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

NorDig releases a DVB-T2 specification
Jul 1, 2009 – NorDig has specified the minimum requirements for receivers that can receive NorDig compliant signals based on the DVB-T2 specification.
News categories: NorDig, Denmark, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Sweden, Terrestrial

Silicon Labs Introduces the Highest Performance Single-Chip Hybrid TV Tuner
Jun 29, 2009 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has announced the Si2170, a globally-compliant hybrid TV tuner with analog TV demodulator in a single CMOS IC - the industry's first silicon TV tuner to exceed the performance of traditional discrete TV tuners.
News categories: Silicon Labs, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Nine million digital video recorders sold in the UK
Jun 29, 2009 – Latest research from Ofcom reveals that more viewers are taking greater control over the way they watch television as the total number of digital video recorders sold reaches almost nine million (8.9 million).
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

ARM Provides Technology For LG Electronics Digital TVs
Jun 22, 2009 – ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) has announced that LG Electronics (KSE: 066570.KS) has licensed the ARM11™ MPCore™ multicore processor and ARM Mali™-200 and Mali-400 MP graphics processors to power its digital TV (DTV) development revolution.
News categories: ARM, LG Electronics, Licensing, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV

Spain - June DTT monthly update released
Jun 16, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, April's sales of DTT equipment in Spain were 615,000 units, bringing the cumulative sales figure close to 18.2 million. 49% of the DTT receivers sold in April were either LCD or flat-screen TV sets.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

Celestial Semiconductors selects S&T MHEG technology
Jun 16, 2009 – Strategy & Technology has licensed its RedKey™ 2 MHEG solution to Celestial Semiconductors of China. The libraries are being integrated into Celestial's software for markets such as Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand, as well as UK HD Freeview.
News categories: Strategy & Technology, Celestial Semiconductors, Digital TV, DVR, Licensing, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

TV IC Market Experiences Seasonal Decline
Jun 15, 2009 – DisplaySearch's latest research indicates that the TV IC shipments declined seasonally to 30.8 million units for flat panel TVs in Q1'09, according to its Quarterly TV Electronics Report. Shipments were down by 4.3% Q/Q, but up 11% Y/Y.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV

LG Selects Broadcom for New LCD and Plasma Broadband HDTVs
Jun 15, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that its integrated BCM3549 digital TV (DTV) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution has been selected by LG Electronics (KSE: 066570.KS) for its new 'Broadband HDTVs.'
News categories: Broadcom, LG Electronics, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

Game Consoles to Remain Preeminent Device for Web Video on TV in the U.S.
Jun 15, 2009 – The range of connected consumer electronics devices delivering web video into the living room is growing. Networked video game consoles are currently the most utilized devices and will remain so through 2013, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming, USA