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

SNL Kagan Expects HDTV Sales to Rebound in Late 2009 and Continue Strong into 2010
Sep 29, 2009 – According to SNL Kagan, the market for HDTVs is expected to pick-up in the second half of 2009 and maintain momentum into 2010. SNL Kagan projects 2009 HDTV sales will reach 29.0 million units, up from an estimated 26.2 million in 2008.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV

8 out of 10 UK TV screens now get digital
Sep 29, 2009 – A surge in the conversion of secondary TV sets boosted the total number of UK digitally-enabled TV sets to 80 per cent by the end of June 2009 (up by seven percentage points in three months), new Ofcom research has revealsed.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Leading Companies Form Mobile High-Definition Interface Working Group
Sep 28, 2009 – Nokia (NYSE:NOK), Samsung (KSE:005930), Silicon Image (NASDAQ:SIMG), Sony (NYSE:SNE) and Toshiba (TSE:6502) have set up a working group to create an A/V interface standard for connection of mobile and portable devices to HD TVs and displays.
News categories: Nokia, Samsung, Silicon Image, Sony Corp, Toshiba, Digital TV, Mobile, Portable, Smart TV

Intel Unveils 45nm System-on-Chip for Internet TV
Sep 24, 2009 – Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) has unveiled the Intel® Atom™ processor CE4100, the newest System-on-Chip (SoC) in a family of media processors designed to bring Internet content and services to digital TVs, DVD players and advanced set-top boxes.
News categories: Intel Corp, Digital TV, DVD, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Colombia releases DTT STB/IDTV minimum technical requirements
Sep 23, 2009 – Colombia's National Telecommunications Commission (CNTV) has issued minimum technical specifications that must be adhered to for digital televisions and set-top box decoders for the country's digital terrestrial TV (DTT) market.
News categories: CNTV, Colombia, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

IPTV Finds Its Place With Philips Electronics And GDBTV
Sep 22, 2009 – Philips (AEX: PHI; NYSE: PHG) has joined forces with Global Digital Broadcast (GDBTV) to launch the first television set with a fully-integrated IPTV service.
News categories: GDBTV, Philips, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming, UK

California proposes new TV energy efficiency standards
Sep 21, 2009 – The California Energy Commission proposes to make changes to the Appliance Efficiency Standards contained in the California Code of Regulations. The proposed standards would cover new TVs offered for sale in California beginning in 2011 and 2013.
News categories: California Energy Commission, Digital TV, Regulation, Smart TV, USA

Ziggo digital TV without a set-top box
Sep 16, 2009 – Dutch cable company Ziggo has introduced a Digitale Televisie Module, which in conjunction with a suitable CI Plus (CI+) compatible television set allows for the reception of its TV service without the need for a set-top box.
News categories: Ziggo, CI Plus, Cable TV, CAM, Content Protection, Digital TV, Netherlands, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Internet-Enabled TV Sales to Rise Sixfold by 2013
Sep 15, 2009 – After more than a dozen years of failing to live up to its promise, web access on the television is finally ready for prime time, with retail sales of Internet-Enabled Televisions (IETVs) set to rise by a factor of six by 2013, according to iSuppli.
News categories: iSuppli, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming