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

Espial TV Browser Powers the Smart TV Experience
Nov 3, 2010 – Espial® has announced the availability of Espial TV Browser powered by Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) set-top box reference platforms based on the Intel® Atom™ processor CE4100 and the recently announced Intel® Atom™ processor CE4200.
News categories: Espial, Intel Corp, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

SMIT's First Conax CI+ CAM for VOLIA Cable
Nov 2, 2010 – SMiT has initiated supply of their Conax CI+ Chipset Pairing CAM (SECURE PLUS CAM) to VOLIA -- the number one cable operator in Ukraine.
News categories: Shenzhen State Micro Technology, Volia, Conax, Cable TV, CAM, Content Protection, Digital TV, Smart TV, Ukraine

STMicroelectronics Reports 2010 Third Quarter and Nine Month Financial Results
Oct 26, 2010 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has reported results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 25, 2010. On a year-over-year basis, all market segments, except Telecom, posted growth, with Consumer increasing by 36%.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

DivX Announces First Digital TV Chip with DivX Plus™ HD Certification from MStar
Oct 26, 2010 – DivX® (Nasdaq: SNIC) has announced the DivX Plus™ HD Certification of the latest range of MStar Semiconductor digital TV chips. This is the first MStar DTV chip certified to power DivX Plus HD video based on H.264 technology and using the MKV container.
News categories: MStar Semi, DivX, Media Player, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

Zoran Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2010 Results
Oct 25, 2010 – Zoran (NASDAQ:ZRAN) has reported results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2010. Revenues for the third quarter were $99.3 million, compared to $93.4 million last quarter and $115.5 million for the third quarter of 2009.
News categories: Zoran, DVD, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

137 Million Web-Enabled CE Devices to Ship by 2014
Oct 19, 2010 – Over the next five years In-Stat expects that the majority of CE devices purchased, including digital TVs, Blu-ray players and gaming consoles will be web-enabled, with 137 million devices shipping in the US in 2014.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Inview Technology Partners with Novatek to Launch NEELiX Digital TV Platform
Oct 19, 2010 – Inview Technology has signed a licence agreement with flat panel display chipmaker Novatek to launch its lightweight Neelix platform across millions of products worldwide.
News categories: Inview, Novatek, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial

Global Connected TV Shipments Forecast to Reach 118 Million in 2014
Oct 18, 2010 – While much of the news coverage surrounding TV features concentrates on 3D, the quiet revolution of connected TV is reaching new heights with over 40 million units expected to ship in 2010, according to DisplaySearch.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming

Sweden's Boxer to launch HD DTT on November 1st
Oct 14, 2010 – On November 1 Boxer will begin digital terrestrial HDTV broadcasting in Sweden. Initial coverage will extend to over half of Sweden's households with a phased roll-out planned to eventually cover virtually the entire country.
News categories: Boxer, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Sweden, Terrestrial