National Grid Wireless begins DAB-IP and T-DMB trial
September 9, 2006 – National Grid Wireless, one of the UK's leading providers of broadcast infrastructure, has begun technical trials of DAB-IP and T-DMB, two of the bearer technologies, which could be adopted for the provision of mobile media services in the UK.

IWEDIA announces availability of its Comedia DVB middleware for the Genesis Microchip gm10500 chipset
September 9, 2006 – IWEDIA Technologies, the international provider of embedded software solutions for digital television devices, today announced the availability of a turnkey Digital TV solution in partnership with Genesis Microchip, a world leader in the development of image processing technologies for flat-panel TVs, monitors, and other consumer display products.

IWEDIA announces the availability of its PVR solution for STMicroelectronics STi5100 chipset
September 9, 2006 – IWEDIA Technologies, the international provider of embedded software solutions for digital television devices, today announced the availability of its Personal Video Recorder (PVR) solution for the STMicroelectronics STi5100 chipset.

Entriq Announces New IPTV Solution
September 9, 2006 – Entriq, Inc., a company that provides pay media solutions to manage, protect, and monetize multimedia content worldwide, today announced the availability of its new IPTV service. The company has also announced that the new solution has been selected by SevenSenses, ProSiebenSat.1-Group's Digital TV Company and its strategic partner 1&1 Internet, to enable their recently in Germany launched Video on Demand service maxdome.

S&T and IKONVERGENZ Introduce IDTV Solution with MHEG v1.06 for UK DVB-T Market
September 8, 2006 - Strategy & Technology and IKONVERGENZ announced today at IBC 2006 the availability of a fully-integrated digital TV (IDTV) solution that conforms to the MHEG-5 UK Profile Specification v1.06, a requirement necessary to achieve the Digital Switchover Certification Mark. This production-ready IDTV solution allows TV manufacturers to address and mass produce immediately for the DVB-T market, especially UK.

SIDSA joins forces with global leaders in DVB-H products and services to accelerate mobile TV revenues
September 8, 2006 - Sidsa today announced the launch of TrustVision™ Managed Services, a network of leading DVB-H experts whose partnership will revolutionise the way wireless and broadcast operators can deliver and market Mobile TV Services. It will enable operators to unleash the full revenue potential of Mobile TV with minimal capital outlay and risk, as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.
Based on feedback and demand from the wireless operators, broadcasters and end-user communities, Sidsa has developed TrustVision MS to provide wireless and broadcast operators with a fully-managed single interface to all the elements of the mobile TV value chain for the first time.

SIDSA to provide the first commercial mobile TV platform network in the Russian Federation
September 8, 2006 - The Russian Federation is also jumping on the DVB-H bandwagon. Its first commercial mobile TV service, to be launched in April next year in the region of Sverdlovsk, will offer around 15 TV channels, including pay TV channels, pay-per-view contents and free-to-air channels.
The service will be on trial in the city of Ekaterinburg from November this year to March in a pre-commercial period using 100 DVB-H mobile phones, 50 DVB-H USB receivers to be plugged into laptops, 50 DVB-H SDIO receivers for PDAs and 100 PMP (Portable Media Players)
SIDSA, the international provider of digital TV and broadband solutions, products and services, will play a leading role in the service by providing: the DVB-H platform, which will allow to distribute interactive services; the Headend equipment, the Polar Plus platform; and the Conditional Access System, KeyFly+mobile, which enable to offer pay-TV services.

Viaccess and Expway to offer jointly a pre-integrated solution for Mobile TV
September 8, 2006 - Viaccess and Expway have joined forces to develop a pre-integrated solution, consisting of a conditional access service and an electronic service guide, designed for mobile entertainment service providers, terminal manufacturers and mobile operators worldwide.
EXPWAY is one of the leading providers of electronic service guides solutions for mobile phones and other devices. The EXPWAY FastESG™software enables access to TV channels and to program guides tied to the service offering.
Through this partnership, VIACCESS, European leader in content protection solutions for the distribution of digital content for mobile operators, satellite operators, cable operators and Triple-Play telcos, is offering a significant step towards an advanced TV and video content (DVB-H) protection solution pre-integrated in mobile devices.

EXPWAY’s Electronic Service Guide (ESG) Solution Selected By Telecom Italia to Deploy its Mobile TV Service
September 8, 2006 - EXPWAY, the world’s leading provider of content and service management software solutions, proudly announces the deployment by Telecom Italia of FastESG™, its Electronic Service Guide solution for Mobile TV.
Telecom Italia has selected EXPWAY FastESG™ solution to promote the services and contents available on its newly deployed Mobile TV service. This deployment confirms EXPWAY’s leadership in the provision of ESG solutions compliant to the DVB IPDC standard over DVB-H networks. Italy is the first country to deploy DVB-H services on a large-scale commercial basis.

EXPWAY and Nextreaming Join Forces to Offer a Ready-to-market Solution for Mobile TV
September 8, 2006 (IBC) - EXPWAY and Nextreaming, respectively leading providers of Electronic Service Guide solutions and of embedded multimedia SW solutions, announced today that they integrate and interface their solutions to foster the development of mobile TV applications over DVB-H networks.

Packet Vision announces Alaska's MTA is first trial site for its IPTV advertising delivery platform
September 8, 2006 - IPTV advertising specialist, Packet Vision, has announced that the first trial site for its PV1000 delivery platform is Matanuska Telephone Association (MTA): a community-focused telecommunications cooperative in Alaska, US. MTA will use the platform to provide local IPTV ad insertion and it is planned for the system to go live at the end of the year.

Telsey and Oregan Make Waves at IBC with IP-connected Personal Video Recorders
September 8, 2006 - Telsey S.p.A., a leader in development of telecommunications equipment for the delivery of broadband interactive services over FTTx and xDSL networks, and the current supplier of Integrated Access Devices and Hybrid STBs to Europe's major VoIP and IPTV service providers - has partnered with Oregan Networks, a provider of embedded solutions for interoperable IP network entertainment. The partners have jointly developed a complete platform for a range of products for the deployment of interactive home entertainment services. Thanks to this cutting edge technology, end users will be able to search, download and share personal and commercial digital content.

Pace demonstrates Bluetooth connectivity between mobile devices and set-top boxes
September 8, 2006 - For the first time, Pace Micro Technology plc, the leading independent developer of digital TV technologies for the global payTV industry, will be demonstrating how Bluetooth wireless connectivity can be used to relay information between a mobile device and set-top box, as part of the home network of the future.

Pace and Bigband Networks demonstrate emerging DOCSIS® 3.0 for increased broadband speeds
September 8, 2006 - Pace Micro Technology plc, the leading independent developer of digital TV technologies for the global payTV industry, and BigBand Networks, Inc., a leading provider of broadband multimedia infrastructure for video, voice and data, are demonstrating their increasing broadband access speeds, based on newly released DOCSIS 3.0 specifications, at IBC2006.

Irdeto secures new Personal Video Recorder services for Essent Kabelcom and Casema
September 8, 2006 - Irdeto, a world leader in content security and a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers, will provide the security for new Personal Video Recorder (PVR) services brought to the Dutch market by the second largest cable operator Essent Kabelcom and by Casema.

Irdeto joins forces with Huawei
September 8, 2006 - Irdeto, the proven expert in content security for digital TV, IPTV and mobile, today announced that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Huawei Technologies (Huawei), China’s leading telecom equipment manufacturer, to jointly sell end-to-end solutions into the worldwide IPTV market.

Irdeto secures content for PrimeTel’s IPTV service
September 8, 2006 - PrimeTel Ltd., a telecommunications and information technology company, will protect its IPTV platform in Cyprus with the software-based IPTV content security solution from Irdeto. After a very successful pilot program, PrimeTel plans to launch its new IPTV service for commercial purposes in October 2006 and thus completes its offering as a triple-play service provider.

ADB Partners with NRJ-12 of France to bring New Music Centric Services to French Consumers
September 8, 2006 - Advanced Digital Broadcast, a leading supplier of technology to the global digital television industry, announced today that it has signed a cooperative marketing agreement with the French free-to-air music channel NRJ-12 to jointly develop and market a Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) based Digital Video Recorder (DVR). NRJ-12 is owned by the media group NRJ.

ADB Provides a Clear Picture Through ClariTV™
September 8, 2006 - Advanced Digital Broadcast, a leading supplier of technology to the global digital television industry, announced today the launch of its new picture enhancement initiative ClariTV™. ClariTV™ technology has been designed to ensure that consumers get the optimum quality from standard definition (SD) transmissions when viewed on HD Ready televisions and will be available on ADB’s High Definition (HD) digital set-top boxes (STBs).

Areeba launches Mobile TV in Cyprus
September 8, 2006 (Financial Mirror) - Areeba, Cyprus’ alternative mobile phone network announced the official launch of Mobile TV in Cyprus with the offering of the local content from Sigma and ATN1 TV as well as Euronews.

IntAct's IPTV Software Lands on TI's DaVinci™ Technology
September 8, 2006 - IntAct, an Amino Technologies plc company, today announced that its internet protocol television (IPTV) software stack and MPEG-4 AVC codecs are now being demonstrated on Texas Instruments Incorporated's (TI) DaVinci™ technology. IBC visitors can see demonstrations of the most popular IPTV solution in the market running MPEG-4 AVC on TI's flagship technology for digital video.

Market Leaders Team Up For Next Generation IPTV Solutions
September 8, 2006 - Minerva Networks, a leader of next generation open-platform, carrier-class IPTV solutions, and Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), a supplier of digital TV Set-Top Boxes, today announced that the two companies have integrated Minerva’s iTVManager middleware on to ADB’s latest generation of advanced, IPTV set-top boxes. The two companies will collectively market solutions to telecommunications operators worldwide.

Philips launches new free-to-air terrestrial set-top boxes in Europe
September 8, 2006 - Philips is introducing a new generation of free-to-air, digital terrestrial set-top boxes for retail outlets in Germany, France and the UK. The DTR 210 receiver offers viewers a compelling combination of high-quality reception and innovative functionality at a competitive price.

Alcatel and SFR are researching mobile broadcasting solutions
September 8, 2006 - Alcatel and SFR announced today their collaboration in the field of mobile broadcasting in France. The objective of the joint effort is to validate business prospects for mobile TV broadcasting and evaluate the technical performance of Alcatel's "Unlimited Mobile TV", a hybrid satellite and terrestrial solution in the S-Band. This solution has received the support from the French Industrial Innovation Agency.

S3 partners with Irdeto to provide a joint end-to-end solution based on the world’s most deployed Mobile TV content security technology
September 8, 2006 - This week at IBC, Silicon & Software Systems Ltd.(S3), the world's leading provider of DVB-H client software, and Irdeto, the proven expert in content security for digital TV, IPTV and mobile, and a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers, announce their partnership to supply an integrated end-to-end conditional access (CA) solution for mobile TV. S3 has integrated Irdeto's Mobile Broadcast CA solution with its onHandTV™ mobile DTV software.

NDS MediaHighway Middleware and DVR Technologies Selected by Astro, One of the Largest Pay-TV Operators in Asia
September 8, 2006 - NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, today announced that Astro, one of the largest pay-TV operators in Asia, has selected NDS’s MediaHighway DVR solution, for deployment in Malaysia. Astro began distributing its first generation of DVR set top boxes (STB) incorporating MediaHighway in June 2006, enabling their subscribers to benefit from a more powerful TV platform.

27M and S&T Announce Fully Integrated Digital Television Receiver Software Solution with MHEG-5
September 8, 2006 - 27M Technologies and Strategy & Technology announced today the availability of a fully-integrated digital receiver software solution which incorporates S&T Client System Redkey™ MHEG 5 solution for the UK Freeview market. The solution is suitable for integrated digital televisions as well as set-top boxes and personal video recorders (PVRs).

QUALCOMM Signs FLO Chip Agreement with Newport Media to Support Global Deployment of MediaFLO Broadcast Services
September 8, 2006 - QUALCOMM Incorporated, a leading developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies, and mobile system semiconductor company Newport Media Inc., today announced that the companies have signed a royalty-free agreement that enables Newport Media to use QUALCOMM's patented technologies to design, manufacture and sell certain semiconductor chip products that implement FLO™ technology.

Frontier Silicon and S3 join forces to develop complete multi-standard mobile TV solution
September 8, 2006 - Frontier Silicon, the market leader in semiconductor solutions for mobile TV and digital radio, and Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3), the leading provider of mobile DTV client software, today announced a strategic collaboration to develop a reference turnkey solution for multi-standard Mobile DTV, enabling handset manufacturers to rapidly deploy "world ready" mobile devices based on both DVB-H and T-DMB standards. This joint initiative will offer customers Frontier Silicon’s multi-standard digital baseband processor and RF tuner chips with S3’s proven onHandTV™ mobile DTV client software.

Always-on return path under development for UK terrestrial TV
September 8, 2006 - The Digital TV Group (DTG), the industry association for digital television in the UK, has today announced a new working group to define and deliver a specification for a broadband return path for interactive television on the UK digital terrestrial TV platform (Freeview).

NDS Launches XTend, a PC-to-Set-top Box Media Extender Software Enabling Consumers to View their PC Content on the TV
September 8, 2006 - NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, today announced the launch of XTend, a new solution that enables content stored on the subscriber’s PC to be transferred seamlessly to the STB over the home network and viewed on the TV. The product is an important extension to NDS’s offering and is a further illustration of how NDS is paving the way by securing and enabling content anytime, anywhere, on any device.

Texas Instruments and Widevine® Technologies Deliver Secure Video Distribution from Hollywood Studios to the Home
September 8, 2006 - Widevine Technologies, the leading provider of content protection and forensic watermarking solutions for IP video, has embedded its protection capabilities into Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI’s) DaVinci™ technology-based digital media processors to facilitate secure consumption of broadcast and VOD content on a wide range of consumer devices.

S&T Unveils MHEG-5 Plug-in for MHP 1.1 Receivers
September 8, 2006 - Strategy & Technology (S&T), a leading specialist in the field of digital interactive TV, has today announced the launch of an MHEG-5 plug-in for MHP 1.1 receivers.

Shanghai set for IPTV rollout
September 8, 2006 (China Daily) - Thousands of viewers in China's biggest city are expected to tune into Internet TV in the next three months.

Optibase Provides IPTV Solution To VCOM & China Netcom
September 8, 2006 – Optibase, Ltd., a leading provider of advanced digital video solutions, today announced that it will provide its advanced video technologies to VCOM and China NetCom, IPTV providers of rural informatization to Henan province.

Nokia and Vietnam Multimedia Corporation announce first live DVB-H mobile TV service launch for Asia Pacific
September 8, 2006 – Global mobility leader Nokia and Vietnam Multimedia Corporation (VTC) today announced a jointly-inked deal to launch commercial mobile broadcast TV services based on Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H) technology in two key Vietnamese cities by end-2006.

OpenTV Licenses S3 Software to Enable Expedited Time to Market for STB Manufacturers
September 8, 2006 – OpenTV Corp, a leading provider of enabling technologies for advanced digital television services, and Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3), a world leader in Digital Consumer solutions, today announced that OpenTV has licensed S3’s coLinkTV™ adaptation software to support the development of their OpenTV Core2™ and PVR2™ middleware. The solution will be demonstrated at OpenTV’s booth 1.381 at the IBC show in Amsterdam, September 8-12, 2006.

NDS Cooperates with Intel and Viasat to Demonstrate First Ever Live Pay-TV Broadcast over WiMAX At IBC 2006
September 8, 2006 – NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, today announced that it will be demonstrating at IBC 2006, the first ever live pay-TV broadcast over WiMAX in co-operation with Intel, the world’s largest chip maker, and Modern Times Group’s Viasat Broadcasting (Viasat), a leading digital satellite pay-TV broadcaster in the Nordic region. The demonstration is part of an NDS-Intel pilot program designed to look into the feasibility of delivering TV over WiMAX and the viability of WiMAX TV as a business model.

InterVideo and Siano Mobile Silicon Present the Latest Advances for Mobile TV on DVB-H and T-DMB at IBC 2006
September 8, 2006 – InterVideo®, Inc., a leading provider of multimedia technologies to handheld device OEMs and ODMs, announced today that it will demonstrate their latest technologies on multi-standard MDTV (Mobile Digital TV) with Siano Mobile Silicon. The demonstration will feature a seamless integration of InterVideo iMobi™ DTV player with Siano's SMS1000 on handheld devices and PCs, at Siano's Mobile Zone Stand, M255, at IBC, September 8-12, 2006.

Texas Instruments DaVinci™ Technology Powers New IP Set-Top-Box Solution from Konka
September 8, 2006 – China-based Konka Group Ltd. has developed a new Internet Protocol (IP) set-top-box (STB) solution based on DaVinci™ technology from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN). The Konka IPB5310, ideal for home video and audio entertainment, delivers a low cost solution that is easy to implement, boosting the adoption of IPTV services in China and worldwide.

NDS and Samsung Integrate Synamedia™ Metro with Set-Top Box Built for IPTV
September 8, 2006 – NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, has integrated its Synamedia Metro IPTV solution with the new IPTV set-top box from Samsung Electronics, the leading provider of digital set-top boxes.

IBC First: Complete DVB-H Suite of Standards On-Air
September 8, 2006 – This year IBC is witnessing the coming of age of Mobile TV and to facilitate product and service demonstrations at the exhibition, DVB is broadcasting a live unencrypted DVB-H service utilising the DVB-IPDC (IP Datacast) specifications. The multiplex is transmitted from the Tlc Tower adjacent to the RAI Centre, and available throughout the exhibition halls and conference centre on UHF Channel 24 (498MHz) with a fully DVB-IPDC compliant Electronic Service Guide (ESG) (ETSI TS 102 471). The multichannel offering consists of the live output of Nederland 2, CNN International, BBC World and The Discovery Channel.

Convergence, internet and TV of the future. The MC:01 MediaCenter is born [Italian]
September 7, 2006 - CSP announces a new media center MC:01, built on Omegabox technology and industrialised by SpID. It combines, in a single applicance based on Open Source technology, Internet, DTT, satellite TV and other innovative technologies.

Amazon.com Launches Amazon Unbox™, a Digital Video Download Service with DVD-Quality Picture
September 7, 2006 - Amazon.com today announced the launch of Amazon Unbox™, a new digital video download service offering customers thousands of television shows, movies and other video content from more than 30 studio and network partners from Hollywood and around the world. Unbox is the only video download service to offer DVD-quality picture. In addition, Unbox RemoteLoad™ technology allows customers to buy from one PC (such as an office computer) and download to another (such as a home computer). Customers can visit www.amazon.com/unbox to try the Unbox service with a free TV show.

JBlend™ powers Nissan’s HS706D-A car navigation system
September 7, 2006 - Aplix Corpration announced today that it’s JBlend™ Java™ platform is deployed in HS706D-A, the world’s first car navigation system that features a terrestrial digital broadcast tuner supporting both standard TV and mobile TV broadcasts. HS706D-A is a high-end model of Nissan’s original navigation series that has been available in the market since July 2006, and uses a JBlend-supported ARIB BML browser jointly developed by Sanyo and Aplix.

Vivendi: First Half 2006 results [Operating and Financial Review] (Share Price Chart)
September 7, 2006 - Canal+ Group’s EBITA was €190 million. On a comparable basis, EBITA was on par compared to the first half of 2005.
This reflects the company’s investment strategy in exclusive contents and in subscriptions acquisition. As scheduled, Ligue1 football rights have been offset over the period mainly by the group’s higher subscription portfolio (up 280,000 compared to June 2005) and the increase in revenues per subscriber as well as a good performance in the other businesses of the group. In particular, EBITA from the company’s film business increased over the period benefiting from better international TV sales.

Conax AS and iWedia Technologies Cooperate to Offer Interactive Services with High Level of Security to Digital Broadcasters around the World
September 7, 2006 - Conax AS, a leading supplier of state-of-the-art conditional access solutions for digital TV, is pleased to announce its cooperative relationship with Iwedia Technologies, an international provider of embedded software solutions for digital TV devices, to integrate Iwedia’s Comedia DVB middleware with Conax’s CAS7 conditional access system.

BitBand's Technology Implemented by "yes" for Deploying Video On Demand Services Utilizing First of its Kind Hybrid Network Model
September 7, 2006 - BitBand, a leading provider of video content delivery solutions over IP broadband networks for Telcos, announced today that Israeli satellite broadcast operator, "yes", has selected BitBand for the deployment of Video On Demand (VOD) services in Israel.

IntAct Software ported onto WNC IPTV STB
September 7, 2006 - IntAct, an Amino Technologies public limited company, today announced that its software has been ported onto a set-top box (STB) designed by leading Taiwanese original device manufacturer (ODM), Wistron NeWeb Corp. (WNC). NXP is the newly independent semiconductor company founded by Philips and the STB design is based on NXP Semiconductors' STB810 reference design integrating the IntAct software stack with NXP's Nexperia™ home entertainment engine-PNX8950. WNC's STB will allow Telcos in the emerging markets to license IntAct software and to deploy standard definition (SD) IPTV services at minimum cost. By embedding the software from IntAct, already deployed in more than 700,000 STBs worldwide, WNC can offer its customers a product which is based on industry-proven technology.

CoreMedia Introduces First Commercial Mobile TV Interoperability Test Box
September 7, 2006 - CoreMedia, the global provider of software solutions for convergent content business, today announced at IBC the availability of the CoreMedia Mobile TV IOP Test Box for comprehensive Interoperability testing of Electronic Service Guides (ESG) and Encryption for Mobile TV programs.

Concurrent and Nordija Collaborate for Next Generation IPTV Solution
September 7, 2006 - Concurrent, a worldwide leader of on-demand technology that is shaping the future of television, and Nordija, a Danish developer of interactive applications for IP-based video services, today announced that Nordija has selected Concurrent’s MediaHawk 4000 video server for use in their Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) middleware platform. The Nordija middleware offers a TV portal that assists the viewer selecting channels and using other features such as video-on-demand, electronic program guides, network personal video recording, and personal channel mosaic. Both companies will be displaying their respective technologies at IBC 2006, Nordija in Hall 3, Stand #131 and Concurrent in Hall 4, booth #262.

UK - Virgin Mobile launches Mobile TV
September 7, 2006 - Virgin Mobile today announced the launch of its new mobile TV service, Virgin Mobile TV, and confirmed the that it will be offering a selection of much-loved premium channels and programming to Virgin Mobile TV viewers, starting on October 1st 2006.

New Global IPTV Market Leader Report Tracks Over 470 Service Providers
September 7, 2006 - Based on over 470 IPTV Service Providers, MRG’s new IPTV Market Leader Report September 2006 ranks about 60 different IPTV vendors in four different regional markets and globally, grouped into six different IPTV product categories.

Personal Video Recording (PVR) Goes Mobile with Technology from Texas Instruments
September 7, 2006 - Television viewers have become addicted to conveniently accessing their favorite shows with personal video recording (PVR) technology. Soon consumers will be able to extend this "on demand" living room experience to their mobile devices with PVR capabilities enabled by Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) technology. This week at IBC (Booth M234), TI, with partners PacketVideo and Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3), will showcase advanced mobile DTV solutions. The demonstrations of TI’s Hollywood™ DVB-H single chip and OMAP™ 2 platform include the industry's first mobile PVR and picture-in-picture (PIP) functionality using PacketVideo's pvTV™ technology over a live DVB-H network.

SecureMedia Announces Full Integration of Its Encryptonite One™ System with Amino HD IPTV STB for Home Entertainment
September 7, 2006 - SecureMedia, the technology leader in content protection software for secure video and multimedia delivery over IP networks, and Amino, leading IPTV platform supplier, announced today that SecureMedia has fully integrated its widely deployed Encryptonite ONE™ System with Amino’s AmiNET130, AVC HD STB for home entertainment.

CanalDigitaal Delivers World's First Wireless Decoder System for Digital Satellite TV to Its Customers
September 7, 2006 - CanalDigitaal, Airgo Networks and Caton Overseas today announced that CanalDigitaal, The Netherlands' sole commercial direct broadcast satellite provider, will offer its customers the Caton V2O Wireless Home Media Network, the world's first satellite wireless STB system capable of whole-home video streaming. The V2O Wireless Home Media Network incorporates Airgo's TrueMIMO® Media technology within a master media server with PVR and up to two slave boxes to receive live and recorded content anywhere in a household.

InterVideo Partners with Samsung for DVB-H TV Demo at IBC 2006
September 7, 2006 - InterVideo®, Inc., a leading provider of multimedia technologies to handheld device OEMs and ODMs, announced today a partnership with Samsung to demonstrate live DVB-H on the TI DM320 platform with the Samsung S5M8600 (RF) & S3C4F10 (Channel) DVB-H receiver chip sets at IBC 2006. InterVideo's reference design for mobile digital TV will also be highlighted.

Compal Communications Announces DVB-H Enabled, Mass-Market Handset Powered by Newport Media, Inc.
September 7, 2006 - Compal Communications Inc., a leading manufacturer of IT and communication devices, announced today that it will demonstrate a dual-band General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) handset with integrated Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) operation at Newport Media's booth (M221), inside the Mobile Zone at IBC, Sept. 8-12, in Amsterdam.

Swisscom Fixnet Ltd takes over Betty Holding AG and concludes cooperation agreement with the ProSiebenSat.1 Group
September 7, 2006 - Following the successful market launch of Betty TV in Switzerland, Swisscom Fixnet Ltd is set to take over Betty Holding AG, which is headquartered in Zurich. A cooperation agreement has also been concluded with the ProSiebenSat.1 Group for the introduction of Betty TV in Germany from the beginning of 2007.

Via Licensing Announces Availability of Joint Patent License for OCAP Specification
September 6, 2006 - Via Licensing Corporation is pleased to announce the availability of a worldwide joint license agreement for patents deemed essential to implementing CableLabs® OpenCable™ Applications Platform 1.0 (OCAP™) specifications. The joint OCAP patent license provides a cost-effective process for device manufacturers and service providers to license patents essential to the OCAP specification.

Pace Micro Technology demonstrating SVP-enabled set-top box at IBC2006
September 6, 2006 - Pace Micro Technology plc, the leading independent developer of digital TV technologies for the global payTV industry, will be demonstrating a high definition (HD) set-top box with SVP-enabled silicon at IBC2006 - making Pace the first set-top box developer to incorporate SVP-enabled silicon into one of its products.

IPTV and DTTV Support Record European Digital TV Growth
September 6, 2006 - Demand for digital television in Europe will reach a new record in 2006, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics' Broadband Media and Communications service. Nearly 19 million homes will buy digital television for the first time this year, an increase of 20 percent, according to the report, "Digital TV Subscriber Market Forecast Europe." The most popular option for new subscribers is still digital terrestrial TV (DTTV), with more than 10 million new homes added this year. But the newest entrant, IPTV, is also beginning to make inroads and take share from established satellite and cable providers. This report predicts that 16 million homes will subscribe to IPTV by 2010.

Gartner Says Worldwide IPTV Subscribers Will Reach 48.8 Million by 2010
September 6, 2006 - The number of households around the world subscribing to Internet Protocol television (IPTV) services offered by telecom carriers will reach 48.8 million in 2010 according to Gartner, Inc. Buoyed by new service launches, IPTV subscribers will more than double in 2007 from an expected 6.4 million in 2006 to 13.3 million.
Despite the eight-fold increase in users between 2006 and 2010, Gartner says that carriers will struggle to turn IPTV into a mainstream Pay TV distribution platform on par with established cable or satellite services.

Breakthrough in Wireless Home Entertainment Network Unveiled By STMicroelectronics, Universal Electronics Inc., and Airgo Networks
September 6, 2006 - STMicroelectronics, Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI), and Airgo Networks today announced a demonstration of the SimpleWare® Home reference design at the IFA Conference in Berlin, Germany. Featuring STMicroelectronics STi710X technology platform, UEI’s SimpleWare software, and Airgo Networks’ True MIMO® Media technology the new SimpleWare Home reference design platform allows consumers to organize and play all their personal multimedia content, such as DVDs, CDs, digital audio, digital photos, and digital video at their home entertainment system using only a remote control and provides wireless connectivity with other connected home entertainment devices. Content can be completely centralized and moved freely around the home.

Samsung Adopts ARM Technology For World's First Commercially Available Blu-Ray Disc Player
September 6, 2006 - ARM today announced that Samsung Electronics has licensed ARM® Jazelle® software technology for deployment in the Samsung BD-P1000 device – the first commercially available Blu-ray disc player on the market. The Samsung Blu-ray player enables consumers to watch High-Definition (HD) discs on their HDTVs and uses ARM Jazelle Java acceleration technology to deliver advanced interactive features for an exceptional multimedia experience.

Ireland - Minister Noel Dempsey Publishes New Broadcasting Bill for Public Consultation
September 6, 2006 - Noel Dempsey T.D., the Minister for Communications, Marine & Natural Resources today published a new wide-ranging Broadcasting Bill for public consultation under the eConsultation initiative. This bill is designed to update and modernise the legislative framework for broadcasting in Ireland.

Zoran Announces NEW High Performance SupraTV 160 Processor Family for Set Top Box and Digital Television Markets
September 6, 2006 – Zoran Corporation announced that its SupraTV 160 family of highly integrated processors for digital televisions and set top box systems, is shipping in new products from Homecast and other major European brands that will be demonstrated at the International Broadcast Convention (IBC) 2006 in Amsterdam during September 8-12. In addition, new set-top box models from Grundig using SupraTV processors will be on display.

DIGITURK selects Pace for high definition PVR launch
September 6, 2006 – Pace Micro Technology plc (pic.l), the leading dedicated innovator of technology solutions for the payTV industry, has been selected by Digiturk, the first and only name in digital platform management in Turkey, as the satellite operator`s launch partner for its high definition (HD) personal video recorder (PVR) TV service.

RF Magic Partners with ADB to Deliver Industry's First Set-Top-Box With Fully Integrated Silicon Tuner
September 6, 2006 - RF Magic, Inc., and Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) announced that the two companies are partnering to deliver innovative new solutions for set-top-boxes (STB) featuring the industry's first implementation of silicon tuners integrated directly onto the STB motherboard.

Mexico - Ministry Asked To Address Triple Play Concerns
September 6, 2006 (Dow Jones) - Mexico's federal regulatory oversight agency, Cofemer, has asked the Communications and Transport Ministry, or SCT, to consider a list of recommendations before proposed triple-play rules take effect.

New Service Offers Niche TV Channels 'In a Box' with IP Delivery to Consumer TV Sets
September 5, 2006 - TV on the Internet Company, Narrowstep will launch its end-to-end IPTV system in partnership with set top box manufacturer Amino Communications at IBC 2006.
The alliance of Narrowstep's sophisticated Television Operating System (telvOS™) with Amino's set top box, will enable IPTV channels to be delivered to consumers' traditional TV screens. The IPTV 'in a box' system will sit alongside and complement existing established broadcasting systems such as satellite or cable by giving access to any of Narrowstep's 120 channels including cycling.tv, Martial Arts Channel, ITV local and London TV.

Mobile TV Gets Boost: Inventec Appliances Develops MDTV Phone Based on NDS, Siano Mobile Silicon and Cyberlink Technologies
September 5, 2006 - Inventec Appliances Corporation (IAC), a global leader in smart handheld devices and Internet appliance solutions, today announced it expanded its strategic collaboration with Siano Mobile Silicon, a fabless manufacturer of integrated semiconductor receivers for Mobile Digital Television (MDTV). IAC is sampling a mobile phone with Siano Digital Mobile TV receiver, NDS Conditional Access and Electronic Program Guide (EPG) and CyberLink Mobile Player to introduce a complete and integrated mobile TV phone and platform to the market.

Sprint is First to Offer Full-Length "Pay Per View" Movies on Mobile Phones in U.S.
September 5, 2006 - Sprint launched today Sprint Movies, the first "pay-per-view" service for mobile phones in the U.S. that streams full-length movies, including recent box-office hits and timeless favorites from Buena Vista VOD, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Sprint Movies features many of the same conveniences as a DVD player. A movie can be seen in its entirety all at once, or it can be divided into chapters and watched over time. Customers can play, pause and skip forward or backward to different chapters. They can also resume a movie at the exact point where it was last shut down.

China to launch new communications satellite
September 5, 2006 (Xinhua) - China will launch a new satellite for television broadcasting, mobile communications and other services in late October this year, Sun Laiyan, administrator of the China National Space Administration said here Tuesday.

Eagle Broadband Selects Latens IPTV Conditional Access Technology to Secure Pay-TV and Video-on-Demand Content
September 5, 2006 - Latens Systems, the leading provider of IPTV Conditional Access (CA), today announced that Eagle Broadband, Inc., a national provider of broadband, Internet Protocol (IP) and communications technology and services for the United States of America, has selected the Latens IP CAS Conditional Access solution to secure its advanced IPTV services. Eagle, a pioneer for IPTV and IP-based Set-Top Boxes (STBs) within the U.S., will offer its subscribers more than 200 channels of secured video services that include Pay-TV, high-definition (HD), personal-video-recording (PVR), video-on-demand (VOD) and subscription video-on-demand (SVOD).

Multi-play demand driving European digital TV growth
September 5, 2006 - A new report published today shows that 40% of homes in Western Europe will have digital TV by the end of this year. The 10th edition of Informa's Western European TV report forecasts that the region will pass 100 million digital homes during 2010 and reach 116 million by end-2011 - equivalent to a 75% penetration rate.
By end-2006, the UK will account for 32% of the region's digital TV homes, followed by Germany with 18% and France with 14%. While it will remain the digital leader, the UK's dominance will wane over the next five years, dropping to 22% of the total by 2011, despite adding more than five million digital subscribers to the 2006 figure.

Newport Media Samples World's Lowest-Power Mobile Digital TV Receiver
September 5, 2006 - Newport Media, an innovative fabless semiconductor company supplying products to the mobile broadcast media market, today announced that it has begun customer sampling of its Sundance H semiconductor and software solution for Digital Video Broadcasting-Handhelds (DVB-H) and high mobility Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) applications. The Sundance H solution will enable wireless handsets and mobile digital TV players with dramatically increased viewing time while simultaneously improving key performance metrics like sensitivity, channel switching time and interference immunity.

Zoran Powers Full Range of Alba Free-To-Air Terrestrial Set-Top Box Products on Display at IBC in Amsterdam
September 5, 2006 - Zoran Corporation announced that its SupraTV processor powers multiple free-to- air terrestrial set-top boxes offered by Alba plc under the Bush and Goodmans brands to consumers in the United Kingdom.

Konka and STMicroelectronics Co-develop New LCD Integrated Digital TVs
September 5, 2006 - STMicroelectronics and China’s Konka Group Co. Ltd.– one of the world’s leading TV manufacturers – today announced that Konka will go into mass production of its LCD integrated digital TV (iDTV) sets based on ST’s world-class DTV100 platform this October in time for the Christmas season. This solution supports all worldwide standards and is built around ST’s STD2000 integrated decoder and video processor. It integrates essential software and hardware to minimize design effort and significantly reduce the time to market for manufacturers.

OpenTV Chosen by DIGITURK, Turkey's Sole Satellite Provider, for High Definition Digital Platform
September 5, 2006 - OpenTV Corp., a leading provider of enabling technologies for advanced digital television services, today announced that it has extended its relationship with DIGITURK, the first and only digital direct-to-home satellite network operator in Turkey, for the deployment of OpenTV's High Definition Personal Video Recorder (PVR) technology. The High Definition solution leverages OpenTV's advanced digital television software, OpenTV Core™ 2.0, and OpenTV PVR 2.0. The launch is expected for the first half of 2007.

Digital Television Conversion Launches In Beijing
September 5, 2006 (ChinaTechNews) - Digital television conversion has been launched in eight districts of Beijing and already about 50,000 users in the city have access to digital programs.

NXP’s DE200 DVB-T solution widely adopted by Chinese TV manufacturers
September 4, 2006 - NXP, the newly independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced widespread adoption of its DE200 Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) solution by several major Chinese Digital TV manufacturers. Since launching the DE200 solution in 2004, NXP caters to a third of the European DVB-T Market.

Eutelsat Communications Delivers Strong Results in 2005-2006 and Raises Profitability Guidance for 2006-2007 (Eutelsat Share Price Chart)
September 4, 2006 - In European Union countries served by the HOT BIRD™ (13°E) and EUROBIRD™ 1 (28.5°E) positions, the number of channels grew by 16.7% year-over-year, from 1,051 channels to 1,227. In addition, the entry into service of the HOT BIRD™ 7A broadcast satellite in April 2006 increased capacity at 13°E and marked the last major phase in the switchover from analogue to digital at the HOT BIRD™ position, with only four analogue channels broadcast at this orbital position. Across its fleet Eutelsat has now almost completed this switch-over with only eleven analogue TV channels.
Reflecting the dynamics of emerging markets, the number of channels broadcast from Eutelsat's video positions to serve these regions (Eastern and Central Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa) grew by 37.9%, from 544 as of June 30, 2005 to 750.
In the course of 2005-2006, ATLANTIC BIRD™ 3 also supported the deployment and expansion of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) networks in France and Italy. In France, the 28 DTT channels (of which ten are pay-TV) are now distributed through ATLANTIC BIRD™ 3 to digital terrestrial retransmitters, up from eight channels a year ago.
2005-2006 also marked the launch on Eutelsat's fleet of the first commercial High Definition Television (HDTV) channels. As of June 30, 2006 Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting 12 HDTV channels.

China set to be the number one broadband market by 2007
September 4, 2006 - According to Ovum, the analyst and consulting company, China will overtake the US to become the world's biggest broadband market, in less than a year. China's broadband sector has been growing dramatically at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 79%, over the last three years. The strong growth will continue to boost the broadband market, which will reach 79 million subscribers by 2007.
But the growth opportunity is still huge. With a penetration rate of only 3.4% of the population, broadband penetration in China is well behind many countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
"We believe China's broadband development will continue to benefit from a booming economy, growing incomes, expanding PC penetration and new applications such as VoIP and IPTV. The Olympics will provide another boost", says Ovum Senior Analyst, Kevin Lee, based in Hong Kong.

Amino announces Internet-TV platform
September 4, 2006 - Amino, leading IPTV platform supplier, has announced the AmiNET125i to enter the blossoming Internet TV market. Details of this device, which promises to set a new benchmark for flexibility when viewing digital content at home, will be presented at a product launch event during IBC at 3:30pm on the 8th of September, at the Amino stand.

Taiwan - NCC aims for 96% of subscribers to use digital cable TV in 2012
September 4, 2006 (DigiTimes) - Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) plans to increase the proportion of subscribers using digital cable TV service in Taiwan from an estimated 5.6% at present to 96% in 2012, according to a press release by the agency on August 31.

Philippines - Consultative Document on Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT)
September 4, 2006 - The Philippines National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued Office Order 05-01-2006 creating a Technical Working Group (TWG). This TWG was tasked to recommend the standards and operational guidelines for our eventual migration to digital terrestrial TV. Its composition includes members from the network operators and industry associations, such as the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP). The TWG has completed its work and has submitted a report for the consideration of the Commission. However, the Commission, at this time, feels that it should reach out to a much broader-based consultation in its contemplated move to establish guidelines and standards for digital terrestrial TV (DTT). Hence, this Consultative Document.

Dreampark to provide IPTV middleware to Dansk Bredbaand
September 4, 2006 (DMeurope) - Danish IP TV operator Dansk Bredbaand has contracted Dreampark to supply Dreamgallery IP TV Middleware.

Malta - Cable and digital TV register a drop in subscriptions for July
September 4, 2006 (di-ve news) - In July 2006, subscriptions to all forms of communication technology increased with the exception of cable and digital television.

Poland - TP to offer triple play
September 4, 2006 (Telecompaper) - Polish carrier Telekomunikacja Polska (TP) plans to offer a combined telephone, internet and television package.

Pace Micro Technology plc Results for the year ended 3 June 2006 (Pace Share Price Chart)
September 4, 2006 - In the year to 3 June 2006, Pace shipped 2.2m units (2005: 3.4m) and generated revenues of £178m (2005: £253m). The underlying pre-tax trading loss for the year, before exceptional charges noted below, was £15.6m (2005: profit of £9.1m).
• EMEA
EMEA remains Pace`s largest market, with total shipments of 1.6m set-top boxes (2005: 2.9m). In the UK, Pace has continued to work with BSkyB, recently winning new business for Digibox and the Sky+ PVR for shipment later this calendar year. The Group also shipped, albeit in smaller quantities, into UK cable.
The Group is now benefiting from its early investment in HD, with Pace products being used to launch HD services by Premiere (Germany) and Sky Italia, two of the three major European HD launches in the year. The Pace set-top box used by Premiere was the world`s most advanced satellite HD box.
Pace also continues to lead in PVR, which provides Pace with a higher average selling price and enables payTV operators to deliver new services to their customers. During the year two operators, Sky Italia and Viasat, selected Pace products for their PVR launches.
The Group commenced shipments to UPC, an important new customer and part of Liberty Global. Liberty is a leading player in European cable and now owns another Pace customer, Ntl Ireland. The new cable platform for UPC creates potential in other markets.
Pace, along with other set top box manufacturers and broadcasters, has noted the potential re-interpretation by European Union customs authorities of customs regulations that could result in the extension of import duties to interactive set-top boxes manufactured outside, but imported into, the EU. If and until any change is made, and the timing of its implementation clarified, it is impossible to quantify any possible impact.
• Americas
Shipments into the Americas increased to 174,000 (2005: 138,000), with shipments to Time Warner Cable in the US and Rogers, Vidéotron and Sasktel in Canada.
Since the year-end, Pace has made important progress with shipments now being made to DIRECTV and a number of cable operators, several of which are new customers. Pace`s third new US product, an SD PVR for US cable, is now approaching the end of its Comcast field trial. As previously announced, the approval schedule for Comcast deliveries, as a result of the delays, is now outside the terms originally agreed in the contract with this customer, but the Board continues to believe that Pace will generate substantial revenues from its relationship with Comcast.
• Asia Pacific
Overall, shipments increased to 400,000 (2005: 350,000 units). Pace`s main customers within this region are based in Australia and New Zealand, where Pace is leading the rollout of PVR products. In Australia, the Foxtel relationship continues to be strong with Pace its lead supplier, shipping both standard set-top boxes and the iQ PVR for both cable and satellite customers. PVR shipments also commenced to Optus, which offers the Foxtel digital service to its customers. Pace was selected to launch the PVR service for Sky New Zealand, one of its longstanding customers.

India - Set-top boxes to be 40% cheaper
September 3, 2006 (Financial Express) - The prices of digital set-top-boxes (STBs) in India are likely to drop 40%, with Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), Kores India and Bharti Enterprises planning manufacture and distribution.