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Highly Integrated, Low-Power, Single-Conversion Silicon Tuner for ATSC and NTSC Applications
Jan 3, 2008 – Maxim Integrated Products (Pink Sheets: MXIM) has introduced the MAX3540 highly integrated, single-conversion television tuner for ATSC and NTSC applications.
News categories: Maxim Integrated Products, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, North America, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Zoran-Powered Apex Digital Converter Box Gains NTIA Approval
Jan 3, 2008 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) has announced that the SupraHD® 741 processor-powered Apex Digital ATSC Converter Box was approved by the U.S. Government's National Telecommunications and Infrastructure Administration (NTIA) for use in the Coupon-Eligible Converter Box program supporting the U.S. digital broadcast conversion.
News categories: Zoran, Apex Digital, NTIA, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Microtune and Auvitek Deliver High-Performance Digital TV Solution for NTIA-Certifiable DTV Converter Boxes
Jan 3, 2008 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) and Auvitek International have unveiled their collaboration in delivering a complete solution that significantly accelerates the time-to-market and time-to-certification for manufacturers targeting the U.S. government's coupon-eligible DTV converter box program.
News categories: Microtune, Auvitek, NTIA, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Microtune® at CES: High-Performance Tuners Enable Digital TV across Applications and Devices
Jan 3, 2008 – At this year's 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES®), Microtune's products, embedded as key electronic components, will be showcased in the latest high-volume, trend-setting or concept products of its worldwide customers.
News categories: Microtune, Cable TV, CES2025, Mobile, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

TRAI releases draft recommendations on issues relating to mobile television service
Jan 3, 2008 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has released its draft recommendations on issues relating to mobile television service to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Digital TV, India, Mobile, Satellite, Terrestrial, TV Services

Hong Kong - Digital Terrestrial Television Services Operating Smoothly since Launch
Jan 2, 2008 – The Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) has announced that digital terrestrial television (DTT) services, have been operating smoothly since launch on 31 December 2007.
News categories: Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, Terrestrial, TV Services

Siano Launches Next Generation Mobile Digital TV Receiver Chip
Jan 2, 2008 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the launch of a new family of Mobile Digital TV (MDTV) receiver chips called the SMS1100, supporting reception of ISDB-T TV signals in addition to Siano's existing portfolio of DVB-H, DVB-T, DAB, DAB-IP and T-DMB.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Brazil, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

LAKS TV wristwatch transforms PCs and Macs into a television
Dec 31, 2007 – The Austrian watchmaker, which has often caused a sensation in the past with its innovative products, introduces a breakthrough product - the worldwide first wristwatch with an integrated DVB-T receiver.
News categories: DiBcom, LAKS, bwin, Elgato Systems, Digital TV, Hardware, Semiconductor, Streaming, Terrestrial

More than Half of US Households Own a Digital Television
Dec 28, 2007 – More than 50 percent of U.S. households now own a digital television (DTV), according to new research released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA