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

DVB Approves Next Step for 3DTV
Oct 19, 2011 – DVB has approved the Commercial Requirements for a second 3DTV delivery system. Termed 'Service Compatible', the second system is a solution that enables 2D and 3D versions of a programme to be broadcast within the same video signal.
News categories: DVB Project, Digital TV, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV

42 Million Homes Now Watching Connected TV
Oct 17, 2011 – The number of homes using the internet to watch television shows and movies on the TV screen has reached more than 42 million across the US and Europe, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics' Connected Home Devices (CHD) service.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming

Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV) nearing reality
Oct 14, 2011 – The ITU has announced that its Study Group on Broadcasting Service has reached agreement on most of the pertinent technical characteristics of a new Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV) standard for television.
News categories: International Telecommunication Union, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, TV Services

Economic Concerns Reduce TV Shipments in Q2
Oct 13, 2011 – Shipments of flat-panel TVs dipped slightly in the second quarter due to soft demand from consumers amid an uncertain global economic climate, with the plasma segment performing much better than the dominant LCD space, according to iSuppli (NYSE: IHS).
News categories: iSuppli, Market Research, Smart TV

MOVL Connect Platform™ Launches, Connecting Smart TVs with Mobile Devices
Oct 12, 2011 – MOVL has announced the official public release of their patented MOVL Connect Platform™. The MOVL Connect Platform™ gives developers the tools necessary to create apps that can link SmartTVs and mobile devices.
News categories: MOVL, Apps, Mobile, Smart TV, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet

TV Shipments in Developed Markets to Decline in 2011
Oct 11, 2011 – The forecast published by DisplaySearch in its Quarterly Advanced Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report shows a further reduction in the demand outlook for TVs worldwide. Total TV shipments are not forecast to grow from 2010 to 2011.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV

ViXS XCode 4000 Network Media Processors launch in Toshiba's latest HD TVs
Oct 11, 2011 – ViXS Systems has announced that its XCode 4000 family of media processors are deployed in Toshiba's latest High Definition (HD) TVs. The dual-stream HD to HD transcoding media processor is shipping in Toshiba's Regza Z3 and ZP3 3D TV LCD models.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Toshiba, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Digital TV Labs' Ligada test tool facilitates Opera HbbTV browser integration
Oct 11, 2011 – Digital TV Labs has announced that it is working closely with Opera, the globally renowned browser supplier, to provide CE manufacturers with a swift and easy integration of the company's new HbbTV-ready browser technology.
News categories: Digital TV Labs, Opera Software, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

UK HbbTV based Connected TV specification approved for publication
Sep 30, 2011 – The Digital TV Group (DTG) has announced that the 7th edition of the 'D-Book' - the interoperability specification for UK DTT and HbbTV-based 'Connected TV' hybrid products and services - has been formally approved.
News categories: Digital TV Group, Digital TV, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK