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

Xbox One sells more than 2 million units in the first 18 days
Dec 11, 2013 – Microsoft has announced that since its launch more than 2 million consoles have been sold to consumers worldwide, averaging over 111,111 units sold per day - a record-setting pace for Xbox.
News categories: Xbox, Yusuf Mehdi, Bob Puzon, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Streaming

Canal+ begins advanced testing of Frog By Wyplay software
Dec 11, 2013 – Wyplay has announced that Canal+ is in advanced deployment testing using the new software solution co-developed with Wyplay based on the Frog By Wyplay service.
News categories: Wyplay, Canal+ Group, Jacques Bourgninaud, Frédéric Vincent, CES2025, Digital TV, France, Middleware, Set Top Box

Bouygues Telecom deploys Broadpeak IPTV servers
Dec 11, 2013 – Broadpeak has announced that Bouygues Telecom, the French telecommunications provider, has deployed Broadpeak’s BkE100 Live RTP retry servers to manage its IPTV service on Bbox Sensation premium set-top boxes (STBs).
News categories: Broadpeak, Bouygues Telecom, Thibaut Keraval, Jacques Le Mancq, Content Distribution, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Set Top Box

Thailand's Samart uses Dolby Digital Plus in HD DVB-T2 set-top boxes
Dec 10, 2013 – Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) has announced that Thailand's Samart has selected Dolby® Digital Plus™ as the sound technology for its DVB-T2 set-top boxes.
News categories: Dolby, Samart, Thawee Udomkitchote, Leong-Yan Yoong, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Thailand

NimbleTV cloud-based TV service launches in NYC
Dec 10, 2013 – NimbleTV has announced the beginning of its service rollout. NimbleTV offers two types of packages that allow anyone with an address within the NYC metropolitan region to watch TV on any device via an authenticated cable subscription.
News categories: NimbleTV, Anand Subramanian, Cable TV, Digital TV, Mobile, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet, TV Everywhere, USA

Shipments of OTT-enabled devices set to reach 1.7 billion this year
Dec 9, 2013 – Shipments of OTT-capable devices will rise 20 percent this year from 1.43 billion units in 2012, according to IHS (NYSE: IHS). At 1.7 billion units, this equates to one out of every four people on the planet.
News categories: IHS Inc, Jordan Selburn, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet

Samsung licenses Reference Design Kit (RDK)
Dec 9, 2013 – Samsung has announced that it has licensed the Reference Design Kit from RDK Management, a joint venture between Comcast Cable and Time Warner Cable, in order to accelerate its set-top box and gateway development cycle.
News categories: Samsung, RDK Management, Stephen Goldstein, Steve Heeb, Cable TV, Digital TV, RDK, Set Top Box, USA

Stream TV partners with BOE to introduce 55" 4K 3D glasses-free display
Dec 9, 2013 – Stream TV Networks has announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership with Beijing BOE Vision Electron Technology to introduce the next generation of their 55 inch 4K Ultra-D 2160p 3D No Glasses Display solution.
News categories: Stream TV Networks, Beijing BOE, Digital TV, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart TV

DVRs levelling off at about half of all US TV households
Dec 6, 2013 – Research from Leichtman Research has found that 47% of TV households in the US have at least one Digital Video Recorder (DVR) -- an increase from 40% in 2010, and 23% in 2007.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Bruce Leichtman, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, USA