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

Broadcom to Acquire Digital TV Business from AMD
Aug 25, 2008 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) and AMD (NYSE: AMD) have announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Broadcom to acquire AMD's digital TV (DTV) business.
News categories: Broadcom, AMD, Digital TV, MandA, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Mitsubishi to Launch New Wireless HDTV With Embedded AMIMON Wireless Chips
Aug 21, 2008 – AMIMON's technology has been selected by Mitsubishi for its High-Definition LCD TV for the Japan. The wireless HDTV is a two-piece system comprised of an LCD panel and a separate HDTV receiver unit that connects to the LCD panel wirelessly.
News categories: AMIMON, Mitsubishi Electric, Digital TV, Japan, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Micronas Introduces Scalable H.264 IDTV Platform for Flat-Panel TV Manufacturers
Aug 21, 2008 – Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) has announced an IDTV system solution for flat-panel TVs. The Pegasus IDTV platform supports 100Hz/120Hz motion blur reduction, personal media playback, home networking, and Digital Sound Projector™ options.
News categories: Micronas, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Global TV Shipments Up 11% Y/Y in Q2'08 on Strong Growth in North America and Among Flat Panel Technologies
Aug 21, 2008 – Global TV shipments improved a robust 11% Y/Y to 47.5M units in Q2'08, which was up 3% Q/Q, according to the latest figures from DisplaySearch's Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV

Intel Introduces First IA System on Chip for Consumer Electronics, Expands Internet to TV Experience
Aug 20, 2008 – At the Intel Developer Forum, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) introduced the Intel® Media Processor CE 3100, the first in a new family of purpose-built System on Chips (SoCs) for Consumer Electronics devices based on the company's Intel architecture (IA).
News categories: Intel Corp, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Intel® and Yahoo!® to Bring the Internet to Television
Aug 20, 2008 – Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) have previewed plans for the Widget Channel, a television (TV) application framework optimized for TV and related consumer electronics (CE) devices that use the Intel Architecture.
News categories: Intel Corp, Yahoo!, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Micronas' Latest 120Hz truD® Solution Provides Superior Picture Quality and Reduced System Cost
Aug 19, 2008 – Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) has announced the FRC-Q, its fifth generation of motion estimation/compensation (ME/MC) frame-rate converters, delivering the Real Motion® experience on Full HD 1080p LCD, PDP and OLED TVs.
News categories: Micronas, ICs, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV

CinemaNow Selects Widevine® to Enable Multiplatform Content Distribution to Consumer Electronics Devices and PCs
Aug 18, 2008 – Widevine Technologies has announced that it has been selected by CinemaNow to secure multiplatform distribution of CinemaNow content to major consumer electronics (CE) devices and PCs.
News categories: Widevine, CinemaNow, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Gaming, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet, USA

North America TV Shipments Surge 28% Y/Y in Q2'08
Aug 14, 2008 – Despite a weaker US economy and rising energy prices that directly impact consumers budgets, North American TV shipments climbed a remarkably strong 26% Q/Q and 28% Y/Y in Q2'08 to more than 9.3M units, according to DisplaySearch.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Canada, Digital TV, Market Research, North America, Smart TV, USA