ATSC 3 (ATSC 3.0 / NextGen TV) and other Advanced Television Systems Committee News

Gutierrez Announces TV Converter Box Coupon Redemption Data
Jul 28, 2008 – U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez has released national coupon redemption data for the TV Converter Box Coupon Program. More than 21.3 million coupons have been requested and more than 6.6 million coupons have been redeemed.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

UpdateLogic® Obtains Licensing Agreement with SANYO Manufacturing Corporation for UpdateTV® Firmware Update Solution
Jul 15, 2008 – UpdateLogic has announced that Sanyo (Tokyo: 6764) Manufacturing has licensed its UpdateTV solution for its digital TVs. The UpdateTV technology enables Sanyo digital TVs to transparently and automatically download firmware upgrades nationwide.
News categories: UpdateLogic, Sanyo, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Smart TV, Software, Terrestrial, USA

Hauppauge selects NXP PC TV system-on-chip for award-winning dual hybrid PC TV tuner
Jul 14, 2008 – NXP Semiconductors has announced that Hauppauge Computer Works has selected the NXP SAA7164E PC TV system-on-chip (SOC), as well as its latest generation silicon tuner TDA18271HD, to power the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 PCI Express tuner.
News categories: NXP, Hauppauge, ATSC 3, Cable TV, Digital TV, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial, USA

Zoran-Powered Apex Digital Converter Box Supporting Analog Pass-Through Gains NTIA Approval
Jul 11, 2008 – Zoran (Nasdaq: ZRAN) has announced that Apex Digital's SupraHD® 741 processor-powered ATSC Converter Box has been approved by the NTIA for use in the Coupon-Eligible Converter Box (CECB) program supporting U.S. digital broadcast conversion.
News categories: Zoran, Apex Digital, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

New Zenith Digital TV Converter Box With Analog Pass-Through Capability now Available
Jul 8, 2008 – Responding to surging demand for digital-to-analog TV converter boxes, the new Zenith DTT901 digital TV tuner - with analog pass-through for pickup of low-power TV stations - is now available nationwide.
News categories: Zenith, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Industry Favorite DTVPal™ Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes From DISH Network Now Available
Jun 26, 2008 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has announced that its DTVPal™ digital-to-analog converter box is available for purchase nationwide. The DTVPal qualifies for the NTIA's TV Converter Box Coupon Program.
News categories: DISH Network, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Pinnacle Selects Xceive XC5000 for New PCTV Tuner Lines
Jun 2, 2008 – Xceive has announced that Pinnacle Systems, the consumer division of Avid Technology (NASDAQ: AVID), has selected the XC5000 for its next generation of Pinnacle PCTV HD Stick and Pinnacle HD Pro Stick product families that are available now.
News categories: Xceive, Pinnacle Systems, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Mirics develops global solution for TV on a PC utilizing software demodulation
May 28, 2008 – Mirics Semiconductor has announced the Mirics FlexiTV™ broadcast receiver, a complete RF, host interface and software demodulation solution enabling the reception of analog and digital TV to become a standard feature on all notebook PCs.
News categories: Mirics, ATSC 3, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Massillon Goes All-Digital With 'DTAs'
May 9, 2008 – Massillon Cable TV will kick off the final leg of its initiative to phase out analog service using some 100,000 Homecast-manufactured digital-to-analog converters supplied through Evolution Digital.
News categories: Homecast, Evolution Digital, Massillon Cable TV, ATSC 3, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA