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BBC Trust publishes additional information on Project Canvas
Jul 24, 2009 – The BBC Trust, following the first period of public consultation, has asked the BBC Executive to provide more information on the proposals. The Trust has published the Executive's response and the timetable for the remainder of the process.
News categories: BBC Trust, Project Canvas, Digital TV, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

MaxLinear and Hauppauge Partner to Deliver Embedded PCTV Solution for Ultra-Mobile PCs
Jul 23, 2009 – MaxLinear has announced it has partnered with Hauppauge Digital to deliver an Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) standards-based PCTV minicard for ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs).
News categories: MaxLinear, Hauppauge Digital, ATSC 3, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

South Africa announces draft STB manufacturing strategy
Jul 22, 2009 – South Africa's Department of Communications is planning to publish its Set Top Box (STB) Manufacturing Sector Development Strategy for South Africa by September 2009. The Department has issued a draft for public comment.
News categories: Department of Communications, Digital TV, Set Top Box, South Africa, Terrestrial

Entropic Silicon Tuner Deployed in EchoStar Over-the-Air Module
Jul 21, 2009 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that its RF4400 ATSC Silicon Tuner has been selected by EchoStar Technologies (Nasdaq:SATS) for inclusion in its high-definition over-the-air (OTA) module for select HD set-top boxes.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Echostar, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Brazil ISDB set-top box sales still slow
Jul 21, 2009 – According to Brazil's Minister of Communications, digital TV set top boxes are still selling slowly. It has been estimated that only 250,000 units have been sold since the introduction of the ISDB service at the end of 2007.
News categories: Ministério das Comunicações, Brazil, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Market Research, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Outlook for the Chinese Domestic STB Market
Jul 21, 2009 – According to IMS Research, the Chinese domestic set-top box (STB) market has not been negatively influenced by the current financial crisis, although exports of Chinese STBs have been somewhat affected.
News categories: IMS Research, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Freeview Australia selects MHEG-5 as its middleware
Jul 20, 2009 – IMPALA, the International MHEG Promotion Alliance, has announced that Freeview Australia has selected MHEG-5 as the interactive TV middleware for the suite of free-to-air DTT channels that operate under the brand.
News categories: IMPALA, Freeview Australia, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

UK - FetchTV SmartBoxes available in John Lewis
Jul 16, 2009 – IP Vision's FetchTV is the first Freeview+ IPTV service to offer its users access to video-on-demand (VOD) and catch up content direct to their TV screen with no charges or tied-in subscription model.
News categories: IP Vision, DVR, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

Africa's SADC sets 2013 analogue switch-off deadline
Jul 16, 2009 – The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) has set December 2013 as the deadline for its members to switch from analogue to digital broadcasting.
News categories: SADC, Angola, Botswana, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DRC, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Terrestrial, Zambia, Zimbabwe