WWEB) has announced the availability of its proprietary, software-based, video, audio and software communication delivery technology system for the Television Wi-Fi industry.

ADB launches Mediaset Premium capable HD DTT STB in Italy

Digital TV News — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:50:56 +0000

ADB (SIX:ADBN) has announced the launch of its first high definition interactive digital terrestrial (DTT) set-top box for the Italian retail market that will also allow Italian football fans to watch Serie A in high definition.

Icareus games for Shanghai Telecom IPTV customers

Digital TV News — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:10:18 +0000

Icareus has signed a cooperation agreement with Shanghai Telecom. According to the contract, signed in September, Icareus Studios Ltd will offer IPTV games to Shanghai Telecom to be offered to their IPTV customers.

CSMBC developing CMMB mobile TV browser

Digital TV News — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:10:30 +0000

SHANGHAI -- China Satellite Mobile Broadcasting Corp. (CSMBC), the national operator of China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (CMMB) mobile TV, is developing a mobile browser specifically designed for CMMB mobile TV.

DEN Networks Limited Launches TV Blogging and Music on MediaHighway

Digital TV News — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:30:38 +0000

NDS has announced that India's DEN Networks has launched two services on the NDS MediaHighway® platform. DEN has recently launched an interactive TV micro blogging application, Blog.telly, after the launch of its 24x7 music service in January.

October for Sky Player on UK Xbox LIVE

Digital TV News — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:40:50 +0000

According to the October edition of BSkyB's (LSE:BSY) skymag Magazine, the Sky Player, Sky’s online service, will launch on Xbox LIVE (Nasdaq: MSFT) in October.

IPTV Finds Its Place With Philips Electronics And GDBTV

Digital TV News — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:40:19 +0000

Philips (AEX: PHI; NYSE: PHG) has joined forces with Global Digital Broadcast (GDBTV) to launch the first television set with a fully-integrated IPTV service.

Numericable and Nagravision launch a comprehensive widget TV solution

Digital TV News — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:10:17 +0000

Numericable has chosen Nagravision's (SIX: KUD.VX) widget platform for the launch of its 'Widget TV' service. Widgets will allow Numericable customers to interact with their TV and build a genuine social network as part of their TV experience.

CableLabs® Providing Software Resources to Grow Tru2way® and ETV Ecosystem and Streamline Interoperability Testing

Digital TV News — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:20:41 +0000

CableLabs® has put several programs in place to support device manufacturers and application developers, important stakeholders within the growing tru2way® and Enhanced TV (ETV) communities.

On2 Technologies Licenses VP6 Video Decoder Technology to videantis

Digital TV News — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:10:47 +0000

On2 Technologies (NYSE Amex: ONT) has announced that videantis has licensed its VP6 video decoder source code for implementation in the videantis v-MPx programmable processor platform.