Terrestrial Digital TV (DTT, DTTV, DTV, DVB-T, DVB-T2, …) News

Connected TVs Forecast to Account for 21% of Global TV Shipments in 2010
Dec 30, 2010 – While the consumer electronics industry prepares its wares for the CES in Las Vegas, the foundations of a quiet revolution in TV viewing continue to be built, with 21% of all TVs shipped in 2010 forecast to have internet connectivity.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Market Research, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

IDTV production reaches 6 million units in Brazil
Dec 29, 2010 – According to the Ministry of Communications, Brazil will close the year with six million integrated digital televisions (IDTVs) having been produced.
News categories: Ministério das Comunicações, Brazil, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Market Research, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Uruguay to use ISDB-T rather than DVB-T for DTT
Dec 27, 2010 – Uruguay has undone its decision to use DVB-T as its standard for digital terrestrial television (DTT) broadcasting and has instead opted for ISDB-T. The change has been made for 'geopolitical reasons'.
News categories: Digital TV, ISDB-T, SBTVD, Terrestrial, Uruguay

High Definition DTT STBs to Drive Market Revenue to US$ 6 Billion in 2014
Dec 20, 2010 – The DTT Set Top Box market continues to expand. New products like hybrid web-to-TV set top boxes will contribute to the long term growth of DTT STBs, pushing revenues to nearly US$ 6 billion by 2014, says In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

STMicroelectronics Unveils Next-Generation ICs for Feature-Rich Price-Competitive Set-Top Boxes
Dec 17, 2010 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has unveiled two new ICs that allow standard-definition (SD) or high-definition (HD) equipment to share the same printed-circuit-board (PCB) design and leverage software developed for earlier product generations.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

NXP Delivers Unique Silicon TV Tuner Integrating Immunity to Wireless Network Interference
Dec 16, 2010 – NXP Semiconductors (Nasdaq: NXPI) has announced the TDA18273 - a unique silicon tuner integrating immunity to wireless network interference from wireless LAN and mobile phones.
News categories: NXP, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-C2, DVB-T2, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Telecom Italia announces new Cubovision platform for digital content
Dec 15, 2010 – Telecom Italia (Milan:TIT) has launched Cubovision® a broadband service that combines broadcast and broadband to deliver interactive TV, taking advantage of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) processors to transform home TVs into online multimedia centres.
News categories: Telecom Italia, Intel Corp, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

NorDig releases Unified IRD Test specification Ver. 2.2
Dec 14, 2010 – NorDig has released the NorDig Unified Test Specifications for SD and HD Level Integrated Receiver Decoders for use in cable, satellite, terrestrial and IP-based networks, version 2.2.
News categories: NorDig, Cable TV, DVB-S2, DVB-T2, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

China Digital STB (Set-top Box) Industry Report, 2010
Dec 13, 2010 – Research and Markets has announced the addition of Research In China's 'China Digital STB (Set-top Box) Industry Report, 2010' to their offering.
News categories: Research In China, Research and Markets, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial