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

Broadcom Market Exit Shows Dramatic Decline of Western TV Chip Suppliers
Sep 29, 2011 – Broadcom's (NASDAQ: BRCM) exit from the markets for TV video processing chips illustrates the intense state of competition in this area, as Asian suppliers drive the established Western suppliers out of the business, according to iSuppli (NYSE: IHS).
News categories: iSuppli, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV

LiMo Foundation and Linux Foundation Announce New Open Source Software Platform, Tizen™
Sep 28, 2011 – LiMo Foundation™ and The Linux Foundation have announced a new open source project, Tizen™. Tizen is a software platform which supports multiple device categories including smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, netbooks and in-vehicle infotainment systems.
News categories: Linux Foundation, LiMo Foundation, Tizen, Automotive, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Smart TV, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet

AOC Selects Trident for Connected TV for Brazil
Sep 27, 2011 – Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ: TRID) has announced that its HiDTV® Pro-SXL system-on-a-chip (SoC) has been adopted in AOC's new series of Digital TVs for Brazil and other South American markets and has begun volume shipment.
News categories: Trident Micro, AOC, Brazil, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

Silicon Labs Introduces Industry's First Single-Chip Hybrid TV Receiver
Sep 26, 2011 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has introduced the industry's first single-chip hybrid TV receiver family designed to simplify the design of TVs, set-top boxes (STBs), Blu-ray recorders and PC accessories.
News categories: Silicon Labs, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

YouView User Interface and Search Policy Consultation
Sep 26, 2011 – YouView, the proposed UK connected TV platform, has published its draft User Interface and Search Policy for consultation with industry, setting out how content will be presented to viewers in a way that makes it easy for them to discover.
News categories: YouView, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, UK

MStar Semiconductor to integrate dbx-tv audio in DTV SoCs
Sep 26, 2011 – dbx-tv® has announced an agreement with MStar Semiconductor. MStar will integrate dbx-tv's signature audio product suite into MStar's market-leading digital television system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions.
News categories: MStar Semi, dbx-tv, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Silicon Image InstaPort™ Technology Featured In Sony 2011 LCD TVs
Sep 21, 2011 – Silicon Image (NASDAQ:SIMG) has announced that Silicon Image's InstaPort™ technology is being featured across a broad range of Sony (Tokyo: 6758; NYSE: SNE) 2011 Bravia® LCD TV models.
News categories: Silicon Image, Sony Corp, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV

IBC Announcements Confirm Strong Gateway Trend
Sep 19, 2011 – The number of new television gateways and related applications unveiled at the recent IBC exhibition confirms a new direction for the set-top box (STB) industry and digital TV as a whole, according to IMS Research.
News categories: IMS Research, DVR, Gateway, IBCShow, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Croatia issues DTT receiver minimum specification
Sep 14, 2011 – The Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency (HAKOM) has issued minimum technical requirements for DVB-T and DVB-T2 receivers in the Republic of Croatia.
News categories: HAKOM, Croatia, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial