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

Zappware to Introduce Flux Lite Cloud-Based iDTV Platform at IBC2010
Sep 3, 2010 – At IBC2010, Zappware will introduce Flux Lite, its cloud-based, thin-client application for operators looking to deploy services to an installed base of older set-top boxes, to connected TVs, or to boxes containing HTML browser capabilities.
News categories: Zappware, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Yahoo! and Vestel Group Partner to Deliver Yahoo! Connected TV Across Europe
Sep 3, 2010 – Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) and Vestel (Istanbul: VESTL) have announced that consumers across Europe will soon be able to easily access thousands of content sources, movies, TV shows, social networks, videos, and other kinds of Internet content through Yahoo! Connected TV.
News categories: Yahoo!, Vestel, Smart TV, Streaming

Freescale and Vestel Jointly Develop RF Remote Controlled LCD TV
Sep 2, 2010 – Freescale Semiconductor and Vestel Electronics have announced that they have been working together to develop an LCD-TV with radio frequency (RF) remote control that uses Freescale's BeeStack Consumer ZigBee-RF4CE platform.
News categories: Freescale, Vestel, ZigBee, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV

Vestel Selects Broadcom's European Digital TV Solution
Sep 2, 2010 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that Vestel has selected Broadcom® system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for a new line of DVB-T/S-based high definition televisions (HDTVs) that will be demonstrated at this week's IFA 2010 show in Berlin.
News categories: Broadcom, Vestel, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Satellite, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

DivX Announces Broadcom's First DivX Plus™ HD Certified Digital TV Solution
Sep 2, 2010 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) has announced that the Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) BCM3549 connected digital television (DTV) system-on-a-chip (SoC) is the company's first platform to complete DivX Plus™ HD Certification.
News categories: DivX, Broadcom, IFABerlin, Media Player, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Sony Announces 'Video On Demand powered by Qriocity™' Extending Into Europe
Sep 1, 2010 – Sony Online Services (SOLS) is now called Qriocity™. Qriocity is a network service platform that connects many Sony (Tokyo: 6758; NYSE: SNE) network-enabled devices and allows consumers to enjoy high quality entertainment across multiple devices.
News categories: Sony Corp, Qriocity, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, IFABerlin, Portable, Smart TV, Streaming

Trident to Demonstrate the Industry's First Integrated 2D-to-3D Conversion at IFA Show
Sep 1, 2010 – At the IFA show, Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) will be demonstrating the industry's first integrated 2D-to-3D conversion chipset that provides 3D capabilities while also enabling a 3D TV to display the 2D content that exists today.
News categories: Trident Micro, Digital TV, ICs, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Trident to Unveil the Industry's First Integrated 240Hz Frame Rate Converter for 3D Televisions
Sep 1, 2010 – Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced that it will be unveiling the industry's first-integrated 240Hz frame rate converter solution at this week's IFA show in Berlin.
News categories: Trident Micro, ICs, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Trident Announces HiDTV Pro-SXL SoC for Low-Cost, Internet-Ready Digital Televisions
Sep 1, 2010 – Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced its HiDTV Pro-SXL™ digital TV SoC featuring connected-TV, worldwide DTV standards support, and spectacular picture quality through Trident's enhanced Super Resolution (ESR) technology.
News categories: Trident Micro, Digital TV, ICs, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial