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

KartinaTV deploys Amino set-top boxes for Russian language OTT TV service
Jul 10, 2013 – KartinaTV has announced that its Russian language TV service will now be available via Amino (AIM: AMO) HD set-top boxes. The service provider is promoting the service initially to the European market before later offreing it to the global Russian speaking audience.
News categories: Amino, KartinaTV, Set Top Box, Streaming

Smart TVs outflanked by tablets and smartphones
Jul 9, 2013 – Smart TVs are getting a thumbs-down from early adopters, according to a report from Strategy Analytics examining how the behaviour of advanced user households has changed over the past three years as new connected TV technologies have arrived.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Smartphone, Tablet

Kaon Media selects MaxLinear for Latin America hybrid satellite-terrestrial STB
Jul 9, 2013 – MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced that Kaon Media has selected its MxL683 silicon tuner-demodulator device for a new, hybrid direct-to-home (DTH) satellite + terrestrial set-top box (STB) platform for the Latin America pay TV market.
News categories: MaxLinear, Kaon, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Latin America, Satellite, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Amino IPTV STB range certified for latest Minerva platform
Jul 9, 2013 – Amino (AIM: AMO) has announced a range of multiscreen capabilities for its Aminet IPTV product range when running on Minerva's iTVFusion 5 video service management platform. The Company's A140 and A540 HD devices are now fully certified with Minerva's 5.4 client.
News categories: Amino, Minerva, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

ACCESS licenses Reference Design Kit from Comcast
Jul 9, 2013 – ACCESS has announced that it is licensing the Reference Design Kit (RDK) software stack from Comcast to enhance the development and deployment of next-generation video services that support DLNA Premium Video Guidelines and HTML5.
News categories: ACCESS CO, Comcast, Cable TV, Gateway, RDK, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Dish TV India selects Broadcom for new Direct-to-Home Set-Top Boxes
Jul 8, 2013 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced that Dish TV India, the largest direct broadcast satellite television provider in India, has selected Broadcom's systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) to power its upcoming generation of satellite set-top boxes.
News categories: Broadcom, Dish TV India, Digital TV, DVR, India, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Digital TV Labs launches first official HbbTV logo conformance service
Jul 8, 2013 – Digital TV Labs has announced a conformance testing service for the new HbbTV logo program for hybrid devices. As the first HbbTV Registered Test Centre, the company will deliver the official HbbTV test report required by manufacturers to license the logo.
News categories: Digital TV Labs, Digital TV, HbbTV, QoE, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Skyworth leads Indian Set-top Box market in 1Q13
Jul 2, 2013 – According to 6Wresearch, the introduction of Conditional Access System (CAS), government regulations, popularity of DTH platforms and declining prices are fuelling the growth of Set Top Boxes (STBs) in India.
News categories: 6Wresearch, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

Technicolor delivers 100 millionth set-top box to DIRECTV
Jul 1, 2013 – Technicolor (Paris: TCH) has announced that it has delivered the 100th million set-top-box for DIRECTV. For the past 20+ years, Technicolor has worked in partnership with DIRECTV to provide set-top-boxes for use in the U.S. and throughout Latin America.
News categories: Technicolor, DIRECTV, Latin America, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA