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

Zoran Licenses RealD Format for Delivery of 3D Content on CE Products
May 25, 2010 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) and RealD have announced that Zoran has licensed the stereoscopic RealD Format and will incorporate support for 3D content delivery and display technology into its TV, set-top box and Blu-ray products.
News categories: RealD, Zoran, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Licensing, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV

ATSC Establishes Planning Teams For Next Generation TV Technologies
May 21, 2010 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has announced plans to explore opportunities in three important areas: terrestrial broadcast delivery of 3D TV, next-generation television broadcasting systems and Internet-connected TV technologies.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, ATSC 3, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, USA

Maxim extends silicon tuner family with the MAX2136
May 20, 2010 – Maxim (NASDAQ: MXIM) has introduced the MAX2136, a DTT tuner for ISDB-T and DVB-T applications. Combining low power consumption with excellent performance, the device achieves a low noise figure of 3.8dB while only consuming 210mW.
News categories: Maxim Integrated Products, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Updated Set-top Box Statistics from IMS Research
May 20, 2010 – IMS Research has updated its Online Digital Set-top Box & iDTV Database with new information regarding TV households split by reception platform, STB and iDTV shipments and revenues, and profiles for operators in 68 countries.
News categories: IMS Research, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

53.5 million free-to-air DTT homes in Latin America in 2015
May 20, 2010 – NexTV Consulting has released a new report on Latin America's DTT and free-to-air markets. In 2015, 60 million Latin American homes will be fitted with receivers that will capture Free-To-Air Digital TV.
News categories: NexTV Latam, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Latin America, Market Research, Satellite, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Sony and Google Establish Strategic Alliance to Deliver Cloud-based Products and Services
May 20, 2010 – Sony (NYSE:SNE) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) have announced an alliance based on Google's Android OS platform. As a first step, Sony will introduce 'Sony Internet TV,' the first TV to incorporate the 'Google TV' platform.
News categories: Google Inc, Sony Corp, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming

Industry Leaders Announce Open Platform to Bring Web to TV
May 20, 2010 – At the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco, leading industry players announced the development of Google TV - an open platform that adds the power of the web to the TV viewing experience, ushering in a new category of living room devices.
News categories: Google Inc, Sony Corp, Intel Corp, DISH Network, Logitech, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Russia Leads Eastern Europe in Set Top Box Shipment Growth
May 19, 2010 – Preliminary results from IMS Research's forthcoming 2010 study on The World Market for Set-top Boxes and iDTVs has revealed that nearly 26 percent of EMEA's digital STB shipments were deployed into Eastern Europe in 2009.
News categories: IMS Research, Czech Republic, Digital TV, DVR, Hungary, Market Research, Poland, Romania, Russia, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Samsung Takes 3D TV into the UK Home
May 18, 2010 – Samsung (Seoul: 005930) has announced the sale of the first 3D televisions in the UK. The 3D TV is available stand alone or as a 3D package bundle, complete with a Samsung 3D Blu-ray player and two pairs of Samsung Active Shutter 3D glasses.
News categories: Samsung, Metaverse, Smart TV, UK