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

Wyplay releases Version 2.0 of its set-top box middleware
Jul 16, 2014 – Wyplay has announced the availability of version 2.0 of its set-top box middleware, codenamed 'Bull Frog'. The new version adds satellite support on top of already-supported Cable and Terrestrial front-ends.
News categories: Wyplay, Jacques Bourgninaud, Digital TV, Middleware, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Set-top box revenue posts best year ever in 2013
Jul 16, 2014 – Following a relatively flat three-year period, the global set-top box (STB) market managed to achieve the highest annual revenue total in its history in 2013, setting the stage for continued growth through 2015, according to IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS).
News categories: IHS Technology, Daniel Simmons, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Sling Media launches new 'TV Anywhere' solutions
Jul 16, 2014 – Sling Media (NASDAQ: SATS) has announced the Slingbox M1 and SlingTV. Both products deliver a customer's pay TV channels and programs from the living room to mobile devices in up to HD quality with no restrictions.
News categories: Sling Media, Michael Hawkey, Apps, Digital TV, Mobile, Placeshifting, USA

Comcast and TiVo work on non-CableCARD security for retail devices
Jul 15, 2014 – In an FCC filing, Comcast (Nasdaq:CMCSA,CMCSK) has said that it has agreed to work with TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO) on a two-way non-CableCARD security solution that will enable retail devices to access the full Comcast lineup of programming.
News categories: Comcast, TiVo Inc, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Set Top Box, USA

U.S. CE industry revenues to reach all-time high in 2014
Jul 15, 2014 – Driven in part by the skyrocketing sales of connected devices, revenues for the consumer electronics (CE) industry are projected to grow two percent in 2014, reaching a record high of $211.3 billion, according to the CEA.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, Gary Shapiro, Steve Koenig, Shawn DuBravac, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Smart TV, Smartphone, Tablet, USA

ACCESS browser selected by Toshiba for Hybridcast TV
Jul 15, 2014 – ACCESS CO. has announced the integration of NetFront™ Browser NX in the Toshiba TV platform and the embedding of the browser for the world’s first commercially available Hybridcast TV in Japan.
News categories: ACCESS CO., Toshiba, Yasuhiro Ishibashi, Dr Neale Foster, Digital TV, Japan, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming

Lionsgate streaming service for Alibaba STB
Jul 15, 2014 – Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and Alibaba have joined forces to launch Lionsgate Entertainment World (LGEW), a streaming service for China that will be available through Alibaba's latest generation of set-top box.
News categories: Lionsgate, Alibaba, Jon Feltheimer, Patrick Liu, Jim Packer, Brian Goldsmith, China, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming

Chile's Mundo Pacífico launches digital cable TV
Jul 14, 2014 – Chilean cable TV operator Mundo Pacífico has launched a digital television offering. The 'TV Digital HD' base package offers 79 channels in standard definition and 12 more in high definition.
News categories: Mundo Pacífico, Cable TV, Chile, Digital TV, Set Top Box

nc+ launches satellite STB with WiFi in Poland
Jul 14, 2014 – In late July and early August Polish pay TV operator, nc+, will make available its new 'wifibox+' satellite set-top box. The box has built-in Wi-Fi allowing wireless access to the company's netVOD+ video-on-demand (VOD) service. Users can also play video and audio files on the device, and can connect an e
News categories: nc+, Digital TV, Poland, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home