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

Dolby Digital Plus Powers China's Terrestrial Broadcast
Jun 29, 2011 – Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) has announced that Dolby® Digital Plus and Dolby Digital have been selected as optional technologies for China's recently released national DTMB Receiver Specification for set-top boxes and TVs.
News categories: Dolby, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Consumer Electronic WLAN-Enabled Unit Shipments to Surpass 419 Million by 2015
Jun 28, 2011 – Though the WLAN attach rate of stationary CE devices remains relatively low in comparison to their portable counterparts, the size of the combined WLAN-enabled CE markets will surpass 419 million units shipped by 2015, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Automotive, Blu-ray, Camcorder, DVR, Gaming, Gateway, Market Research, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

Nomadic Broadband Video Usage Expected to Close In On In-Home Usage by 2015
Jun 27, 2011 – By 2015, nomadic (fixed locations outside the home, such as coffee shops) broadband video users will reach 154 million nearing in-home users, according to a new report from The NPD Group.
News categories: NPD Group, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Portable, Smart TV, Streaming, Subscribers

Business Models Evolve as Companies Flock to OTT
Jun 23, 2011 – There is a plethora of business models being implemented to find an ideal monetization method for OTT. IMS Research forecasts that pay OTT subscription services will generate a cumulative $32 billion in revenues over the next five years.
News categories: IMS Research, Blu-ray, Gaming, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming

Rovi and LG Expand Relationship With DivX Licensing Agreements
Jun 23, 2011 – Rovi (Nasdaq:ROVI) and LG Electronics (KSE: 066570) have signed multi-year licensing agreements that expand their relationship and provide further integration of DivX® technology into a wider range of consumer electronics devices.
News categories: Rovi Corp, LG Electronics, Automotive, Blu-ray, DRM, Media Player, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet

China Releases DTT Receiver Standards
Jun 22, 2011 – The Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China (SAC) has issued national standards for digital terrestrial television (DTT) set-top boxes and embedded DTT receivers.
News categories: Standardization Administration, China, Digital TV, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

RVU Alliance Certification Program Goes Live
Jun 20, 2011 – The RVU Alliance has announced that its certification program for RVU client devices is now open. The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) will be the first independent vendor to handle the certification program.
News categories: RVU Alliance, UNH-IOL, Gateway, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Irdeto ActiveCloak™ for Media Protects Streaming Content on Toshiba's Connected TV
Jun 20, 2011 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced that Toshiba (Tokyo:6502) has decided to adopt Irdeto's dynamic security solution for its high-end Cinema Series high definition television (HDTV) sets.
News categories: Irdeto, Toshiba, Netflix, Content Protection, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

LG Electronics TV Model 42LW6600 First to Pass DiiVA Compliance Testing
Jun 20, 2011 – The DiiVA™ Consortium has announced that LG Electronics TV Model 42LW6600 has passed the full DiiVA Compliance Test at the DiiVA Authorized Test Center (ATC) in Guangzhou, China.
News categories: DiiVA, LG Electronics, Middleware, Smart Home, Smart TV