Terrestrial Digital TV (DTT, DTTV, DTV, DVB-T, DVB-T2, …) News

Hong Kong - Test Transmission of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Signals
Sep 11, 2007 – Field trials of DTT broadcasting will be conducted from now until 25 January 2008 in order to make tests, measurements and demonstrations preparing for the implementation of the DTT broadcasting network.
News categories: Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA), Digital TV, Hong Kong, Terrestrial, TV Services

Silicon & Software Systems (S3) Delivers Complete Right-First-Time Set-Top Box SoC Platform for NXP Semiconductors
Sep 11, 2007 – Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3) has announced that it provided a full suite of IC, software and hardware design capabilities to NXP enabling the delivery of their latest STB100 System-On-Chip (SoC) based platform for consumer Set-Top Box (STB) applications.
News categories: Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3), NXP, Digital TV, Middleware, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Software, Terrestrial

Alticast Partners with S&T For Next Generation MHEG5/MHP/Blu-Ray Hybrid Solution
Sep 10, 2007 – Alticast and S&T have announced a strategic software partnership for next generation HDTV integrated digital TV and set-top box software. The partnership will target IPTV, MHEG5, MHP and Blu-ray markets.
News categories: S&T, Alticast, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, IBCShow, IPTV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

DVB-X2: The evolution
Sep 10, 2007 – Prof Ulrich Reimers, chairman of the technical module of the DVB Project, outlines DVB-X2 - the next generation digital broadcasting systems for cable, satellite and terrestrial networks
News categories: DVB Project, Digital TV, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Mobile, Terrestrial

DIZIPIA adopts NEOTION Core Module MPEG-4 Technology to empower its new range of MPEG-2 & MPEG-4 digital receivers
Sep 10, 2007 – DIZIPIA and NEOTION have entered into a strategic Technology cooperation Agreement based on the implementation of the NEOTION MPEG-4 Core Module Technology.
News categories: NEOTION, DIZIPIA, Digital TV, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Cabot Communications becomes first DVB middleware provider to achieve Freeview Playback Group 1 and 2 compliance
Sep 9, 2007 – Cabot Communications has announced that Aurora XT, Cabot's DVB middleware suite, has achieved Freeview Playback Group 1 & 2 compliance. Cabot is the first software vendor to achieve this accreditation and the middleware is already validated on multiple platforms and chip sets.
News categories: Cabot Communications, DVR, IBCShow, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

Philippines - ABS-CBN to launch digital TV
Sep 9, 2007 – ABS-CBN is preparing to bring digital TV (DTTV) broadcasting to the Philippines in the first quarter of 2008.
News categories: Digital TV, Philippines, Terrestrial

DVB-T2 goes after post-analog TV spectrum
Sep 9, 2007 – The Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) Group will launch its next-generation terrestrial digital TV broadcast specification called DVB-T2 by early 2008, according to Peter MacAvock, executive director of the DVB project.
News categories: DVB Project, Digital TV, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Terrestrial, TV Services

Newport Media, RMI and Softronix Combine to Offer Price-Performance Advantages for MobileTV Providers
Sep 8, 2007 – Raza Microelectronics®, Inc. (RMI) has announced that Mobile TV focused companies Newport Media and Softronix Corporation, have been added to the most complete MIPS-Based™ eco-system, the RMI® Partner Alliance (RPA).
News categories: RMI Corp, Newport Media, Softronix, Digital TV, DTMB, IBCShow, ISDB-T, Media Player, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smartphone, Tablet