Smart TV (Connected TV, Integrated Digital Television, IDTV) News

blinkx Brings Premium Online Video to Sony Connected Devices
May 16, 2012 – blinkx (AIM:BLNX) has announced that a blinkx app is available on Sony (Tokyo:6758; NYSE:SNE) connected home entertainment devices. Consumers can watch videos from blinkx's index of professionally produced content on a variety of customized channels.
News categories: blinkx, Sony Corp, Apps, Blu-ray, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Silicon Image Unveils Next-Generation MHL™ Products
May 15, 2012 – Silicon Image (NASDAQ:SIMG) has announced its next-generation MHL™ products, the SiI8240 MHL transmitter for mobile devices and the SiI9617 MHL-to-HDMI® bridge for DTVs and PC displays, which are also MHL 2.0 compliant.
News categories: Silicon Image, Gaming, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Smartphone, Tablet

DTT receiver sales top 60 million in Italy
May 15, 2012 – According to the May newsletter from Italy's DGTVi, the number of DTT receivers sold in the country since February 2004 exceeded 60 million in March. Of these, 28.2 million were integrated digital TVs with the remaining 32.2 million being set-top boxes.
News categories: DGTVi, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

SeaChange to Highlight Software for Multi-Screen Video Services at The Cable Show
May 15, 2012 – At The Cable Show, SeaChange (NASDAQ: SEAC) will demonstrate cloud-based solutions for expanding cable services to tablets, smartphones, PCs and other devices, and new innovations in multi-screen, advertising, and mobile device TV applications.
News categories: SeaChange, Advertising, Apps, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Middleware, Smart TV, Smartphone, TV Everywhere

LG Previews Google TV At Internet Week
May 14, 2012 – LG (KSE: 066570) is conducting live demonstrations of LG's Google TV models at Internet Week New York. LG's Smart TV with Google TV (G2 Series) combines the power of Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) services with the speed of LG's new L9 dual-core chipset.
News categories: LG Electronics, Google TV, Metaverse, Middleware, Silicon IP, Smart TV, Streaming

AltoBeam Closes $6M Series D Funding
May 14, 2012 – AltoBeam has announced that it has successfully closed a 6 million US dollars round of Series D funding. In 2011, AltoBeam enjoyed an over 80% TV and Set Top Box market share in DTMB/DVB-C demodulator shipments.
News categories: AltoBeam, US Venture Partners, Cable TV, China, DTMB, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, Venture Capital

DTS and Lenovo Bring High-Definition Audio Experience to Smart TVs
May 14, 2012 – DTS (Nasdaq:DTSI) has announced that Lenovo has integrated DTS audio into its K91 smart TV. The K91 smart TV is the world's first smart TV powered by Qualcomm's 1.5GHz dual-core 8060 Snapdragon CPU and operated by the Android 4.0 system.
News categories: DTS, Lenovo, China, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV

Zero Growth in Overall TV Shipments in 2012; 3D TV Shipments to Soar 90%
May 9, 2012 – TV shipments to developed markets, especially Western Europe and Japan, are expected to be down 11% Y/Y in 2012, offseting the forecasted 8% Y/Y growth in emerging markets, according to DisplaySearch.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV

Harmonic Transcoding Powers Multiscreen OTT Services for ZON
May 9, 2012 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that ZON Multimédia (Lisbon:ZON) has chosen Harmonic's portfolio of transcoding solutions as the enabling technology for a range of new multiscreen services being offered on ZON Online.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, ZON Multimédia, Content Distribution, DRM, Portugal, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet