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

ACCESS and Panasonic Partner to Promote Open Platform for Internet TV Services
Jan 6, 2011 – ACCESS (TOKYO: 4813) and Panasonic (NYSE:PC; Tokyo:6752) have announced a partnership to promote an open platform for Internet TV services. ACCESS will deliver an Internet TV platform, under the brand name NetFront™ TV Cast, based on Panasonic's Ajax-CE middleware.
News categories: ACCESS CO, Panasonic, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

HyperPanel Lab Selects ACCESS NetFront™ Browser for New HbbTV Solution
Jan 6, 2011 – ACCESS CO. has announced that HyperPanel Lab, the digital-TV solutions provider, has selected ACCESS' NetFront™ Browser DTV Profile HbbTV Edition for its new HyperPanel HbbTV solution.
News categories: ACCESS CO, HyperPanel, CES2025, Digital TV, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

ACCESS Enhances NetFront™ Series to Support Android™ OS for DTVs and Set-Top Boxes
Jan 6, 2011 – ACCESS (TOKYO: 4813) has announced that it has enhanced its NetFront™ series to support the Android™ OS for DTVs and STBs, implementing its NetFront Browser and NetFront™ Living Connect applications on Sigma Designs' (NASDAQ: SIGM) SMP8656 Secure Media Processor™.
News categories: ACCESS CO, Sigma Designs, MIPS Technologies, Android TV, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

SiBEAM Showcases Growing Ecosystem of 60GHz-Based WirelessHD Products and Reveals Next Generation Solutions at CES 2011
Jan 6, 2011 – SiBEAM will showcase the growing ecosystem of 60GHz-based WirelessHD products at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2011), which begins today. SiBEAM will also demonstrate its third generation WirelessHD technology.
News categories: SiBEAM, CES2025, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV

Trident Continues to Build a Complete Ecosystem Around the Connected TV By Partnering with the Leading Online Service Providers
Jan 6, 2011 – Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced that the VUDU Movie Service, along with VUDU Apps, has been integrated onto Trident's DTV platform.
News categories: Trident Micro, VUDU, Digital TV, Media Player, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

RealD Introduces Universal Active 3D Eyewear Technology
Jan 6, 2011 – RealD (NYSE: RLD) has announced technology to deliver universal active 3D eyewear compatible with 3D TVs sold by most major CE brands. RealD's ASIC incorporates a programmable front-end designed to sync image streams with multiple brands of 3D displays.
News categories: RealD, CES2025, Digital TV, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart TV

PlayJam Teams with STMicroelectronics to Bring Games to TV
Jan 6, 2011 – PlayJam is teaming with STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) to bring games to connected TVs and set-top box devices. PlayJam will integrate its games channel across a wide range of ST platforms, including Freeman Ultra, a TV SoC processor.
News categories: PlayJam, STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Gracenote Connected TV Technologies Ship With Leading Home Entertainment Products
Jan 6, 2011 – Gracenote® has announced that its connected TV technologies have been adopted by leading home entertainment brands to bring a more interactive experience to consumers, as well as drive new revenue opportunities for manufacturers and content providers.
News categories: Gracenote, CES2025, Middleware, Smart TV

Panasonic Develops VIERA Tablet for Cloud Services
Jan 5, 2011 – Panasonic (NYSE:PC; Tokyo:6752) has developed a new smart terminal called the VIERA Tablet to enable easy access to a variety of cloud services in conjunction with its VIERA digital televisions. Prototypes of the new tablet will be exhibited at 2011 CES.
News categories: Panasonic, CES2025, Digital TV, Portable, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet