Worldwide (not region-specific) Digital TV News

One billion TV-centric connected devices now in homes
Jan 28, 2014 – The global installed base of TV-centric connected devices surpassed one billion units in 2013 and will exceed two billion by 2017, according to Futuresource Consulting.
News categories: Futuresource, Jack Wetherill, Blu-ray, CES2025, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Worldwide

STMicroelectronics Reports 2013 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results
Jan 27, 2014 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) has reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013. Fourth quarter net revenues totaled $2.01 billion, gross margin was 32.9%, and net loss was $0.04 per share.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Amino results for the year ended 30 November 2013
Jan 27, 2014 – Amino Technologies (stock code: AMO) has announced results for the year ended 30 November 2013. Revenue for the full year was £35.9m - 14% lower than that achieved in 2012 (2012: £41.7m).
News categories: Amino, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Worldwide pay TV subscribers to exceed 1.1 billion in 2019
Jan 22, 2014 – ​Worldwide pay-TV market reached 903.3 million subscribers in 2013. IPTV operators enjoyed significant growth (18.5% YoY) in 2013 to 92 million subscribers with a total of $37.2 billion in service revenue, according to ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, Jake Saunders, Khin Sandi Lynn, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Worldwide

Gateway set-top boxes are a bright spot in a tough market
Jan 21, 2014 – Feature-rich gateway boxes were first shipped in small quantities in 2010. According to ABI Research, last year North American and Western European operators shipped 4.5M units.
News categories: ABI Research, Sam Rosen, Digital TV, Gateway, Market Research, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Dune HD partners with Ekioh for high end user interface performance
Jan 21, 2014 – Ekioh has announced that Dune HD has deployed its twin rendering engine technology on their most popular TV series set top boxes, opening the market for advanced middleware implementations featuring high graphics performance.
News categories: Ekioh, Dune HD, Dr. Konstantin Dyshlevoy, Stephen Reeder, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Worldwide

MPEG LA announces license terms for HEVC
Jan 17, 2014 – MPEG LA has announced that a group of 25 companies have agreed on HEVC license terms expected to issue as part of an HEVC Patent Portfolio License in early 2014. Final agreements are yet to be concluded.
News categories: MPEG LA, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Licensing, Patent, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, Worldwide

BluFocus to administer UltraViolet compliance verification program
Jan 16, 2014 – BluFocus has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) LLC, to act as the administrator for the UltraViolet Compliance Verification Program (CVP).
News categories: BluFocus, Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem, Paulette Pantoja, Mark Teitell, Content Protection, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

ALi STB chipsets integrated with ACCESS STB Labs middleware
Jan 16, 2014 – ALi Corporation has announced that ALi’s STB chipsets have incorporated middleware solutions from ACCESS STB Labs, a media and entertainment software development company based in Bangalore, India.
News categories: ALi Corp, ACCESS STB Labs, Ashok Patil, Tony Chang, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide