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

HDTV Market to Reach 255 Million Households in 2013
Jul 31, 2008 – The IMS Research study 'The Worldwide Market for High-Definition TV Equipment & Services - 2008 Edition' reveals that an estimated 45 million households worldwide received HDTV service via DTH, cable, IPTV and DTT at the end of 2007.
News categories: IMS Research, Blu-ray, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

SIDSA features its latest multiplatform solutions at IBC
Jul 30, 2008 – SIDSA will showcase its activity in the fields of Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile TV and Conditional Access during IBC. The company will bring its latest innovations to the show, from demodulator chipsets to complete fully interoperable turn-key solutions.
News categories: SIDSA, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, IBCShow, IPTV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Launch of Hong Kong Interactive TV Platform
Jul 30, 2008 – Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) (Hong Kong: 0511) has announced the launch of its MHEG5-based interactive TV service on 8 August 2008, in time for audience to catch up with the latest news on the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
News categories: Television Broadcasts Limited, ASTRI, HKSTP, Digital Living Consortium, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, MHEG-5, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Micronas Launches Digital Terrestrial TV Demodulator for Standard- and High-Definition Broadcast TV in China
Jul 30, 2008 – Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) has announced the DRX 398yZ family of digital terrestrial demodulators targeted at the rapidly growing digital television market in China. The family demodulates according to China's GB20600-2006 standard.
News categories: Micronas, China, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Macrovision Strengthens Connected Platform Solution with Support for DLNA 1.5 Guidelines
Jul 29, 2008 – Macrovision (NASDAQ: MVSN) has launched the latest version of its Connected Platform with full support for Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) Interoperability Guidelines version 1.5.
News categories: Macrovision, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Microtune Surpasses 100 Million TV Tuner Chips Shipped
Jul 29, 2008 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) has announced that it has achieved a major corporate milestone with the shipment of more than 100 million silicon TV tuners.
News categories: Microtune, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

As Online Video Enters the Living Room, User Interfaces Begin the Transition to Web Based Technologies
Jul 29, 2008 – While the rest of the consumer electronics and pay-TV worlds are still stuck in more traditional native code environments, the push for online video and social communities in the living room has resulted in ever-increasing interest in HTML and other web-based technologies on consumer TVs.
News categories: ABI Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Microtune Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
Jul 28, 2008 – For Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE), net revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $26.6 million, a 7% increase compared to net revenue of $24.8 million for the second quarter of 2007.
News categories: Microtune, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

LG Electronics and Funai Electric Sign Tru2way™ MOU
Jul 28, 2008 – CableLabs has announced that LG Electronics (Seoul:066570) and Funai Electric (Tokyo:6839) have signed the multi-industry tru2way™ Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
News categories: CableLabs, LG Electronics, Funai, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, USA