Integrated Digital TV (IDTV) News

Telenet launches 'TV with a card' CI+ option

Digital TV News — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:10:43 +0000

Belgium's Telenet has announced the launch of 'TV with a card'. By placing a CI+ module with a smartcard in the TV set, a customer can watch television in digital picture and sound quality, without the need of a decoder or additional cables.

Time Warner Cable to bring content to Samsung Smart TVs without a Set Top Box

Digital TV News — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:20:37 +0000

Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has announced the launch of the TWC TV™ application, starting this summer, on compatible Samsung Smart TV™s, furthering the company’s commitment to developing ways to help consumers enjoy the programming they love anytime, anywhere.

Open IPTV Forum publishes HTML5 profile for Connected TVs

Digital TV News — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:00:03 +0000

The Open IPTV Forum (OIPF) has published a profile of HTML5, CSS, DOM3 and other related web technologies aimed at connected TV services and devices that implement a browser-based application environment.

SmarDTV provides CI Plus modules to Telenet in Belgium

Digital TV News — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:00:20 +0000

SmarDTV (SIX:KUD.S) has announced that the Belgian cable operator Telenet is launching, in June, a CI Plus conditional access module (CAM) in its network in Flanders and Brussels.

SiTune licenses TV tuner to major STB and TV chip supplier

Digital TV News — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:30:45 +0000

SiTune has announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with one of the major TV media processor companies in the U.S. Under the agreement, the partner is able to integrate SiTune's TV tuner for terrestrial, satellite and cable applications into its future products.

Toshiba launches demodulator IC for DTT and digital cable in China

Digital TV News — Thu, 30 May 2013 14:30:22 +0000

Toshiba (TOKYO:6502) has announced that it has launched a demodulator IC for digital terrestrial broadcasts (GB20600-2006: DTMB) and digital cable broadcasts (GY/T 170-2001: DVB-C) in the Chinese market. Samples are available now.

Toshiba TVs certified for DivX Plus Streaming

Digital TV News — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:00:03 +0000

Rovi Corporation (Nasdaq:ROVI) has announced that Toshiba is launching a range of DTVs Certified for DivX Plus Streaming™. The agreement will enable Toshiba DTVs to support high-quality entertainment services from over-the-top providers such as KNOWHOW Movies by Dixons Retail in the UK.

Nearly half of U.S. internet-capable home entertainment devices are connected and used

Digital TV News — Wed, 01 May 2013 06:00:09 +0000

Forty-seven percent of home entertainment devices are currently connected and being used for their online capabilities. But the degree to which these devices are used online varies significantly, according to The NPD Group.

European Commission seeks views on internet-TV convergence

Digital TV News — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:00:46 +0000

The Commission wants to explore what the convergence of the internet with television content could mean for Europe's economic growth and innovation, cultural diversity, and consumers (especially those that may need protection, such as children.)

Hisense Launches the World's Fastest Smart TV

Digital TV News — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:00:24 +0000

With the introduction of VIDAA, a stunningly simple, elegant, yet immensely powerful User Interface (UI) for Smart TV, Hisense is providing easy, intuitive operation of advanced Smart TV features and functionality.

Gaming Consoles Lead Global Connected TV Usage

Digital TV News — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:00:32 +0000

With growing interest in streaming content, online gaming, and apps on TVs, households are increasingly finding ways to connect their TVs to the Internet. In several developed countries, game consoles have become the most popular way to make that connection, according to NPD DisplaySearch.

Nearly 80% of U.S. Smart TV owners are regular app users

Digital TV News — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:30:21 +0000

New industry research from Parks Associates shows app developers are targeting the smart TV platform as the next significant growth area as nearly 80% of smart-TV owners regularly use apps.

568,000 Saorview receivers sold in run-up to Ireland's digital TV switchover

Digital TV News — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:10:12 +0000

According to Independent.ie, 550,000 new televisions were sold in the 18 months preceding the switch-off of Ireland's analogue TV signal. 335,000 of the TVs had integrated tuners for reception of the replacement Saorview digital terrestrial TV service.

Following Decline in 2012, Global TV Market Won't Recover Until 2015

Digital TV News — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:30:34 +0000

Stung by plunging sales in Japan and declining demand in North America and Western Europe, global television shipments in 2012 fell, marking a major inflection point that will have a lasting impact on the market, according to iSuppli (NYSE: IHS).

DTG updates Freeview HD specification

Digital TV News — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:00:46 +0000

The Digital TV Group (DTG), the industry association for digital TV in the UK, has published an updated version of the 7th edition of the 'D-Book'--the technical specification for UK digital terrestrial television (Freeview and Freeview HD) and Connected TV.

ATSC Invites Proposals for Next-Generation TV Broadcasting Technologies

Digital TV News — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:00:51 +0000

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has announced a call for proposals for the 'physical layer' of this next-generation broadcast TV standard that in the years ahead could replace the current digital broadcasting systems used in the United States and around the world.

UK Freeview homes surpass 11 million

Digital TV News — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:30:22 +0000

FREEVIEW has announced an increase in the number of households using the service on main-set televisions to over 11 million – its highest figure ever. The number of homes with Freeview on a main or second TV set to almost 20 million - 76% of UK television homes.

Global LCD TV Shipments Fall for the First Time in 2012

Digital TV News — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:20:48 +0000

Annual global LCD TV shipments declined for the first time ever in 2012, down 1% to 203 million, according to the latest findings from DisplaySearch. Q4 was the only quarter to see any growth, rising 0.6%, but it was not enough to offset declines from the first three quarters.

Changhong Chooses Rovi's DivX for Integration in Digital TVs

Digital TV News — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:57:58 +0000

Rovi Corporation (Nasdaq:ROVI) has announced that Changhong has selected DivX® video solutions for integration into its digital TVs. Changhong plans to add DivX Plus® HD Certification into TVs and support DivX Plus Streaming™ in its Smart TV line.

Samsung launches 2013 Smart TV product line in the U.S.

Digital TV News — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:30:43 +0000

Samsung has announced new Smart TVs that simplify how consumers search for and discover their preferred content, while raising the bar in picture quality. Its line of 2013 TVs will begin shipping this month in the U.S., beginning with the LED 8000-series and the Plasma 8500-series.

ACCESS Integrates NetFront Browser NX with Broadcom Set-Top Box Chipsets

Digital TV News — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:32:32 +0000

ACCESS CO. has announced that its TV-centric browser, NetFront Browser NX™ 3.0, will be at TV Connect. New features include enhanced YouTube Leanback HTML5 functionality, expanded STB and TV chipset support, and sharing of content and UIs from a PVR with other connected devices.

Changhong Integrates Flingo Interactive TV Platform With Its Smart TVs

Digital TV News — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:30:01 +0000

Changhong has announced a partnership with Flingo to integrate Samba interactive TV platform into the Changhong line of Smart TVs. Samba identifies live TV shows, recommends related online videos, and aggregates real-time information including social media discussions about the TV program currently playing.

Orange partners with Samsung for HEVC Video-on-Demand

Digital TV News — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:00:05 +0000

Orange's partnership with Samsung illustrates Orange’s strategy to offer HD video to as broad an audience as possible by using the HEVC standard with connected televisions, and making Orange’s set-top boxes HEVC-compatible in the future.

nangu.TV unveils Recommendation Engine at TVConnect

Digital TV News — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:00:01 +0000

nangu.TV is demonstrating a number of key features at TV Connect including its new recommendation engine. This is part of its remote control and multi-screen application for tablet, smartphones and set-top box devices.

4K×2K LCD TV Panel Shipments Expected to Reach 2.6M in 2013

Digital TV News — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:10:49 +0000

According to the latest NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Large Area TFT Panel Shipment Report, TFT LCD panel suppliers are forecast to ship 2.6 million 4K×2K LCD TV panels (also known as Ultra HD) worldwide in 2013, up more than 40-fold from 63 thousand in 2012.

Foxtel to launch OTT TV service in Australia

Digital TV News — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:00:13 +0000

Australia's Foxtel has announced Foxtel Play, an internet delivered TV service to be available across a range of computers, TVs and games consoles. Foxtel Play customers will also be able to watch on the move with the Foxtel Go app.

NEOTION launches fully CI Plus 1.3 compliant CAM range

Digital TV News — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:33:18 +0000

NEOTION has introduced a new generation platform for CAM’s, fully compliant with the CI Plus V1.3 Standard. This offers pay-TV operators an extended set of features including Low Speed Communication and Operator Profile when combined with a CI Plus 1.3 compliant television.

Deutsche TV-Plattform Hybrid-TV/Smart-TV White Book available for download

Digital TV News — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:40:17 +0000

The proportion of devices offering Internet services in addition to linear television on the TV screen is constantly increasing. The publication 'White Book Hybrid-TV / Smart-TV' from German TV-Platform (Deutsche TV-Plattform), offers an overview of recent developments of technology and market, and is now available in English for download.

LG Electronics Acquires webOS from HP to Enhance Smart TV

Digital TV News — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:30:32 +0000

LG Electronics (KSE: 066570.KS) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with HP (NYSE: HPQ) to acquire the source code, associated documentation, engineering talent and related websites associated with webOS.

Azerbaijan adopts DTT receiver standard

Digital TV News — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:00:55 +0000

Azerbaijan's State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents has announced that it has adopted a version (AZS İEC 62216-2013) of the IEC 'Digital terrestrial television receivers for the DVB-T system' specification for use in the country.