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

Broadcom Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Results
Jan 30, 2014 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has reported results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013. Net revenue for the quarter was $2.06 billion, a decrease of 0.8% compared with the fourth quarter of 2012.
News categories: Broadcom, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide

EBU publishes specification for subtitle distribution
Jan 30, 2014 – The EBU has published a new specification for the distribution of subtitles. The XML based EBU-TT-D format is a low-complexity way to combine subtitle text, styling, timing information, and positioning details.
News categories: European Broadcasting Union, Digital TV, Europe, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Fortis selects Tuxera FAT for Personal Video Recorders
Jan 30, 2014 – Tuxera has announced that Fortis has selected Tuxera's File Allocation Table (FAT) for their personal video recorders (PVRs) for improved interoperability and file system reliability.
News categories: Tuxera, Fortis, Jake Lee, Mikko Välimäki, DVR, Middleware, Worldwide

BSkyB passes 5 million HD subscriber mark in 4Q 2013
Jan 30, 2014 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has released unaudited results for the six months ended 31 December 2013. TV products saw the highest quarterly growth for three years.
News categories: BSkyB, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, UK

Hungary adds 212,000 digital TV subscribers in 2013
Jan 28, 2014 – According to the latest Flash Report released by Hungary’s Office of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority, at the end of 2013 the number of digital TV subscribers was 2,048,811, up from 1,836,428 in December 2012.
News categories: NMHH, Cable TV, Hungary, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Dune HD selects Broadcom HD SoC for satellite set-top boxes
Jan 28, 2014 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced that Dune HD has selected Broadcom's BCM7356 satellite system-on-a-chip (SoC) for its next generation set-top box (STB) deployments.
News categories: Broadcom, Dune HD, Nicholas Dunn, Konstantin Dyshlevoy, CSTB, Digital TV, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide

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