Integrated Digital TV (IDTV) News

ZiiLABS Introduces 1080p Blu-ray Quality Handheld Media Processor

Digital TV News — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:30:51 +0000

ZiiLABS (SIN:C76) has announced the ZMS-08, its media-rich applications processor that brings 1080p Blu-ray quality H.264 decode to low-power connected devices such as web tablets, netbooks, connected TVs, video conferencing systems and home media hubs.

TCL to launch TVs with integrated CANALPLAY VOD

Digital TV News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:20:09 +0000

Le Groupe Canal+ (Paris:VIV) and TCL (Shenzhen:000100) have announced an agreement to launch televisions from Thomson with built-in direct access to CANALPLAY video-on-demand.

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.

In-Stat Looks Forward to Ultra-High Definition TV

Digital TV News — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:20:38 +0000

While the market for High-Definition TV (HDTV) has hit the mainstream, the industry has already started speculating about the commercialization of Ultra-High Definition (UHD).

MinDig TV starts to take off in Hungary

Digital TV News — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00:25 +0000

According to the latest sales figures from Antenna Hungária, in Hungary there was a 50% growth in the sales of DVB-T MPEG-4 compatible DTT receivers in September compared with the previous month.

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.

STMicroelectronics and ARM Team Up to Power Next-Generation Home Entertainment

Digital TV News — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:40:51 +0000

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) and ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) have announced that ST has adopted the ARM® Cortex™-A9 MPCore™ processor, in addition to the Mali®-400 graphics processor, for its upcoming set-top-box and digital TV ICs.

Trident Microsystems Reports Results for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010

Digital TV News — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:10:00 +0000

Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced results for its fiscal first quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009. The company also announced that its SoC has been selected for 2010 production by one of the largest global manufacturers of LCD televisions.

Farncombe Consulting Proposes Replacing the DVB Common Scrambling Algorithm

Digital TV News — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:50:44 +0000

Farncombe Consulting Group has published a second White Paper on TV Conditional Access (CA), which proposes a possible replacement for the DVB Common Scrambling Algorithm (CSA).

Neotion to supply Irdeto CI Plus Modules to Ziggo

Digital TV News — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:10:59 +0000

Neotion (ALTERNEXT:ALNEO) has signed an agreement with Dutch cable operator Ziggo to supply Irdeto Conditional Access Modules (CAM) for use in CI Plus-ready television sets.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

Digital TV News — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:30:43 +0000

NXP Semiconductors has announced its third quarter results. Home segment sales for the quarter were USD 217 million compared to USD 212 million in the same quarter in 2008, a nominal sales increase of 2.4%.

Microtune Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Digital TV News — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:10:42 +0000

Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) has reported results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. Through September 30, 2009, Microtune has shipped a cumulative number of approximately 143.7 million silicon tuner chips.

STMicroelectronics Reports 2009 Third Quarter and Nine Month Financial Results

Digital TV News — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:00:19 +0000

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has reported financial results for the 2009 third quarter and nine months ended September 26, 2009. In comparison to the year-ago quarter, all market segments decreased with Consumer down by 28%.

Digital TVs Vie to Bring Internet Connectivity to the Living Room

Digital TV News — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:00:38 +0000

With digital televisions (DTVs) supplanting analog models in much of the world, manufacturers are adding new features such as Internet connectivity and wireless HD capability to broaden their appeal, reports In-Stat.

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.

Wi-Fi Still Rules as Consumer Electronics Network Connections Grow

Digital TV News — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:00:31 +0000

The number of connected consumer electronics devices continues to grow. Home network technologies such as coax and powerline are making inroads, but a report from ABI Research indicates that wireless connections will remain the dominant technology.

Overall Market for Consumer Device Semiconductors Declines in 2008

Digital TV News — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:55:09 +0000

According to IDC, the worldwide semiconductor market for consumer devices declined 2.6% from $44.0 billion in 2007 to $42.9 billion in 2008.

Spain – October DTT monthly update released

Digital TV News — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:00:29 +0000

According to Impulsa-TDT, 679,820 DTT receivers were sold in August, giving a cumulative total for Spain of 21.8 million units. Based on reporting from TNS Sofres, penetration of DTT in Spanish households passed 70% in September.

MaxLinear Introduces Hybrid Digital/Analog Tuner for TV Applications

Digital TV News — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:20:33 +0000

MaxLinear has announced the MxL301RF, a new low-power hybrid digital/analog silicon tuner for the next generation of small and large screen television applications.

FLO TV Unveils its New Digital Handheld Television

Digital TV News — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:20:36 +0000

FLO TV (Nasdaq: QCOM) has unveiled the FLO TV Personal Television - an entirely new dedicated device that will let TV lovers watch news, live sports, children's programming and entertainment on a dedicated device for mobile TV viewing.

3DTV Shipments Set to Reach 46 Million by 2013

Digital TV News — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:30:12 +0000

While 3DTV has its sceptics, the giants in the consumer electronics industry see huge potential, according to GigaOM Pro. While the market is only in its infancy today, by 2013 up to 46 million 3DTV capable flat-panel HDTVs will head to consumer homes.

Trident and NXP to Combine Digital TV and Set-Top Box Businesses

Digital TV News — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:00:09 +0000

Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ: TRID) and NXP Semiconductors have announced that they have signed a definitive agreement whereby Trident will acquire NXP’s television systems and set-top box business lines.

IPTV Forum Japan’s Activities for CEATEC: Connecting Your TV to the Net

Digital TV News — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:00:05 +0000

The IPTV Forum Japan will present a special booth at CEATEC JAPAN 2009. The theme for the booth's display is Connecting Your TV to the Net, and it will focus on the nature of IPTV and how to connect household televisions to broadband networks.

DGTVi releases D-Book V.1.3.2

Digital TV News — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:10:59 +0000

Italy's DGTVi has published updated minimum requirements for integrated digital terrestrial TVs (IDTVs) and stand alone set-top boxes (STBs) for the Italian market.

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.

SNL Kagan Expects HDTV Sales to Rebound in Late 2009 and Continue Strong into 2010

Digital TV News — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:40:52 +0000

According to SNL Kagan, the market for HDTVs is expected to pick-up in the second half of 2009 and maintain momentum into 2010. SNL Kagan projects 2009 HDTV sales will reach 29.0 million units, up from an estimated 26.2 million in 2008.

8 out of 10 UK TV screens now get digital

Digital TV News — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:30:45 +0000

A surge in the conversion of secondary TV sets boosted the total number of UK digitally-enabled TV sets to 80 per cent by the end of June 2009 (up by seven percentage points in three months), new Ofcom research has revealsed.

Leading Companies Form Mobile High-Definition Interface Working Group

Digital TV News — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:20:07 +0000

Nokia (NYSE:NOK), Samsung (KSE:005930), Silicon Image (NASDAQ:SIMG), Sony (NYSE:SNE) and Toshiba (TSE:6502) have set up a working group to create an A/V interface standard for connection of mobile and portable devices to HD TVs and displays.

Intel Unveils 45nm System-on-Chip for Internet TV

Digital TV News — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:10:14 +0000

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) has unveiled the Intel® Atom™ processor CE4100, the newest System-on-Chip (SoC) in a family of media processors designed to bring Internet content and services to digital TVs, DVD players and advanced set-top boxes.

Colombia releases DTT STB/IDTV minimum technical requirements

Digital TV News — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:00:28 +0000

Colombia’s National Telecommunications Commission (CNTV) has issued minimum technical specifications that must be adhered to for digital televisions and set-top box decoders for the country's digital terrestrial TV (DTT) market.