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

Zoran Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
Jul 28, 2008 – Zoran (Nasdaq GS: ZRAN) has reported results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2008. Revenues of $128.7 million for the second quarter of 2008 were 28 percent DTV, 15 percent DVD, 7 percent mobile phone processors and 50 percent other.
News categories: Zoran, Digital TV, DVD, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Samsung's MediaLive: the Ultimate HDTV Accessory, Bringing Digital Content from the PC to the Big-Screen
Jul 23, 2008 – MediaLive from Samsung (Seoul:005930) delivers digital content in real-time from Windows Media Center on a PC running Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows Vista to the big screen of a Samsung HDTV via a wireless or wired home network.
News categories: Samsung Electronics, Digital TV, Media Player, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Ocean Blue develops hot-plug USB software to turn TVs and set-top boxes into PVRs
Jul 23, 2008 – Ocean Blue has developed a hot-plug USB software extension for set-top boxes and integrated Digital TVs that allows consumers to activate PVR functionality on low-cost base models by simply plugging in a USB memory stick or USB hard drive.
News categories: Ocean Blue Software, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Leaders in Consumer Electronics and Wireless High-definition Video Delivery To Discuss the Next Wave of Wireless Audio/Video Connectivity
Jul 23, 2008 – AMIMON, Hitachi (Tokyo:6501), Motorola (NYSE:MOT), Samsung (Seoul:005930), Sharp (Tokyo:6753) and Sony (Tokyo:6758) have announced the formation of a special interest group to develop Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI™) technology.
News categories: AMIMON, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

June 2008 Japan Domestic Shipments of Major CE Products
Jul 23, 2008 – Japan Domestic Shipments of Major Consumer Electronic Equipment (June 2008) - DVD players/Recorders, HD DVD/Blu-ray, Camcorders, Satellite Tuners, ...
News categories: JEITA, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Japan, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

STMicroelectronics Reports 2008 Second Quarter and First Half Revenues and Earnings
Jul 22, 2008 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) continued to increase shipments of its leading-edge H.264 decoder chips for the worldwide deployment of high-definition digital set-top-boxes and integrated digital TVs.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

The World of Web TV - Coming Soon To 186 Million TV Screens Near You
Jul 22, 2008 – Web video, and TV services like YouTube and the BBC iPlayer are no longer confined to PC users according to Strategy Analytics. By the end of 2008, 186 million connected TV devices will be able to access some form of Internet content.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVR, Gaming, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

NXP Semiconductors Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results
Jul 22, 2008 – NXP has announced second quarter sales of USD 1,524 million, a comparable decrease of 1.9% on the second quarter of 2007 and a comparable decrease of 0.6% over the first quarter of 2008, reflecting the continuing softness of the overall market.
News categories: NXP, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Loewe Selects NXP to Power Full-HD LCD TVs
Jul 22, 2008 – Loewe has chosen the flagship video post-processor from NXP Semiconductors, PNX5100 to deliver full-HD picture quality on its latest 37-inch and 40-inch LCD TV line-up.
News categories: NXP, Loewe, Semiconductor, Smart TV