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

Conax Wins Grupo TV Cable, Ecuador Contract
Jul 31, 2012 – Conax has announced a contract with Grupo TV Cable in Ecuador. With set-top box provider Evolution Digital, Conax has deployed content security to enable TV Cable's digital migration and additional services such as pre-paid voucher and pay-per-view.
News categories: Conax, Evolution Digital, Grupo TV Cable, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, Ecuador, Set Top Box

EchoStar to Showcase Advanced Operator Solutions at ABTA 2012
Jul 31, 2012 – EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS) has announced that it will showcase an array of products that will enable pay TV operators to exploit the potential of IP connectivity at ABTA 2012 Sao Paulo, 31 July - 2 August 2012.
News categories: EchoStar, Latin America, Placeshifting, Set Top Box

Digital TV in 76% of Dutch households
Jul 30, 2012 – According to the First Half 2012 Media Standard Survey (MSS) produced by TNS-NIPO for Stichting KijkOnderzoek (SKO) in the Netherlands, digital television is now in 76% of Dutch households, up from 73% in the second half of 2011.
News categories: Stichting KijkOnderzoek, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

China Telecom issues tender for 4.86 million IPTV set-top boxes
Jul 30, 2012 – China Telecom (HKG:0728, NYSE:CHA) has released an RFP for the purchase of IPTV set-top boxes. The requirements is for a total of 4.86 million units, divided into three types - HD and SD IPTV STBs, and a new category of smart IPTV set-top box.
News categories: China Telecom, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

Broadcom Announces First Dual ISDB-T Chipset for Digital Terrestrial TV in Latin America
Jul 30, 2012 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced the BCM3472, the industry's first fully integrated 40nm Dual ISDB-T receiver chipset, to address the growing popularity of digital TV in Latin America.
News categories: Broadcom, Brazil, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Latin America, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

HD+ increases number of paying households to 634,000
Jul 27, 2012 – SES (Paris; Luxembourg: SESG) has announced that the number of paying households using the HD+ service offered by its German affiliate HD PLUS reached 634,290 at 30 June 2012, with a record 120,000 new paying households added between April and June.
News categories: SES S.A, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Fujitsu Reports Fiscal 2012 First-Quarter Financial Results
Jul 27, 2012 – Fujitsu (TSE:6702) has reported results for the first quarter of 2012. Net sales in Device Solutions amounted to 130.3 billion yen (US$1,649 million), a decline of 7.5% compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2011.
News categories: Fujitsu, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

KAONMEDIA targets LATAM markets with advanced hybrid STBs at ABTA 2012
Jul 27, 2012 – KAONMEDIA has announced that it is to demonstrate its latest advanced hybrid STBs technology at the ABTA 2012 Show (July 31 to Aug 2) in São Paulo, Brazil.
News categories: KAONMEDIA, Set Top Box

MaxLinear Tuners Power New DVB-T2 Set-Top Boxes in Europe
Jul 26, 2012 – MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced that it has shipped more than 1.4 million DVB-T2 digital terrestrial television (DTT) tuners into European markets in the first half of 2012 to meet rising demand for DVB-T2 terrestrial TV services.
News categories: MaxLinear, DVB-T2, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial