Digital TV News: Sigma Designs

Digisoft.tv and Dune HD partner on stick set-top box
Apr 8, 2013 — Digisoft.tv and Dune HD have announced a new cost-effective consumer platform aimed at carriers and retailers. Based on the Dune HD Connect StickSTB™ the agreement encompasses distribution, systems integration, research and development and support.
News categories: Digisoft, Dune HD, Digital TV, HbbTV, MHEG-5, Middleware, NABShow, OTT, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Dune HD and Beenius Extend Partnership to Embrace Social TV
Mar 18, 2013 — At TV Connect Dune HD will showcase its new range of advanced set top boxes, now available pre-loaded with Beenius’ Beesmart interactive TV middleware platform. This includes the newly upgraded BeeSocial TV functions which enable new social media services.
News categories: Dune HD, Beenius, Middleware, Set Top Box, Social TV, TVConnect

Sigma Designs Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2013 Results
Mar 13, 2013 — Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has reported results for its fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended February 2, 2013. Net revenue for fiscal year 2013 was $216.6 million, an increase of $34.0 million, or 18.6%, from $182.6 million in the previous year.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Home Networking, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor

Opera and Sigma Designs power a superior web experience on connected devices
Jan 8, 2013 — Opera Software and Sigma Designs® (NASDAQ: SIGM) have announced that the Opera Devices Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.5, the Opera TV Browser and the Opera TV Store will be integrated with Sigma Designs’ Smart TV processors.
News categories: Opera Software, Sigma Designs, CES, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Sigma Designs Showcases 4K x 2K Ultra HD at CES
Jan 7, 2013 — Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has announced that it will demonstrate a 4K x 2K digital TV platform on a 55" inch screen at CES 2013. The Ultra HD display technology (UHDTV) is based on Sigma Designs' MEMC/FRC (Motion Estimation Motion Compensation based Frame Rate Conversion) technology.
News categories: Sigma Designs, CES, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Sigma Designs Launches New EasyTV™ Dongle With Wireless Display at CES
Jan 7, 2013 — Sigma Designs® (NASDAQ: SIGM) has announced that they will be launching its EasyTV Dongle reference design at CES. EasyTV enables users to access multimedia on their cellphone, tablet or laptop and share it on a large screen or projector.
News categories: Sigma Designs, CES, Home Networking, Media Player, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Wireless

Sigma and Boxee create cloud-based DVR, OTT and Premium platform for television OEMs
Jan 7, 2013 — Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has announced that they have teamed up with Boxee to make it plug-and-play easy for manufacturers to embed Boxee's software with Cloud-based DVR, Internet applications and social TV guide inside their televisions.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Boxee, CES, Digital TV, Middleware, OTT, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Sigma Designs Integrates Microsoft Smooth Streaming Client Technology
Dec 28, 2012 — Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has announced that Microsoft's Smooth Streaming client technology has been integrated with Sigma's multimedia chipsets. Sigma is making Microsoft's Smooth Streaming support available through their SDK 4.0 to run on their SMP8670, SMP8672 and SMP8674 chipsets.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Digital TV, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware, OTT, Semiconductor