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

MaxLinear Enters Cable TV Market With Ultra Low Power Silicon Tuner Family
Aug 10, 2009 – MaxLinear has announced the MxL20xRF family of silicon tuners developed for the digital cable market. The family is aimed at set-top-boxes (STBs), digital video recorders (DVRs), cable modems, EMTAs, cable gateways and cable-enabled TVs.
News categories: MaxLinear, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

China, India, and US Continue to Drive 2009 Set-top Box Shipments
Aug 6, 2009 – Shipments of digital terrestrial (DTT) and satellite (DTH) set-top boxes to China, India, and the United States accounted for more than 60% of total worldwide STB shipments in 2008, and are expected to reach 70% of worldwide shipments in 2009.
News categories: IMS Research, China, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

More than 300 Million DLNA-Certified Consumer Electronics Devices to Ship in 2012
Aug 6, 2009 – According to a new study from ABI Research, nearly 200 million DLNA products shipped in 2008; that number will rise to more than 300 million in 2012, and the growth curve accelerates even faster in the years that follow.
News categories: ABI Research, Digital TV, Gateway, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

STMicroelectronics Introduces New DVB-T Silicon Tuner
Aug 6, 2009 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has introduced a single-chip DVB-T silicon tuner. The STV4100 addresses growing global demand for digital STBs and IDTVs as countries worldwide switch from analog to digital television broadcasting.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

HDTVs in More than Half of All U.S. Homes
Aug 4, 2009 – A recent CTAM tracking Pulse report shows strong growth over the past year in HDTV ownership. In 2009, 53 percent of total U.S. households report owning a high definition television, an 18 percentage point increase in ownership over 2008.
News categories: CTAM, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Smart TV, USA

MIPS Makes Android™ Source Code Available to Public
Aug 3, 2009 – MIPS Technologies (NasdaqGS: MIPS) is working to define standardized Android-based platforms for consumer devices such as set-top boxes, digital TVs, mobile internet devices (MIDs), home media players and VoIP systems.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart TV

RVU Alliance Forming to Accelerate Development Of Remote User Interface Technology
Aug 3, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) and Samsung (Seoul: 005930) are forming an alliance to develop a specification for a 'pixel accurate' Remote User Interface (RUI) that will form the core of the RVU technology.
News categories: RVU Alliance, Digital TV, Home Server, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

LG to Bring VUDU HD Movie Service to Broadband HDTVs
Jul 29, 2009 – LG Electronics (Seoul: 066570) will be the first to introduce broadband HDTVs with the instant-access high-definition (HD) movie service from VUDU. VUDU on-demand movies will be available on LG's TVs with 'NetCast Entertainment Access,' beginning next month.
News categories: VUDU, LG Electronics, Digital TV, Media Player, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

STMicroelectronics Reports 2009 Second Quarter and First Half Financial Results
Jul 28, 2009 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has reported financial results for the 2009 second quarter and first half. On a sequential basis, ST's Consumer segment posted growth of 1%. In comparison to the year-ago quarter, Consumer decreased by 33%.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV