DTMB (DMB-T/H) – Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcast – GB 20600-2006; DMB-T+ADTB-T – News

Digital Set-Top Boxes Will Peak in North America during the Year 2009, while DTT Gains Global Traction, According to ABI Research
Sep 20, 2007 – Annual shipment trends for DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television)-enabled STBs (Set-Top Boxes) will be uneven over the next several years as the timing of digital switchover and DTT service availability varies dramatically from country to country, according to a recent study from ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DTMB, IPTV, ISDB-T, Market Research, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, TV Services

Newport Media, RMI and Softronix Combine to Offer Price-Performance Advantages for MobileTV Providers
Sep 8, 2007 – Raza Microelectronics®, Inc. (RMI) has announced that Mobile TV focused companies Newport Media and Softronix Corporation, have been added to the most complete MIPS-Based™ eco-system, the RMI® Partner Alliance (RPA).
News categories: RMI Corp, Newport Media, Softronix, Digital TV, DTMB, IBCShow, ISDB-T, Media Player, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smartphone, Tablet

S3 Integrates the VisualOn Mobile TV Player on GIGABYTE GSmart T600
Sep 6, 2007 – Silicon and Software Systems (S3) and VisualOn have announced that S3 has integrated its onHandTV™ client with VisualOn's Mobile TV solution onto a number of devices including the GIGABYTE GSmart T600.
News categories: Digital TV, DTMB, IBCShow, ISDB-T, Media Player, Middleware, Mobile

MaxLinear Announces First Global TV Standards CMOS Tuner IC With the Performance of Can Tuner
Sep 6, 2007 – MaxLinear has announced the MxL5007, a TV tuner IC that meets all global digital and analog cable and terrestrial TV standards. The MxL5007 incorporates key CMOS circuit design and radio architecture technology breakthroughs which enable "can" tuner equivalent performance in digital/analog televisions, terrestrial and cable set top box (STB) applications, and portable TV applications.
News categories: ATSC 3, Cable TV, Digital TV, DTMB, IBCShow, ICs, ISDB-T, Mobile, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Legend Silicon and Texas Instruments to co-develop innovative China DTTB solutions for PMP manufacturers
Aug 16, 2007 – Legend Silicon (LS) and Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) have announced that the two companies will form a strategic technology engagement to develop custom DTTB solutions for PMP (Portable Media Player) devices.
News categories: Legend Silicon, Texas Instruments, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Semiconductor, Tablet, Terrestrial

China mobile TV spec gains strong backers
Jul 16, 2007 – Key support from two pioneering chip design houses may help a fledgling mobile TV spec pull ahead of the field of competitors vying to become China's national standard.
News categories: China, Digital TV, DTMB, Mobile, Semiconductor

CCID Predicts Turning Point for China Terrestrial Digital TV Chip Market
Jul 6, 2007 – CCID Consulting comments on the China TV transmission standard DMB-TH. The standard is scheduled to go into effect on August 1, 2007, but CCID predicts that the Beijing 2008 games will be the real turning point for the terrestrial Digital TV Chip Market. More …
News categories: ATSC 3, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Market Research, Mobile, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Telecommunications Authority Promulgates the Receiver Specification for Digital Terrestrial Television
Jun 25, 2007 – The Telecommunications Authority has published a two-tier technical specification for DTT receivers so that consumer electronics manufacturers are able to produce and supply compliant DTT set-top boxes and integrated TV sets for the Hong Kong market.
News categories: Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Telecommunications Authority Promulgates the Technical Standard for Digital Terrestrial Television Service
Jun 4, 2007 – The Telecommunications Authority (TA) of Hong Kong has announced the adoption of the National Standard as the technical standard for the digital terrestrial television (DTT) service in Hong Kong.
News categories: Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA), China, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, Terrestrial