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

Freeview NZ achieves strongest result since launch
Feb 11, 2010 – Freeview NZ has achieved its highest performing quarter since it launched in 2007. The sales figures for the final three months of 2009 put the total number of households able to receive Freeview at 346,116.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Spain - February DTT monthly update released
Feb 11, 2010 – According to Impulsa-TDT, 1.36 million DTT receivers were sold in December, giving a cumulative total for Spain of 25.5 million units. Penetration of DTT in January was 80.8%, up by 3.4 percentage points since the end of 2009.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

16.7 million DTT receivers sold in Italy in 2009
Feb 10, 2010 – The DGTVi publishes a regular research report covering the development of the digital terrestrial market in Italy. Sales of integrated digital TVs (IDTVs) were 6.7 million, and sales of DTT set-top boxes (STBs) were 10.0 million in 2009.
News categories: DGTVi, GfK, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Espial Announces High Performance Browser for Connected TVs
Feb 9, 2010 – Espial® (TSX:ESP) has announced the latest version of its TV Browser product for Connected TVs and Set-Top Boxes. The Espial TV Browser is a platform for Connected TVs with excellent graphic performance, unmatched response time and a great web video experience.
News categories: Espial, IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Samsung and Nagravision Bring Web Services and Video Content to Televisions
Feb 4, 2010 – Nagravision (SIX:KUD.VX) is partnering with Samsung Electronics America to provide TV applications that bring more interactive web services and video content to consumers on Samsung Apps, the world's first HDTV-based application store.
News categories: Nagravision, Samsung, Blu-ray, Content Distribution, Smart TV, Streaming

3D Portion of HDMI Specification Version 1.4 Available for Public Download
Feb 3, 2010 – HDMI Licensing, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface® (HDMI®) specification, has announced that it has made the 3D portion of the HDMI Specification Version 1.4 available for public download on the HDMI Web site.
News categories: HDMI Licensing, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Ultra-HD Video and 3D Video on the Horizon
Feb 3, 2010 – Pay TV operators are in the early stages of deploying 3D TV capability. Early 3D TVs and 3D Blu-Ray players will ship in 2010. In-Stat projects worldwide 3D TV shipments will reach 41 million in 2014.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV

MinDig TV receiver sales booming in Hungary
Feb 2, 2010 – According to sales figures from GfK Hungária, at the end of December, around 4.4% of all Hungarian households, or 19.7% of terrestrial households, had a DVB-T MPEG-4 receiver capable of receiving Antenna Hungária's MinDig TV service.
News categories: Antenna Hungária, MinDig TV, GfK, Content Distribution, Hungary, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

MPEG IC Shipments on Track to Reach 2 Billion units
Feb 1, 2010 – As consumers access digital video on more devices, applications for MPEG digital video compression technology are expanding, particularly in portable devices, reports In-Stat. As a result, shipments of MPEG ICs will reach 2 billion units by 2013.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Mobile, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart TV