Hardware (DVD, TV, PMP, Set-top Box, …) News

Fraunhofer IIS, Hisense and Globo bring MPEG-H Audio to Brazil
Aug 7, 2024 – Fraunhofer IIS, with partners Hisense and Globo, has announced the release of a wide range of Hisense television sets in Brazil that unlock the next generation audio capabilities of MPEG-H Audio.
News categories: Fraunhofer IIS, Hisense, Globo, Adrian Murtaza, Thais Nogueira, Mauricio Felix, Brazil, Digital TV, SBTVD, Smart TV

Google announces Google TV Streamer, its Chromecast replacement
Aug 6, 2024 – Google has announced Google TV Streamer, a 4K TV streaming device. Along with offering Google TV, the Google TV Streamer box doubles as a smart home hub for Google Home and Matter devices.
News categories: Google, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, USA, UX

Xperi signs seventh TV partner to integrate TiVo OS
Aug 5, 2024 – In its 2nd quarter 2024 results Xperi (NYSE: XPER) announced that it has signed a seventh TiVo OS partner, a top 5 supplier of smart TVs in the U.S. market, with plans to launch TVs in 2025.
News categories: Xperi Inc, Jon Kirchner, Advertising, Automotive, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Japan, Results, Smart TV, TV OS, USA, Worldwide

Roku and Multi introduce new line of Roku TVs in Brazil
Aug 1, 2024 – Roku and Multi have announced three Multi Roku TV models for Brazil, combining the technologies of both companies. The LED TVs are available in 32" HD, 43" Full HD and 50" Ultra HD sizes.
News categories: Roku, Multi, André Romanon, Fernando Nogueira, Brazil, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS

Pixalate releases global Q2 2024 CTV device market share reports
Aug 1, 2024 – Pixalate has released its Q2 2024 CTV Device Global Market Share Reports, offering an in-depth analysis of CTV devices across global regions, including North America, LATAM and EMEA.
News categories: Pixalate, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Worldwide

TV set sales in Germany up 17% in 2Q 2024
Aug 1, 2024 – According to the latest CE industry compass from ZVEI and Deutsche TV-Plattform, in cooperation with GfK, sales of TV sets in Germany in 2Q 2024 were up 17% compared to the same period last year.
News categories: Deutsche TV-Plattform, ZVEI, GfK, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Smart TV

HbbTV releases version 2024-2 of its Conformance Test Suite
Aug 5, 2024 – The HbbTV Association has released v2024-2 of the HbbTV Conformance Test Suite, building on the 2024-1 release with further new packages for the latest version of the core HbbTV specification.
News categories: HbbTV Association, Vincent Grivet, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, QoE, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Worldwide

ACCESS and NetRange offer integrated HbbTV browser and app store
Jul 31, 2024 – ACCESS Europe and NetRange have launched NetFront Browser BE v3, the latest version of the ACCESS browser, with support for HbbTV 2.0.4 and integrated with the NetRange HbbTV Appstore.
News categories: ACCESS Europe, NetRange, Aono Masahiro, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, Smart TV, Worldwide

Amlogic to support MPEG-5 LCEVC on its SoCs with V-Nova
Jul 29, 2024 – V-Nova and Amlogic have announced that they are developing and deploying multiple implementations of the MPEG-5 LCEVC standard for both existing and future portfolios of Amlogic SoCs.
News categories: V-Nova, Amlogic, Guido Meardi, James Xie, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Media Player, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide