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

Spain - November DTT monthly update released
Nov 12, 2008 – According to Impulsa-TDT, in the month of September, 546,000 DTT receivers were sold in Spain which places the cumulative sales figure at 13 million tuners.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

Circuit City Stores, Inc. to Reorganize Under Chapter 11
Nov 10, 2008 – Circuit City (NYSE: CC) has announced that it has filed a voluntary petition for reorganization relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
News categories: Circuit City, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Finance, Gaming, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Softbank Mobile backs ISDB-Tmm over MediaFLO for mobile TV
Nov 7, 2008 – Softbank Mobile has decided to use the ISDB-Tmm protocol for its mobile TV. Originally, Softbank backed MediaFlo along with KDDI.
News categories: Softbank Mobile, Digital TV, Japan, Mobile, Smart TV

Mobile Video Infrastructure Market Ramps Up In Spite of Economy
Nov 6, 2008 – The market for mobile video infrastructure will experience rapid growth rates over the next several years in spite of the economy, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV

Slovenia announces DVB-T receiver specifications
Nov 4, 2008 – APEK has released a requirements specification for DVB-T receivers for use in the Republic of Slovenia. The document is applicable for stand-alone SD and HD set-top boxes (STB) and also for integrated receivers (IDTVs).
News categories: APEK, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Slovenia, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Trident Microsystems Reports Results for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009
Nov 3, 2008 – Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. For the quarter, the company reported net revenues of $34.8 million, a 61% decrease from the $88.2 million reported in the year before quarter.
News categories: Trident Micro, Results, Semiconductor, Smart TV

First Implementation of Dolby Digital Plus for HD Terrestrial TV
Oct 31, 2008 – Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) has announced that Dolby® Digital Plus and Dolby Digital have been chosen by France's new national HD terrestrial broadcasters for the Television Numerique Terrestre HD (TNT HD) platform, launched this week.
News categories: Dolby, Digital TV, France, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Changhong develops Apollo I SoC
Oct 30, 2008 – Changhong (Shanghai: 600839) affiliate Panovasic Technology has developed a system on chip (SoC) named Apollo I. Changhong plans to use the design as the basis for further developments in the fields of mobile multimedia and HD digital TV.
News categories: Changhong, Panovasic Technology, China, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Broadcom Chips Bring Full 1080p DivX® Video to Digital Televisions
Oct 29, 2008 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) has announced the high-definition (HD) DivX Certification™ of three new digital television (DTV) SoCs (BCM3548, BCM3549 and BCM3556) from Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM).
News categories: DivX, Broadcom, Digital TV, Media Player, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming