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DVB at IBC 2009
Sep 11, 2009 – DVB-T2 takes pride of place on this year's DVB stand. Also on show is a local transmission utilising the DVB-SH standard. Other DVB technologies highlighted include DVB-C2, the second generation cable transmission system.
News categories: DVB Project, DVB-C2, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Mobile

Market Ready For Launch Of DVB-T2 Services
Sep 11, 2009 – The launch of DVB-T2 HD services is on schedule to take place later this year in the United Kingdom, with further launches expected in several other European countries including Finland and Serbia.
News categories: DVB Project, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Finland, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Serbia, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

Pace Unveils DVB-T2 Freeview HD Box at IBC 09
Sep 11, 2009 – At this year's IBC, Pace (LSE:PIC) will unveil its set-top box based on the DVB-T2 transmission standard. The box, expected to be one of the first to market for Freeview HD, will be available through retail distribution in the UK.
News categories: Pace plc, Digital TV, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

SISVEL Announces Progress in the Formation of the DVB-T2 Patent Pool
Sep 10, 2009 – On the occasion of IBC2009, SISVEL has announced that it has been coordinating meetings among owners of patent rights that have been evaluated as essential to the DVB-T2 standard by independent experts.
News categories: SISVEL, Digital TV, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Patent, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

CANAL READY certification obtained by SmarDTV's latest CI Plus module
Sep 10, 2009 – SmarDTV (SIX:KUD.VX) has announced the availability of a new Conditional Access Module (CAM) for France. The SmarCAM-3 CANAL READY module enables CANAL+ Group's DTT offer to be viewed without a set-top and comes bundled with a CANAL+ smart card.
News categories: SmarDTV, CANAL+, CI Plus, Conditional Access, Digital TV, France, Smart TV, Terrestrial

End-to-end DVB-T2 transmission demonstrated live at IBC 2009
Sep 10, 2009 – TeamCast has announced the presentation of a live end-to-end DVB-T2 transmission solution at IBC 2009, on its stand 2.B51. From the DVB-T2 Gateway to the professional reference Demodulator, TeamCast's global solution is ready for deployment.
News categories: TeamCast, Content Distribution, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Terrestrial

Green Dot Deploys Verimatrix's DVB Broadcast Content Security on Innovative DVB-T Network
Sep 10, 2009 – Verimatrix has announced the deployment of its Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for DVB by Green Dot. Green Dot is extending its infrastructure to deliver digital TV via a DVB-T wireless network in Trinidad and Tobago.
News categories: Verimatrix, Green Dot, Conditional Access, Content Protection, IBCShow, Terrestrial, Trinidad and Tobago

MaxLinear and Sigma Designs Deliver IPTV Set Top Box Reference Design
Sep 10, 2009 – MaxLinear has announced that MaxLinear and Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) have jointly developed a highly integrated hybrid DVB-T IPTV set-top-box (STB) reference design.
News categories: MaxLinear, Sigma Designs, IBCShow, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

MaxLinear Delivers Industry's Highest Performance DVB-T Tuner/Demod SoC
Sep 10, 2009 – MaxLinear has announced the availability of its MxL1x1SF family, a tuner and demodulator system on chip (SoC) for DVB-T applications and hybrid multi-mode applications combining DVB-T & other analog/digital terrestrial TV & cable TV standards.
News categories: MaxLinear, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Terrestrial