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Venezuela to choose digital TV system by end of the year
Jul 12, 2007 – Telecommunications Minister, Jesse Chacon has announced that Venezuela will decide on the digital television system it will employ by the end of 2007.
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Terrestrial, Venezuela

Italy digital TV switchover to get tax boost in coming months
Jul 11, 2007 – Italy's switchover to digital television broadcasting from traditional analogue will get a boost in the coming months with tax breaks for those buying new TV sets, said government sources.
News categories: Digital TV, DVB-MHP, Italy, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

IWEDIA announces compliance of its Personal Video Recorder solutions with Freeview Playback
Jul 11, 2007 – IWEDIA has announced the compliance of its Personal Video Recorder (PVR) solutions with Freeview Playback. Some samples of these solutions will be showcased at IBC '07 in Amsterdam from September 7th through 11th.
News categories: Digital TV, DVR, IBCShow, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Software, Terrestrial, UK

IPR at the heart of Vietnam pay-TV growth
Jul 11, 2007 – The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has reaffirmed regional television industry support for the remarkable growth of the Vietnam pay-TV industry - recently at more than 50% per year.
News categories: CASBAA, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, Vietnam

STMicroelectronics Passes 400 Million MPEG-Decoder Shipment Milestone
Jul 11, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced that by the end of the first quarter of 2007 it had shipped a cumulative total of more than 400 million MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 decoder chips since entering the market with the world's first MPEG-2 decoder in 1995.
News categories: ATSC 3, Blu-ray, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, HD-DVD, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial

IWEDIA ready for the booming market of integrated Digital High Definition TVs compliant with MPEG-4 HD
Jul 10, 2007 – IWEDIA has announced that it will be showcasing its market solution for MPEG-4 HD-compliant integrated Digital HDTVs during IFA '07 in Berlin from August 31st through September 5th.
News categories: Digital TV, IFABerlin, Middleware, Smart TV, Software, Terrestrial

Spain - July digital TV monthly update released
Jul 10, 2007 – Digital terrestrial TV receiver sales in Spain have passed the 5.1 million unit mark, with 346,010 sold during the month of May.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

Spain - Antena 3 digital channels on internet
Jul 10, 2007 – Internet TV is the latest craze in Spain. Every company suddenly seems to be launching its own audiovisual space on the web. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Spain, Streaming, Terrestrial

Hisense and Metalink 802.11n Multimedia Home Networking for China
Jul 9, 2007 – Hisense and Metalink (NASDAQ: MTLK) have announced their collaboration to offer innovative and cost-effective solutions for delivering high-definition (HD) multimedia over wireless home networks.
News categories: ATSC 3, China, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, Router, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming