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

Blockbuster and Sonic Solutions Team for Internet Movie Delivery
Jan 14, 2009 – Blockbuster and Sonic Solutions have announced an alliance to give consumers access to a vast library of premium digital entertainment across a wide assortment of home (PC and consumer electronics) and mobile devices.
News categories: Blockbuster Inc, Sonic Solutions, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVR, Media Player, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet

Portugal Telecom announces creation of DTT Forum
Jan 13, 2009 – Portugal Telecom (PT) [Lisbon: PTC; NYSE: PT] has announced the constitution of the DTT Forum. The new DTT Forum ensures access by the Portuguese to all information related to the transition from analogue television to DTT.
News categories: Portugal Telecom, DVR, Portugal, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Spain - January DTT monthly update released
Jan 12, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, DTT coverage in Spain increased further to reach over 90% at the close of 2008. Equipment with built-in DTT, mainly TVs, achieved some of the highest sales figures of the year in November.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

To Find The Coolest Set-Top Box Technology, Look Behind The TV with Sony and ADB
Jan 10, 2009 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX:ADBN) is displaying at CES 2009 its tru2way-certified ADB-4820C 'set-back box' developed with Sony (Tokyo:6758; NYSE: SNE). The box mounts behind flat TVs and requires no dedicated remote control.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Sony, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Italy - November 2008 DTT decoder market report update
Jan 9, 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 November 2008 with historical data back to February 2004.
News categories: DGTVi, GfK, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Hard times and empty seats at CES; Will NXP's digital home business survive?
Jan 9, 2009 – 'We can control cost. We can control strategies. But we cannot control the end market's demand,' said Christos Lagomichos, executive vice president and general manager of NXP Semiconductors' Home Business, during an interview with EE Times.
News categories: NXP, CES2025, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Entropic Communications Announces SERIT Platform Corporation to Adopt EN4020 Advanced Silicon Tuner
Jan 9, 2009 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that the EN4020, its new multi-mode hybrid RF CMOS silicon tuner, has been selected by SERIT Platform Corporation, a manufacturer of DVB-T, DVB-C and DVB-S tuner modules.
News categories: Entropic Communications, SERIT Platform Corp, Cable TV, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

LG Adopts Xceive Silicon Tuner for 2009 LCD and Plasma TVs
Jan 8, 2009 – Xceive has announced that LG has selected the XC5000 silicon tuner for its new lines of high-end flat panel TVs. Xceive's XC5000 is the first silicon TV tuner IC accepted into mainstream TV production for worldwide markets.
News categories: Xceive, LG Electronics, Australia, Digital TV, Europe, Korea, New Zealand, Semiconductor, Singapore, Smart TV, Taiwan, USA

Broadband TV Powered by Intel Architecture CPU Developed by Orion Electric and Quixun
Jan 8, 2009 – Orion Electric has developed a broadband TV powered by an Intel Architecture-based CPU jointly with Quixun. Its concept model will be exhibited at CES 2009.
News categories: Orion Electric, Quixun, CES2025, Media Player, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming