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

2011 TV Market Outlook Reduced in Latest Forecast
Jul 27, 2011 – In the latest DisplaySearch Quarterly Advanced Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report, the total global TV shipment outlook for 2011 has been reduced by about 3% to 252 million units, as demand in many developed countries continues to be very soft.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV

Zoran Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results
Jul 26, 2011 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) has reported results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2011. Revenues for the second quarter of 2011 were $82.9 million, compared to $84.9 million for the previous quarter and $93.4 million for the second quarter of 2010.
News categories: Zoran, DVD, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Over 60% of Connected TV Households Use TV Apps at Least Once per Week
Jul 26, 2011 – Applications have dominated the news in the smartphone and tablet worlds for some time but with the advent of 'smart TVs' consumers are now rapidly adopting online TV applications that are integrated into their connected TVs.
News categories: In-Stat, Apps, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Subscribers

STMicroelectronics Reports 2011 Second Quarter and First Half Financial Results
Jul 25, 2011 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has reported financial results for the Second Quarter and First Half ended July 2, 2011. ST's net revenues increased 1.3% on a sequential basis, with regional growth led by the Americas with sales up 8%.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

SmarDTV delivers CI Plus modules to ORF Austria
Jul 25, 2011 – SmarDTV (SIX:KUD.S) has announced that it has started shipping its latest SmarCAM-3 CI Plus modules into the Austrian retail market. The modules provide access to ORF and pay TV services, and services in the region relying on Irdeto (JSE: NPN) conditional access.
News categories: SmarDTV, Österreichischer Rundfunk, Irdeto, Austria, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

CJ HelloVision Delivers 'Content Everywhere' with Samsung Smart TV
Jul 25, 2011 – CJ HelloVision, Korea's largest cable provider, has announced that it will provide its 'tving' application for Samsung (KRX: 005930, 005935; LSE: SMSN, SMSD) Smart TVs. The 'tving' smart TV service will start at the end of August.
News categories: CJ HelloVision, Samsung, Korea, Smart TV, Streaming

802.11n-Enabled CE Unit Shipments to Increase 465% From 2010 to 2015
Jul 21, 2011 – In-Stat research sees a continuation of the shift toward consumer electronics devices with networking capabilities, forecasting growth in CE 802.11n-enabled device unit shipments from 53 million in 2010 to almost 300 million in 2015.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, DVR, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

KONKA selects NXP silicon tuner for its analogue and digital TVs
Jul 21, 2011 – NXP (NASDAQ: NXPI) has announced that KONKA has selected NXP's TDA18273 silicon tuner solution for its analog and digital television receivers. KONKA is the first TV set manufacturer in China to use the TDA18273 silicon tuner in production.
News categories: NXP, KONKA, China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV

DLNA Certifies More Than 1,000 Television Models in First Quarter of 2011
Jul 19, 2011 – The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) experienced unprecedented growth in the number of DLNA Certified® televisions during the first quarter of 2011, certifying more than 1,000 models in North America, Europe, Korea and Japan.
News categories: Digital Living Network Alliance, Europe, Japan, Korea, Middleware, North America, Smart Home, Smart TV