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

Italy - April 2009 DTT decoder market
Jun 10, 2009 – The DGTVi publishes, in collaboration with GfK, a regular research report covering the development of the digital terrestrial market in Italy. The latest report is for the month of April 2009 with historical data back to February 2004.
News categories: DGTVi, GfK, DVB-MHP, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

FLO TV to cover the whole U.S.
Jun 10, 2009 – FLO TV (Nasdaq: QCOM) has announced that the FLO TV™ service will expand its service nationwide following the DTV transition on June 12, which frees up broadband spectrum for FLO TV's dedicated network.
News categories: FLO TV, Digital TV, Mobile, Smart TV, USA

Sonic Solutions Selects Widevine for Video Optimization and DRM
Jun 8, 2009 – Widevine® and Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC) have announced that Widevine adaptive streaming, interactive DVD/Blu-ray features and DRM will help facilitate Roxio® CinemaNow® digital entertainment on broadband-enabled consumer electronics.
News categories: Widevine, Sonic Solutions, Blu-ray, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, Gaming, Media Player, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet, USA

Ittiam and NXP Semiconductors License Sorenson Spark Video Decoder
Jun 2, 2009 – Sorenson Media has announced that Ittiam and NXP Semiconductors have licensed the Sorenson Spark decoder to enable Internet video on consumer electronic devices, including mobile phones, mobile computing devices, set-top boxes and connected TVs.
News categories: Sorenson Media, Ittiam, NXP, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Big Growth Ahead for Connected HDTVs, Blu-ray Players and Digital Media Adapters
Jun 1, 2009 – Connectivity will be a force to reckon with according to Yankee Group's connected device forecast, which predicts more than 60 percent of U.S. households will have a home network by 2013.
News categories: Yankee Group, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

CEA Brings Back Energy Consumption Working Group
May 28, 2009 – The CEA's Video Systems Committee has announced the reactivation of its Set-Top Box Energy Consumption working group. The group will help develop standards to measure energy consumption in TVs and other related video technologies and devices.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Smart TV

HDMI Licensing Announces HDMI Version 1.4 Features
May 28, 2009 – HDMI Licensing has announced the features that will be incorporated in the upcoming HDMI 1.4 specification including capabilities such as Ethernet connectivity and an Audio Return Channel to enable upstream audio connections via the HDMI cable.
News categories: HDMI Licensing, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Internet-Video-Capable CE Shipments to Nearly Quintuple by 2013
May 27, 2009 – Driven by the broadband access boom, global shipments of consumer-electronics devices capable of supporting Internet video are set to rise by nearly a factor of five from 2009 to 2013, according to iSuppli Corp.
News categories: iSuppli, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Zoran Introduces SupraHD® 787 HDTV Processors for 1080P DTV
May 27, 2009 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) has announced that its advanced SupraHD® 787 HDTV processors are now available to qualified DTV manufacturers supplying the premium ATSC digital TV market in the U.S.
News categories: Zoran, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, USA