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

STMicroelectronics Reveals Most Powerful TV System-on-Chip for Even Smarter TVs
Jan 11, 2012 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) has announced details of the first member of the Newman family of TV SoCs. The FLI7680 'Newman Ultra' delivers unrivalled performance and represents a giant leap forward in the state-of-the-art in SoCs for Smart TVs.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Vivante GPU Powers Leading Smart TV Platforms
Jan 11, 2012 – Vivante has announced that it has been selected to power the Marvell® (NASDAQ: MRVL) ARMADA® 1500 Media SoC. Products showcasing the ARMADA 1500 can be seen in the Marvell booth at CES in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
News categories: Vivante, Marvell, CES2025, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV

LG and Verizon Offer FiOS TV App On LG's Smart TV Platform
Jan 11, 2012 – LG (KSE: 066570) and Verizon (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) have announced an alliance that will offer a new entertainment experience for the LG Smart TV platform, when LG introduces the Verizon FiOS TV app to LG Smart TVs and Blu-ray players in 2012.
News categories: Verizon, LG Electronics, Apps, Blu-ray, CES2025, IPTV, Smart TV, USA

Technicolor Announces Strategic Relationships with Intel, Samsung, and VIZIO to Bring Content to Consumers across Devices
Jan 11, 2012 – Technicolor (Paris: TCH) has unveiled its new consumer brand, M-GO. M-GO offers access to content across all connected devices through a cloud-based experience. Technicolor also announced partnerships around M-GO with Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Samsung (Seoul: 005930), and VIZIO.
News categories: Technicolor, Intel Corp, Samsung, Vizio, Apps, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet

UltraViolet Attracts More Than 750,000 Households in First Three Months
Jan 11, 2012 – The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) has provided an update on the roll-out of UltraViolet™. Following the launch of an initial 19 UltraViolet-enabled titles, more than 750,000 households have registered with UltraViolet.
News categories: Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem, Blu-ray, CES2025, Content Protection, DVD, Smart TV, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet

Related Content Database Supports Development of Flixster Application to Samsung Smart TVs
Jan 11, 2012 – Related Content Database (RCDb) has announced its participation in the development of a 'disc to digital' application for Flixster. The disc to digital feature allows consumers to add their existing DVD libraries to their UltraViolet digital library.
News categories: Related Content Database, Flixster, Samsung, Apps, Content Protection, DVD, Smart TV, Streaming

AMIMON and Lenovo to Demo WHDI-Integrated Tablet at CES
Jan 10, 2012 – AMIMON and Lenovo have integrated WHDI technology into Lenovo's IdeaPad to enable wireless transmission of content to any TV. With zero delay, users can enjoy and share the same great Android user experience on the bigger living room TV.
News categories: AMIMON, Lenovo, CES2025, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

Via Licensing Corp Launches MPEG Surround Patent Licensing Program
Jan 10, 2012 – Via Licensing, a company that develops and operates patent pools in cooperation with essential patent owners worldwide, has announced the availability of its joint licensing program for patents essential to the practice of MPEG Surround.
News categories: Via Licensing, Fraunhofer IIS, CES2025, Licensing, Patent, Smart TV

Samsung Announces Set-Top 'Boxless' Viewing in All 2012 Smart TVs
Jan 10, 2012 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV) and Samsung (Seoul: 005930) have unveiled plans to offer DIRECTV's customers the ability to watch live broadcast and stored content from a DIRECTV DVR on Samsung's 2012 line of Smart TVs without the need for additional set-top boxes.
News categories: DIRECTV, Samsung, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Smart Home, Smart TV, USA