IFABerlin (IFA – Internationale Funkausstellung 2024): September 6-10, 2024: Messe Berlin

Germany - Digital cable TV in more households than DTT
Sep 2, 2008 – According to ANGA, taking results from a survey report by Gemeinsamen Stelle Digitaler Zugang (GSDZ) released at IFA in Berlin, more households in Germany now recieve digital television via cable than via DTT.
News categories: Association of German Cable Operators, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, IFABerlin, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Funai Blu-ray Player Achieves DivX Certification™
Sep 2, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) and Funai Electric have announced the DivX Certification™ of a new Blu-ray player from Funai. The player will be launched in the European market in October.
News categories: DivX, Funai Electric, Blu-ray, DVD, Europe, IFABerlin, Media Player

Motorola and Deutsche Telekom Collaborate on IPTV
Sep 1, 2008 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and Deutsche Telekom (Frankfurt: DTE; NYSE:DT) have announced a collaboration to deliver IPTV in Germany and Deutsche Telekom will use Motorola's High Definition (HD)-ready IPTV set-tops for its 'T-Home Entertain' services.
News categories: Motorola, Deutsche Telekom, Joe Cozzolino, Christian Illek, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, IFABerlin, IPTV, Set Top Box

Customs Agents Raid IFA Trade Fair
Aug 29, 2008 – German customs agents raided the IFA show shortly after it opened on Friday looking for companies who have avoided royalty payments for TV sets, DVB-T receivers and MP3 players.
News categories: Digital TV, IFABerlin, Patent, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, Terrestrial

Winbox Technologies and CinemaNow Partner to Provide Premium VoD Services
Aug 29, 2008 – Winbox Technologies and CinemaNow have partnered to allow the delivery of CinemaNow content over broadband directly to televisions via OEM set-top boxes build on the Winbox technology platform.
News categories: CinemaNow, Winbox, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK

Television is the media hub device for Web, TV and Communication
Aug 29, 2008 – At IFA 2008 Fraunhofer FOKUS is showcasing how Internet-based content of the RTL Deutschland media group can be adapted for television, integrated with the TV programs of the Group and managed by the remote control.
News categories: Fraunhofer, RTL, Content Distribution, IFABerlin, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Alcatel-Lucent demonstrates enhanced video quality for DVB-SH broadcast mobile TV at IFA 2008
Aug 29, 2008 – During IFA 2008, Alcatel-Lucent (Paris & NYSE: ALU) is demonstrating, for the first time in Europe, MPE-iFEC, a powerful error-correction coding that improves the quality of mobile TV reception in hybrid satellite and terrestrial networks.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Sagem, DiBcom, IFABerlin, Mobile, Satellite, Semiconductor

Broadcom Announces New Digital Television Solution Supporting Global Connectivity
Aug 28, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced its next generation digital television (DTV) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution designed for digital video broadcast (DVB)-based platforms to address European and Asian markets.
News categories: Broadcom, Digital TV, ICs, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

IWEDIA Middleware surfs on the success of its Comedia middleware Do-It-Yourself edition
Aug 27, 2008 – IWEDIA Middleware has confirmed the success of its Comedia middleware's Do-It-Yourself edition. By the middle of 2008, over 2.5 million Comedia units had been deployed within TV sets and set-top boxes.
News categories: IWEDIA, DVR, IFABerlin, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV