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

ACCESS Combines Leadership in Connected TV and DLNA to Drive Multi-Screen Media Consumption
Aug 24, 2011 – ACCESS CO. has announced that visitors to IBC will see how ACCESS has built upon its software expertise to develop browser and software solutions for connected TV and the connected home that support standards like HbbTV, BBC iPlayer, DLNA and widgets.
News categories: ACCESS CO., IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

94% of UK households will be HDTV-ready by 2016
Aug 24, 2011 – 94% of UK households will have a TV set capable of receiving HD programming by 2016, according to the latest forecasts from Informa Telecoms & Media. This compares favorably with the worldwide average of 48% and puts the UK third globally.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Market Research, Smart TV, UK

ANT stakes its claim in multiscreen TV market with launch of ANT Galio Move
Aug 23, 2011 – ANT (LSE AIM: ANTP) has announced the launch of ANT Galio Move. ANT Galio Move combines extended live TV viewing with companion device TV services, responding directly to the growing demand by viewers for a 'TV everywhere' experience.
News categories: ANT plc, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

eyeSight and Huan TV Partner to Provide Gesture Recognition-based Applications and Games to the Chinese Connected TV Market
Aug 23, 2011 – eyeSight Mobile Technologies, a developer of touch free interfaces for consumer electronics, has signed a partnership agreement with Huan TV, a Chinese provider of content for connected TVs, to offer gesture recognition-based content to Huan's subscribers.
News categories: eyeSight Mobile, Huan TV, China, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming

Silicon Labs Targets Next-Generation TV Tuner IC for Massive China TV Market
Aug 22, 2011 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has introduced a silicon TV tuner designed to provide an optimal balance of affordable cost and high performance for TV makers in China and Taiwan.
News categories: Silicon Labs, China, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Taiwan

SiTune Unveils Low Power Single-Die Dual/Diversity Terrestrial/Cable/Analog CMOS TV Tuner
Aug 22, 2011 – SiTune has announced a low power, low cost Dual TV Tuner for terrestrial and cable applications. The STN55T4800 is a low power hybrid tuner that is sampling now with several design-wins among manufacturers of TVs and set-top boxes
News categories: SiTune, Cable TV, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Germany: Consumer Electronics market displays sound growth in the first half of 2011
Aug 22, 2011 – Results from the latest Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX) show that the industry continues to grow. In the first half of the year, the market demonstrated a value increase of 4.3% compared to HY1 2010.
News categories: GfK, Camcorder, DVD, Gaming, Germany, Market Research, Mobile, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet

Silicon Image Expands IP Portfolio With High-Quality Video Processing Technology
Aug 22, 2011 – Silicon Image (NASDAQ:SIMG) has announced its new family of high-quality cineramIC™ video processing IP cores, ranging from scalers and deinterlacers to video enhancement solutions such as noise reduction and edge enhancement.
News categories: Silicon Image, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV

Trident Unveils the World's First Integrated 240 Hz Digital TV SoC for Android-Based Smart Televisions
Aug 17, 2011 – Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ: TRID) has announced its new Fusion HiDTV family of DTV system-on-chips (SoCs) designed for the next generation of Smart-TVs with 200/240Hz video frame rate capabilities running on the Android platform.
News categories: Trident Micro, Digital TV, ICs, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming