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

Qualcomm and MStar join Smart TV Alliance
Aug 30, 2012 – The Smart TV Alliance has added new members with expertise from different areas of the Smart TV industry. The Alliance is working on specifications for its SDK 2.0 with the actual SDK tool available by the end of the year for use by developers.
News categories: Smart TV Alliance, Apps, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

25% of German households had DVB-T receivers at end-2011
Aug 28, 2012 – According to figures from Germany's Federal Statistical Office the penetration of DTT receivers in German households more than doubled from the end of 2007 to the end of 2011. DVB-T receivers were in 25% of households at the end of last year.
News categories: Destatis, Cable TV, DVD, Germany, IFABerlin, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Hisense to launch Hisense Pulse with Google TV at IFA
Aug 27, 2012 – The Hisense Pulse with Google TV connects to any television with an HDMI input and enables consumers to enjoy the web, search, apps and TV content. Hisense will offer the Hisense Pulse with Google TV in North America after IFA.
News categories: Hisense, Google TV, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Middleware, North America, Set Top Box, Streaming

Networking Becomes Key Feature for Flat Panel TVs
Nov 2, 2011 – In 2011, more than 27% of TVs shipped worldwide will be able to connect to a network, a figure that is expected to rise 54% to 155 million by 2015, according to DisplaySearch.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Market Research, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Accedo and Vestel partner to bring applications to Vestel TV devices
Sep 5, 2011 – Accedo Broadband and Vestel (Istanbul: VESTL) have announced a partnership to bring Accedo's applications and services to Vestel TV devices and jointly drive the development of attractive applications and services.
News categories: Accedo Broadband, Vestel, Apps, IFABerlin, Smart TV, Streaming

The First Brain Computer Interface Smart TV
Sep 2, 2011 – The world's first Brain-Computer Interface Technology (BCI) Smart TV will debut at IFA. Manufactured by Haier and Powered by NeuroSky ThinkGear technology, the Haier Cloud Smart TV offers the ability for users to interact with their TV using their brains.
News categories: Haier, NeuroSky, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Middleware, Smart TV

Toshiba unveils world's first large-screen glasses-free 3D TV
Sep 1, 2011 – Toshiba (Tokyo:6502) has announced the launch of the world's first large-screen glasses-free 3D TV. The 55ZL2 has a 55" screen and does not require glasses to experience 3D. The 55ZL2 is also the world's first TV that comes with a Quad Full HD screen.
News categories: Toshiba, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Smart TV

Opera TV Store: Connect your TV to the web world
Sep 1, 2011 – Opera Software has launched its Opera TV Store, a complete HTML5 based store solution for easy implementation into connected TVs by OEMs and easily reached by developers and content providers.
News categories: Opera Software, Apps, Blu-ray, IBCShow, IFABerlin, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

LG, Philips And Sharp Join Hands To Offer Multi-Platform Smart TV Apps
Sep 1, 2011 – LG (KSE: 066570), Philips (Amsterdam: PHIA) and Sharp (TSE: 6753) have agreed to work together to define common technical requirements for their Smart TVs, based upon open standards such as HTML5, CE-HTML and HbbTV.
News categories: LG Electronics, Philips, Sharp Corp, Apps, Digital TV, HbbTV, IFABerlin, Smart TV, Streaming