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

HDTVs to Grow to 241.2 Million Units by 2012
Oct 22, 2008 – iSuppli forecasts HDTV unit shipments to grow to 241.2 million by 2012, managing a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 20.0 percent, up from 97.1 million units in 2007.
News categories: iSuppli, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV

ANADIGICS' New Fully Integrated 1GHz Digital Tuner Delivers Exceptional Performance For Space Sensitive Video Applications
Oct 21, 2008 – ANADIGICS (Nasdaq: ANAD) has launched the AIT1042, a fully integrated 1GHz tuner that provides exceptionally high linearity and low noise to deliver crystal clear digital video in today's densely loaded CATV systems.
News categories: ANADIGICS, Cable TV, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Samsung and DivX Announce Agreement to Add DivX Video Support to Leading Line of Digital Televisions
Oct 15, 2008 – DivX (Nasdaq:DIVX) and Samsung (Seoul:005930) have announced a multi-year agreement to add high-quality DivX® video playback to a number of Samsung digital television models, for availability in worldwide markets beginning in early 2009.
News categories: DivX, Samsung, Digital TV, Media Player, Smart Home, Smart TV

Panasonic Announces Arrival of First Tru2way™ HDTVs at Retail
Oct 15, 2008 – Panasonic (NYSE: PC) and Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) have announced the arrival of the first tru2way VIERA HDTVs at Abt Electronics in Glenview, IL and officially declared the tru2way platform active in Chicago and Denver.
News categories: Panasonic, Comcast, Abt Electronics, CableLabs, Cable TV, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, USA

Computing and Consumer Electronics Devices Expand the Market for Mobile Video
Oct 15, 2008 – The entry of a broad range of new video-capable mobile devices will have a profound effect on the mobile video market, providing more markets for mobile operators, mobile broadcasters, advertisers and other content owners, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, 5G, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Mobile, Portable, Smart TV, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet

ATIS Validates VueKey Solution to Meet FCC Directive for Separable Security for IPTV
Oct 14, 2008 – ATIS has announced that its IP-Based Separable Security Incubator (ISSI) has proven the viability of an access card broadly compatible with set-top boxes and televisions that enables IPTV companies to ensure the security of high-value content.
News categories: ATIS, CAM, Content Protection, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV

HDIC Cooperates with SMIC for Successful Debut of High Definition TV Transmission Chips during Beijing Olympic Games
Oct 14, 2008 – Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) [NYSE:SMI; Hong Kong:0981] and Shanghai High-Definition IC (HDIC) have co-operated to manufacture HDIC's HD2812 and HD2910 demodulator chips based on China's terrestrial digital TV standard.
News categories: HDIC, SMIC, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, Terrestrial

Auvitek Launches a Highly Integrated GB20600-2006 Compliant DTMB Receiver IC
Oct 13, 2008 – Auvitek has announced the introduction of the AU8822, a highly integrated digital receiver IC solution for the China Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcast (DTMB) market. The AU8822 is fully compliant with the GB20600-2006 National Standard.
News categories: Auvitek, China, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, Terrestrial

LCD-TV to Become Largest Consumer-Electronics Market by 2012
Oct 9, 2008 – Defying challenging economic conditions, the global LCD-TV market is expected to continue its rapid growth during the coming years, causing it to become the largest segment of the consumer-electronics industry by 2012, according to iSuppli.
News categories: iSuppli, Digital TV, DVR, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV