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

A fifth of TV sets connected to the Internet by 2016
Nov 2, 2011 – The number of TV sets connected to the Internet will reach 551 million by 2016 for the 40 countries covered in a new report from Digital TV Research, up from 124 million at end-2010.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming

Philips and TPV sign agreement on Television joint venture
Nov 1, 2011 – Philips (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHI) has announced that it has signed the agreement to transfer its Television business into a joint venture with TPV Technology Limited (0903.HK). The new company will be 70% owned by TPV and 30% by Philips.
News categories: Philips, TPV Technology, MandA, Smart TV

DiiVA Consortium Announces Mobile Extensions to the DiiVA Specification
Oct 31, 2011 – The DiiVA™ Consortium has announced the release of the DiiVA 1.1a specification which adds provisions for a standard low pin-count mobile interface targeted at portable devices such as tablets, smartphones, digital cameras and camcorders.
News categories: DiiVA, Camcorder, China, Digital TV, Mobile, MWC24, Portable, Smart Home, Smart TV, Smartphone, Tablet

Sony® Internet TV Gets Google TV™ Update and Android Market™
Oct 28, 2011 – Sony (Tokyo: 6758; NYSE: SNE) has announced a software update to the Google TV™ platform, which powers Sony Internet TV powered by Google TV and the Sony Internet TV Blu-ray Disc™ player. This latest version adds the Android Market for apps.
News categories: Sony Electronics, Google TV, Apps, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming

Freeview HD Sales Surpass 3 Million in UK
Oct 27, 2011 – Freeview, the UK's largest digital TV service, has revealed that it has sold more than three million Freeview HD devices. The vast majority - 90 per cent - of Freeview HD devices sold are televisions.
News categories: Freeview, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

Quickflix 'smart channel' delivers Hollywood on demand in Australia
Oct 27, 2011 – A movie streaming service, from Australian online movie rental subscription company Quickflix (ASX: QFX), will launch through Sony's range of connected BRAVIA TVs, Blu-ray players and home theatre systems from 27 October 2011.
News categories: Quickflix, Australia, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming

CSR (Zoran) Third Quarter 2011 Results
Oct 26, 2011 – CSR (LSE: CSR) has reported third quarter results for the 13 weeks to 30 September 2011. With the completion of the Zoran merger on 31 August, Zoran contributed one month of revenues to CSR's third quarter.
News categories: CSR plc, DVD, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

STMicroelectronics Reports 2011 Third Quarter and Nine Month Financial Results
Oct 24, 2011 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has reported results for the third quarter and nine months ended October 1, 2011. ST's third quarter net revenues decreased 4.9% on a sequential basis, with all regions down sequentially except the Japan & Korea region.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Tablets Replace Notebooks for Multi-screen TV Users
Oct 24, 2011 – TV viewers who use a gadget to surf the web or chat on Facebook while watching TV are migrating away from the laptop and toward the tablet as the preferred personal device, according to new research published by the Strategy Analytics.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Market Research, Smart TV, Smartphone, Tablet