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

CANAL+ launches 'CANAL READY' label
Apr 27, 2009 – CANAL+ (Paris: VIV) has announced the creation of CANAL READY, a labelling scheme for new TV equipment. The objective of the label is to reassure consumers of the full compatibility of the equipment with CANAL+ products and services.
News categories: CANAL+ Group, Conditional Access, France, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Haier Licenses MIPS32 Cores for DTV and Set-top Box ICs
Apr 27, 2009 – MIPS Technologies (NasdaqGS: MIPS) has announced that Haier (Beijing) IC Design is leveraging high-performance, low-power MIPS32® processor cores to power DTV and set-top box (STB) SoC designs.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, Haier, China, Licensing, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart TV

SiS Launches First H.264 HDTV Processor - SiS329H
Apr 22, 2009 – Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has unveiled a new high integrated HDTV processor, SiS329H, to address the growing need of receiving the H.264 broadcasting programs in Europe.
News categories: Silicon Integrated Systems, Digital TV, Europe, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

DiiVA 1.0 specification now available
Apr 22, 2009 – Aimed squarely at making the TV a simple, interactive hub of the digital home media network, the Digital Interactive Interface for Video & Audio (DiiVA) consortium has announced the availability of the DiiVA 1.0 specification.
News categories: DiiVA, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV

Amazon VoD Launches High Definition Movies and TV Episodes
Apr 21, 2009 – Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced that customers can rent box-office favorites and purchase top TV shows in HD from Amazon Video On Demand. Customers can select from more than 500 HD TV shows and movies from major studios and networks.
News categories: Amazon, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Portugal Telecom presents DTT compatibility symbol
Apr 20, 2009 – Portugal Telecom (Lisbon: PTC; NYSE: PT) has disclosed the DTT-compatibility symbol, a mechanism of verification of DTT compatibility for devices such as TV sets or decoder boxes.
News categories: Portugal Telecom, Portugal, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

FLO Forum Adopts FLO-Enabled Device Testing & Certification Process Specification
Apr 20, 2009 – The FLO Forum has announced ballot approval of the FLO Device Certification Document. The document addresses testing and certification of FLO devices for organizations working with FLO-based mobile broadcast technology.
News categories: FLO Forum, Smart TV

Adobe Extends Flash Platform to Digital Home
Apr 20, 2009 – Adobe Systems (Nasdaq:ADBE) has announced an optimized implementation of the Adobe® Flash® Platform that delivers high definition (HD) video and rich applications to Internet-connected TVs, set-top boxes, Blu-ray players and other CE devices.
News categories: Adobe Systems, Open Screen Project, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Media Player, NABShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

German CE turnover remains positive in 2008
Apr 17, 2009 – In 2008 the turnover for Consumer Electronics (CE) in Germany remained positive. The market in total increased by 1.7% to a volume of approx. 23.7 billion Euros. 63% of this turnover came from traditional CE products.
News categories: GfK, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, Germany, HD-DVD, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet