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

Ofcom releases UK Communications Market annual report
Aug 14, 2008 – According to Ofcom's latest annual report into the UK's £51 billion communications industry, at the end of 2007 nearly 6 million households (23%) had a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) up by 53% in a year.
News categories: Ofcom, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

NXP Semiconductors Completes Acquisition of Conexant's Set-top Box Operations
Aug 11, 2008 – Following the announcement of April 29 this year, NXP Semiconductors has confirmed the completion of the acquisition of the Broadband Media Processing (BMP) business of Conexant Systems (NASDAQ:CNXT).
News categories: NXP, Conexant, Digital TV, IBCShow, MandA, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

DivX Certifies High-Definition Chip from Broadcom for HDTVs and Set-Top Boxes
Aug 11, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced the high-definition (HD) DivX Certification™ of Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM)'s BCM7405 system-on-a-chip (SoC).
News categories: DivX, Broadcom, Digital TV, Media Player, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

UK - DTG updates D-Book
Aug 8, 2008 – The DTG has announced the release of D-Book 5.01. The 'D-Book' sets out the detailed technical standards for digital terrestrial television in the UK.
News categories: DTG, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

Ocean Blue supports Hong Kong MHEG-5 Profile
Aug 8, 2008 – Ocean Blue has developed support for the Hong Kong MHEG-5 Profile in its middleware for set-top boxes and IDTVs, giving consumer electronics manufacturers a quick route to market.
News categories: Ocean Blue, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

HDTV Silicon Sub-Component Revenues Anticipated to Grow from $5.48 billion in 2008 to more than $6.71 billion by 2011
Aug 6, 2008 – Display Insights' recently introduced 2008 report 'The HDTV Silicon Ecosystem Revealed' has uncovered a powerful inflection point among the 4 competing HDTV silicon sub-architectures that could dramatically alter current leadership positions.
News categories: Display Insights, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

MPEG Video IC Market in Mobile Devices Outpaces Tethered Products
Aug 6, 2008 – The first MPEG video ICs were designed for tethered devices that were powered via a wall outlet. Today the market for mobile MPEG video ICs in battery powered devices is greater than that of the market for MPEG video ICs in tethered devices.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVD, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Integrated Digital TV Shipments to Grow to 143 million. Is the Set-top Box Under Threat?
Aug 4, 2008 – IMS Research is forecasting that shipments of integrated digital TVs (iDTVs) will grow to 143 million in 2013, up from and estimated 52 million in 2007.
News categories: IMS Research, Cable TV, CAM, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, DVR, Market Research, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

MPEG-4 chosen for Irish Digital Terrestrial TV
Jul 31, 2008 – Communications Minister Eamon Ryan has announced that Ireland's first DTT trial will end on August 1st, 2008. The Minister announced the results of the trial, the technology chosen for digital TV in Ireland and a timeline for national rollout.
News categories: Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, Digital TV, Ireland, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial