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

Cabot middleware to support Freesat
May 13, 2009 – Cabot is extending its middleware suite to support Freesat, the first British free-to-air satellite service which provides around 200 television and radio channels, including High Definition (HD) broadcasts.
News categories: Cabot, Freesat, Digital TV, DVR, MHEG-5, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK

Amtran Selects Xceive Silicon tuner for new TV design
May 13, 2009 – Xceive has announced that Amtran has selected Xceive's XC5000 silicon tuner for its new line of TVs for the Taiwan market. Amtran will utilize the XC5000 to provide a solution for the unique requirements (DVB-T digital plus NTSC analog) in Taiwan.
News categories: Xceive, Amtran, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Taiwan, Terrestrial

NEC announces EMMA Mobile 1-D SoC for portable A/V devices
May 11, 2009 – NEC Electronics (Tokyo: 6723) has announced the availability of a new EMMA Mobile™ 1 series of system-on-chips (SoCs), the EMMA Mobile 1-D, for use in portable audio/visual (A/V) devices such as multimedia players and mobile televisions.
News categories: NEC Electronics, Digital TV, ICs, Portable, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Tablet

Italy - March 2009 DTT decoder market
May 8, 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 March 2009 with historical data back to February 2004.
News categories: DGTVi, GfK, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

More than 10% of US and Japanese households will be '3D enabled' by 2012
May 8, 2009 – A newly-released report from Futuresource Consulting reveals studios, consumer electronics companies, broadcasters, video game vendors and network operators are all poised to power 3D through the consumer diffusion curve.
News categories: Futuresource, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Europe, Japan, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV, USA

Brazil to mandate ISDB in TVs next year
Apr 30, 2009 – The Brazilian Government plans to force manufacturers of TV sets of 32" or above to incorporate ISDB-T digital TV reception capability in new models released next year.
News categories: Ministério das Comunicações, Brazil, Digital TV, ISDB-T, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

802.11n is the Spoiler at the Wireless HD Video Party
Apr 29, 2009 – 802.11n Wi-Fi technology will dominate the wireless HD video market, at least for the next several years, reports In-Stat. WHDI, WirelessHD, and UWB are competing in this space. However, the ubiquity of Wi-Fi technology is proving unstoppable.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart Home, Smart TV

Zoran DTV Revenues Increase 39 Percent Sequentially
Apr 28, 2009 – Zoran (Nasdaq: ZRAN) has reported results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2009. Zoran achieved 39 percent sequential revenue growth in DTV, driven by increasing demand for low- to mid- range LCD TVs.
News categories: Zoran, Results, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Videocon soft launches India DTH service
Apr 28, 2009 – Videocon Industries will launch its Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite service in India on May 1st, after a soft launch on April 27th in Macau in front of its 2,500 dealers.
News categories: D2H, Videocon Industries, ARION, Conditional Access, Digital TV, India, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV