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

DDD and Samsung renew 3D video processing chip technology license agreement
Jul 25, 2013 – DDD Group (AIM: DDD; OTCQX: DDDGY) has renewed its license agreement with Samsung Electronics to include DDD's TriDef™ 2D to 3D technologies with Samsung's 3D video processing chips that are used in Samsung Smart TVs and other Samsung 3D consumer products.
News categories: DDD, Samsung, Licensing, Metaverse, Patent, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV

Samsung leads with 26% of Smart TV market in Q1 2013
Jul 24, 2013 – According to Strategy Analytics, Samsung continues to hold the largest market share of global Smart TV shipments, occupying 26 percent of the market, as vendors attempt to combat falling ASPs of flat panel TVs by adding premium features.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV

Resurgence in U.S. auto, audio and TV CE segments expected for 2013
Jul 24, 2013 – Mobile connected devices continue to drive U.S. consumer electronics (CE) industry sales, according to a CEA report. The report also finds positive growth in segments within automotive technology, audio products and TV displays.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, Market Research, Smart TV, Smartphone, Tablet, USA

Entone integrates with LG 'Netcast' platform
Jul 24, 2013 – Entone has announced the integration of LG Electronics' Netcast media streaming platform with Entone's hybrid media gateway. The combined solution is designed to deliver linear TV and OTT services to connected CE devices without the need for a traditional set-top box.
News categories: Entone, LG Electronics, Digital TV, Gateway, Middleware, Set Top Box

UK's Freesat adds 145,000 homes in the last 12 months
Jul 24, 2013 – Freesat, the UK's free-to-air digital satellite television provider, has reported its 21st quarter of consecutive growth, adding 145,000 homes to the service in the last twelve months.
News categories: Freesat, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK

Broadcom reports second quarter 2013 results
Jul 23, 2013 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. Net revenue for the period was $2.09 billion. This represents an increase of 6.0% compared with the $1.97 billion reported for the second quarter of 2012.
News categories: Broadcom, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

MaxLinear commences hybrid TV tuner shipments to Samsung
Jul 23, 2013 – MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced that it has begun production shipments of its MxL6xx family of software-programmable, low power, global hybrid television tuners in Samsung TVs.
News categories: MaxLinear, Samsung, Semiconductor, Smart TV

STMicroelectronics reports 2013 second quarter results
Jul 22, 2013 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has reported results for the second quarter and first half ending June 29, 2013. Second quarter net revenues totaled $2.05 billion. Net revenues increased 1.8% sequentially and decreased 4.8% on a year-over-year basis.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Neotion DVB-T2 CAM for EvoTV in Croatia
Jul 22, 2013 – NEOTION has developed a cardless solution for evoTV, Croatian Post's digital terrestrial pay TV service. The CAM is to be bundled with DVB-T2 TV-sets - specially designed by Grundig for the evoTV offer.
News categories: NEOTION, evoTV, Grundig, Quentin Hamard, CAM, Croatia, Digital TV, Smart TV, Terrestrial