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TV Tuner Transition from 'Cans' to Silicon Enables $500 Million Opportunity
Jun 18, 2010 – Although traditional 'can' type TV tuners are still the mainstream approach being used for high-volume television sets, the next-generation of ultra-slim TVs will need compact Silicon Tuners to enable thinner circuit boards, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation Selects Net Insight for HD DTT
Jun 17, 2010 – Net Insight has announced that Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), public broadcaster for the Republic of Cyprus, will use Net Insight's Nimbra platform when it launches the island nation's first high definition services.
News categories: CyBC, Net Insight, Content Distribution, Cyprus, Terrestrial

Asia Dominates Worldwide Digital Set Top Box Market
Jun 17, 2010 – With a market share of 36%, Asia dominates the Worldwide Digital Set Top Box Market. Their dominance was the largest in the Cable Set Top Box segment where they carry 43% of the market.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Silicon Labs Introduces Industry's First Single-Chip Multimedia Digital TV Demodulator
Jun 16, 2010 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has introduced the industry's first digital TV demodulator that combines satellite, terrestrial and cable digital video broadcast (DVB) functions in one highly integrated device.
News categories: Silicon Laboratories, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Singapore gears up for the Future of Media
Jun 15, 2010 – Singapore is gearing up to exploit the opportunities in a rapidly-transforming media landscape with initiatives that include the start of a 3D TV trial across multiple platforms and the award of funding to innovative industry projects.
News categories: Media Development Authority, Cable TV, IPTV, Metaverse, Singapore, Streaming, Terrestrial

Digital surpasses 60% of Dutch TV connections
Jun 14, 2010 – The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 3.9 percent or 183,900 net additions during the first quarter to 4.90 million on 31 March 2010, according to Telecompaper's quarterly report on the Dutch TV market.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Philippines adopts ISDB-T for DTT
Jun 11, 2010 – The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) of the Philippines has issued a Memorandum Circular announcing that the ISDB-T standard shall be the sole standard in the delivery of DTT services in the country.
News categories: National Telecommunications Commission, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Philippines, Terrestrial

Skyworth delivering ISDB STBs to Argentina
Jun 10, 2010 – Skyworth has told NexTV Latam that it is cooperating with a customer in Argentina on the government's ISDB-T project, and will deliver 250,000 set-top boxes in the coming month.
News categories: Skyworth, Argentina, ISDB-T, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

First Danish trials with DVB-T2 have gone live
Jun 9, 2010 – A small Copenhagen based company, Open Channel, has after many months of preparation started to broadcast 2nd generation terrestrial digital TV, DVB-T2, on UHF Channel 67 in the Greater Copenhagen area, also called MUXKBH-2.
News categories: Open Channel, Denmark, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial