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

Farncombe Consulting Proposes Replacing the DVB Common Scrambling Algorithm
Oct 26, 2009 – Farncombe Consulting Group has published a second White Paper on TV Conditional Access (CA), which proposes a possible replacement for the DVB Common Scrambling Algorithm (CSA).
News categories: Farncombe, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Neotion to supply Irdeto CI Plus Modules to Ziggo
Oct 23, 2009 – Neotion (ALTERNEXT:ALNEO) has signed an agreement with Dutch cable operator Ziggo to supply Irdeto Conditional Access Modules (CAM) for use in CI Plus-ready television sets.
News categories: Neotion, Ziggo, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Netherlands, Smart TV

NXP Semiconductors Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results
Oct 23, 2009 – NXP Semiconductors has announced its third quarter results. Home segment sales for the quarter were USD 217 million compared to USD 212 million in the same quarter in 2008, a nominal sales increase of 2.4%.
News categories: NXP, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Microtune Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
Oct 22, 2009 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) has reported results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. Through September 30, 2009, Microtune has shipped a cumulative number of approximately 143.7 million silicon tuner chips.
News categories: Microtune, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

STMicroelectronics Reports 2009 Third Quarter and Nine Month Financial Results
Oct 20, 2009 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has reported financial results for the 2009 third quarter and nine months ended September 26, 2009. In comparison to the year-ago quarter, all market segments decreased with Consumer down by 28%.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Digital TVs Vie to Bring Internet Connectivity to the Living Room
Oct 19, 2009 – With digital televisions (DTVs) supplanting analog models in much of the world, manufacturers are adding new features such as Internet connectivity and wireless HD capability to broaden their appeal, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Broadband, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Opera Software supports HbbTV
Oct 15, 2009 – Opera Software has announced that it has joined the cross-industry consortium that is leading the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) initiative.
News categories: Opera Software, HbbTV, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Wi-Fi Still Rules as Consumer Electronics Network Connections Grow
Oct 13, 2009 – The number of connected consumer electronics devices continues to grow. Home network technologies such as coax and powerline are making inroads, but a report from ABI Research indicates that wireless connections will remain the dominant technology.
News categories: ABI Research, Gaming, Market Research, Smart Home, Smart TV

Overall Market for Consumer Device Semiconductors Declines in 2008
Oct 13, 2009 – According to IDC, the worldwide semiconductor market for consumer devices declined 2.6% from $44.0 billion in 2007 to $42.9 billion in 2008.
News categories: International Data Corp, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet