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DiBcom obtains funds from two major Japanese investors.
Dec 19, 2007 – DiBcom is pleased to announce that NIF SMBC Ventures and NTT Finance, two strategic Japanese companies have recently joined DiBcom's select group of investors.
News categories: DiBcom, NIF Ventures, NTT Finance, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial, Venture Capital

Broadcom's Digital Television SoC Selected by Syntax-Brillian for New Line of Affordable High Definition Olevia LCD Televisions
Dec 19, 2007 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that its digital TV (DTV) system-on-a-chip (SoC) technology has been selected by Syntax-Brillian Corporation for use in its newest Olevia™ 2T Series of LCD high definition televisions (HDTVs).
News categories: Broadcom, Syntax-Brillian, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

Digital TV connected to nearly 22 million UK main sets, while consumers continue to convert second TVs
Dec 19, 2007 – The number of UK households with digital television on their main set has risen to 21.7 million homes according to research published by Ofcom.
News categories: Ofcom, Full report, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Skardin delivers ATSC-compliant STBs to NTIA for verification
Dec 19, 2007 – Skardin has sent samples of its ATSC-compliant STBs to the US National Telecommunication & Information Administration (NTIA) for certification, according to sources at the company.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Skardin, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Australia's digital switchover date confirmed
Dec 18, 2007 – Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, has confirmed that the first firm steps had been taken on the road to completing switchover by the end of 2013.
News categories: Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Australia, Digital TV, Terrestrial

DiBcom brings Digital TV to VDO Dayton Portable Navigation Devices
Dec 17, 2007 – DiBcom has announced that its technology has been integrated into the VDO Dayton brand of portable navigation devices (PND's) by Continental formerly Siemens VDO.
News categories: DiBcom, VDO Dayton, Automotive, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Set-Top Box Manufacturers Respond to Increasing Risks
Dec 17, 2007 – The status of the STB (Set-Top Box) within pay-TV households faces significant risk from the development of two-way, digital-cable-ready TVs, media centers, and residential gateways, among others.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Microtune's 3-in-1 Tuner Featured in DTV Converter Box Certified by NTIA
Dec 13, 2007 – Microtune® (NASDAQ: TUNE) has announced that its 3-in-1 TV tuner was deployed in a digital television (DTV) converter set-top box approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for the $1 billion coupon-eligible converter box program (CECB) targeted to American consumers.
News categories: Microtune, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), ATSC 3, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Samsung Develops World's First 65nm Digital TV Receiver Chip
Dec 13, 2007 – Samsung Electronics has announced the development of a new digital TV receiver chip (S5H1432) using 65nm process technology for terrestrial digital video broadcasting (DVB-T), the digital broadcasting standard in Europe, Southeast Asia, and Australia.
News categories: Samsung, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial