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

FLO TV to Expand Offering with Interactive Capabilities, On-demand Content and Time-shifted Viewing
Apr 13, 2010 – FLO TV (Nasdaq: QCOM) has announced at the 2010 NAB Show that it is working to enhance its mobile TV service with new applications that integrate video with Web-based content and social media tools.
News categories: FLO TV, Mobile, NABShow, Smart TV, USA

Samsung and Microsoft Announce Plans to Expand Access to Digital Entertainment
Apr 13, 2010 – Samsung (KSE: 005930.KS) has announced plans to include Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) PlayReady content access and protection technology in devices spanning mobile phones, digital video players, televisions and other device offerings.
News categories: Microsoft, Samsung, Blu-ray, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Mobile, Smart Home, Smart TV

LG Electronics Demonstrates World's First ATSC Non-Real-Time 3D TV Broadcast
Apr 13, 2010 – LG Electronics (KSE: 066570.KS) is making the first public demonstration of the Non-Real-Time (NRT) technologies contemplated in ATSC 2.0. The world's first broadcast of NRT 3D TV takes place at the 2010 NAB convention in Las Vegas.
News categories: LG Electronics, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Korea, Metaverse, NABShow, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, USA

JENA and Qtv to Bring the Qtv Internet TV Media Player to JENA STBs and TVs
Apr 12, 2010 – JENA, a division of JIUZHOU Electric, and Qtv have announced that that they will partner to integrate Qtv's Internet TV media player with JENA's network connected set-top boxes (STBs) and televisions.
News categories: Qtv, JENA Corp, Widevine, Digital TV, Media Player, NABShow, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Strategy & Technology launches S&T Player and Mediator for VOD and Catch-up TV
Apr 11, 2010 – Strategy & Technology (S&T) will launch S&T Player and Mediator, for Video on Demand (VoD) and Catch-up TV services, at NAB 2010. The S&T Player is a data-driven VoD application for MHEG-enabled integrated digital TVs (iDTVs) or set-top boxes.
News categories: Strategy & Technology, MHEG-5, Middleware, NABShow, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

LG and Telstra announce first Flatscreen TV with BigPond® Movies
Apr 9, 2010 – LG Electronics (KSE: 066570.KS) and Telstra (ASX:TLS) have announced an alliance that will see the two companies be the first in Australia to come together to bring BigPond® Movies to LG's new range of flatscreen TVs.
News categories: LG Electronics, Telstra, Australia, Digital TV, IPTV, Smart TV, Streaming

Connected TVs booming in Germany
Apr 8, 2010 – In the past year, according to a survey by the GfK, 550,000 TV sets with built-in web access were sold in Germany. In 2010, based on calculations by BITKOM, that number will be around 2 million units - nearly a quadrupling of sales.
News categories: BITKOM, GfK, Germany, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming

Microsoft Platform Powers Silverlight and IIS Media Experiences Across Multiple Screens
Apr 8, 2010 – Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has announced that it is working with Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) to deliver reference designs that will provide the Silverlight platform to STBs, connected TVs, Blu-ray Disc players and other CE devices.
News categories: Microsoft, Blu-ray, Content Protection, Digital TV, Media Player, Middleware, NABShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

DisplaySearch Upgrades 3D-Capable TV Shipment Forecast
Apr 8, 2010 – With the first round of 3D-capable TVs now reaching retail floors and plans for the top TV manufacturers to bring more products to market soon, DisplaySearch has increased its 2010 forecast for 3D-capable TV shipments.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV