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

Silicon Image enables MHL connectivity across Sony BRAVIA DTV line
Aug 12, 2013 – Silicon Image (NASDAQ: SIMG) has announced that its MHL®/HDMI® dual-mode connectivity products have been designed across a broad lineup of Sony BRAVIA® TVs.
News categories: Silicon Image, Sony Corp, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV

GCI, Pace and TiVo launch platform for cable TV
Aug 12, 2013 – Pace (LSE:PIC) has announced its first deployment resulting from its partnership agreement with TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO). GCI, one of the 20 largest cable operators in North America, is rolling out the Pace XG1 Multi-tuner Video Gateway with TiVo's Advanced User Interface.
News categories: Pace plc, TiVo Inc, GCI, Cable TV, Digital TV, Gateway, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Videotron illico Digital TV subscribers stable at 1.5 million in 2Q 2013
Aug 8, 2013 – Quebecor has reported results for the second quarter of 2013. The customer base for all of Vidéotron's cable television services decreased by 16,800 (-0.9%) in the second quarter of 2013 and decreased by 5,500 (-0.3%) during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2013.
News categories: Videotron, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Kartina.TV and Dune HD sign STB cooperation agreement
Aug 8, 2013 – Kartina.TV, the largest operator of Russian-language pay TV services, has selected Dune HD as their preferred supplier for IPTV and OTT set-top boxes. The agreement confirms the selection of Dune HD as the main client device supplier for Kartina.TV subscribers worldwide.
News categories: Dune HD, Kartina.TV, Set Top Box, Streaming

Telstra results for the year ended 30 June 2013
Aug 8, 2013 – Telstra has released its results for the year ended 30 June 2013. TV revenue remained stable at $666 million. The decline in the number of customers on the premium service was offset by growth in IPTV, namely T-Box® sales and Foxtel on T-Box® offerings.
News categories: Telstra, Australia, Cable TV, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Subjective testing confirms importance of frame rate for UHDTV
Aug 7, 2013 – The EBU's Broadcast Technology Futures (BTF) group is conducting a series of subjective tests at IRT's facilities. Early results give a clear indication that higher frame rates are appreciated by the observers, to a significantly greater extent than increased resolution.
News categories: European Broadcasting Union, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Unitymedia KabelBW to deploy Horizon gateway from September 4th
Aug 6, 2013 – Germany's Unitymedia KabelBW has announced that Liberty Global's Horizon TV and media platform will be available on its cable network from the 4th of September 2013. Initially the gateway will be available in Hesse and North-Rhine Westphalia.
News categories: Unitymedia, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, Germany, Set Top Box

Prime, Entropic deploy single-cable LNB solution at Brazilian satellite operator
Aug 6, 2013 – Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR) and Prime Electronics & Satellitics have advanced deployment in Brazil. Prime's LNB with Entropic's technology allows DBS operators to support a single satellite, four tuners, and multiplex terrestrial signals all over a single-cable.
News categories: Prime Electronics, Entropic, LNB, Satellite, Semiconductor

Entropic announces support for Irdeto Media Protection
Aug 6, 2013 – Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that its EN75xx family of high definition set-top box systems-on-a-chip for satellite, cable and IPTV markets now support Irdeto Media Protection.
News categories: Entropic, Irdeto, Content Protection, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box