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

SMiT successfully passes Conax CI Plus CAM Certification
Jun 14, 2010 – Shenzhen State Micro Technology (SMiT) has announced that its SMiT CI Plus CAM (SMiT SECURE PLUS CAM) with Conax CAS7 has successfully completed Conax certification.
News categories: Shenzhen State Micro Technology, Conax, Cable TV, CAM, China, Smart TV

MaxLinear Reaches New Record with More than 100 Million TV Tuner IC Shipments
Jun 9, 2010 – MaxLinear has announced that it has shipped more than 100 million TV tuner ICs. This milestone comes just 12 months after the company announced it had surpassed 50 million units shipped.
News categories: MaxLinear, Cable TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Vestel Standardizes on ACCESS NetFront™ Series DLNA and HbbTV Browser
Jun 8, 2010 – ACCESS CO. and Vestel Electronics have announced that Vestel has selected ACCESS NetFront™ Browser, NetFront™ Living Connect and recently announced HbbTV Plug-in package for its entire range of connected digital TVs and set-top boxes.
News categories: ACCESS CO, Vestel, Digital TV, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

WHDI Demonstrates 3D and Lays Out Standard Roadmap
Jun 7, 2010 – WHDI LLC, the organization responsible for managing and licensing the WHDI™ (Wireless Home Digital Interface™) standard has announced the technical features that will be included in upcoming versions of the WHDI specification.
News categories: Wireless Home Digital Interface, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

KDDI establishes new company, MediaFLO Broadcast Planning Inc.
Jun 3, 2010 – KDDI (Tokyo:9433) has established a new company, MediaFLO Broadcast Planning Incorporated with the aim of expanding into contracted multimedia broadcasting services for mobile terminals using MediaFLO™ (NASDAQ: QCOM) technology.
News categories: KDDI, Digital TV, Japan, Mobile, Smart TV

Zoran Demonstrates Latest DTV and Set-Top Box Platforms at Computex 2010
Jun 3, 2010 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) is demonstrating its latest Internet Connected and 3D DTV and set-top box processor platforms for global consumer electronics manufacturers at Computex 2010 at the Grand Hyatt Taipei.
News categories: Zoran, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Digital TV Labs Appointed As First Test House For Freeview Australia EPG Product
Jun 3, 2010 – Digital TV Labs has become the first test facility to be approved by Freeview Australia as it launches its Freeview EPG product. The product includes an MHEG-based EPG, PVR functionality and support for the hybrid MHEG Interaction Channel.
News categories: Digital TV Labs, Freeview Australia, Australia, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Silicon Labs TV Tuner IC Selected by Mitsubishi for New TVs
Jun 2, 2010 – Silicon Laboratories (Nasdaq: SLAB) has announced that Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America has chosen the award-winning Si217x silicon TV tuner for its Unisen™ brand of Immersive Sound LED TVs.
News categories: Silicon Labs, Mitsubishi, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, USA

Tsinghua Tongfang Releases SARFT-Compliant Internet TV
Jun 1, 2010 – Tsinghua Tongfang (Shanghai: 600100) has released its first Internet TV product following the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television's (SARFT) recent issuance of new regulations on Internet TV.
News categories: Tsinghua Tongfang, China, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming