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Vestel Receives First FreeView HD Certification
Jan 20, 2010 – Vestel Electronics has announced that its T8300 DVB-T2 Freeview HD set top box (STB) has been certified by Freeview for the UK market. Vestel's Freeview HD box is the world's first DVB-T2 STB certified by Freeview.
News categories: Vestel, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

Set Top Box Market Growth Mixed in 2009
Jan 20, 2010 – The Asian market for set top boxes (STB) is estimated to have seen over 40% growth in shipments in 2009, according to In-Stat's latest market estimates. Meanwhile, the European market saw unit shipments slip 11% in 2009.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Net Insight receives DTT network order from Dialog Telekom
Jan 19, 2010 – Net Insight has received an order from Dialog Telekom for a Digital Terrestrial TV network in Sri Lanka. Dialog Telekom will implement a first phase of Net Insight's Nimbra platform in a distribution network from headend to four transmitter sites.
News categories: Dialog Telekom, Net Insight, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Sri Lanka, Terrestrial

PCCW to apply for free-to-air TV license
Jan 18, 2010 – PCCW notes that the Government is accepting ad hoc requests for free-to-air (FTA) TV licenses. PCCW has decided to apply for a FTA TV license.
News categories: PCCW, Digital TV, Hong Kong, IPTV, Terrestrial

Advertising As You Fast Forward Coming To Freeview Australia
Jan 17, 2010 – Commercial TV stations in Australia are set to start selling 'fast forward' advertising in Freeview-certified devices, including set-top boxes, the Sony PS3, Freeview certified TVs and any device that has the new Freeview MHEG 5 processor built in.
News categories: Freeview Australia, Advertising, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Gaming, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

i-CABLE submits Hong Kong Domestic Free TV Programme Service Licence application
Jan 15, 2010 – i-CABLE Communication has confirmed that an application for a Domestic Free Television Programme Service Licence in Hong Kong has been submitted to the Government.
News categories: i-CABLE, Cable TV, Content Distribution, DTMB, Fibre, Hong Kong, Regulation

Icareus delivers MHP Solution to Radio Television Brunei
Jan 15, 2010 – Icareus has delivered Interactive TV Solutions to Radio Television Brunei (RTB). With Icareus' iTV products and solutions, RTB interactivates all their TV channels based on MHP standard environment.
News categories: Icareus, Radio Television Brunei, Brunei, Content Distribution, DVB-MHP, Terrestrial

Sony Japan To Introduce Digital Terrestrial Tuner For PlayStation®3
Jan 14, 2010 – Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (SCEJ) has announced that it will introduce 'torne™' for PlayStation®3 (PS3®), a set of digital terrestrial tuner and application in Blu-ray™ Disc (BD) for viewing and recording digital terrestrial broadcasting.
News categories: Sony Computer Entertainment, Digital TV, Gaming, ISDB-T, Japan, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Pace debuts second-generation BT Vision set-top box
Jan 14, 2010 – Pace plc (LSE:PIC) has announced that its second-generation set-top box for the BT Vision IPTV service is now available for BT (LSE:BT.A)(NYSE:BT) customers. The sleek black device, named Vision+, is the latest example of Pace's pioneering hybrid products.
News categories: Pace plc, BT Vision, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK