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

Winbox Technologies AG closing equity financing with leading German Venture Capital company TVM Capital
Jun 11, 2008 – Winbox Technologies has announced the closure of the first institutional equity financing round with lead-investor TVM Capital and angel-entrepreneur Robert Schneider, founder and longstanding CEO of publicly listed SCM Microsystems.
News categories: Winbox, TVM Capital, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Software, Venture Capital

Japanese Group Drafts Specifications for IPTV Receivers
Jun 11, 2008 – The 'IPTV Forum', consisting of telecommunication carriers, broadcasters and device manufacturers in Japan, has announced that it has formulated a technical specification draft for IPTV service receivers.
News categories: Networked Digital Television Consortium, IPTV Forum Japan, Digital TV, IPTV, Japan, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Digital Terrestrial Television to Be Primary TV Service in 44% of Western European Households by 2012, Says ABI Research
Jun 11, 2008 – Faced with the imminent closure of analog TV services, a growing number of Western Europeans are opting for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) as a replacement.
News categories: ABI Research, Czech Republic, Digital TV, France, Germany, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK

Cable tru2way™ Platform Gains Endorsements from Major CE and IT Companies
Jun 9, 2008 – Major consumer electronics (CE) and information technology (IT) companies have signed binding memorandums of understanding (MOU) on tru2way™ technology with the top six cable operators in the United States.
News categories: CableLabs, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Spain - June DTT monthly update released
Jun 5, 2008 – According to Impulsa-TDT, in the first quarter of 2008 cumulative sales of receivers in Spain exceeded the threshold of 10 million units and penetration reached 33% of households.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

485 Million to Receive Mobile TV by 2013
Jun 4, 2008 – The number of people receiving Mobile TV will reach 485 million by 2013, with subscriber growth anticipated to be strongest in Asia at first, especially in Korea and Japan, according to predictions made by Cantab Wireless.
News categories: Cantab Wireless, Digital TV, DTMB, ISDB-T, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Smart TV, Subscribers

Xceive Launches XC800 COFDM Digital Demodulator with Exclusive Digital Tuner Interface
Jun 2, 2008 – Xceive has unveiled the XC800 COFDM demodulator. Featuring Xceive's innovative direct digital interface (XDDI), the XC800 enables tight integration with the company's hybrid silicon tuners to provide a highly-optimized silicon front-end solution.
News categories: Xceive, Digital TV, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Malata Selects Xceive Smart Silicon Tuner for Latest Digital Television Line
Jun 2, 2008 – Xceive has announced that Malata has integrated the Xceive's XC5000 tuner IC within 19-inch and 22-inch integrated digital/analog television sets aimed for the European and Australian markets.
News categories: Xceive, Malata, Australia, Digital TV, Europe, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Ocean Blue Demonstrates World's First CI+ Application
Jun 2, 2008 – Ocean Blue Software has produced the world's first CI+ application. The application is the first to use the new Common Interface Plus (CI+) standard, delivering advanced, graphic applications inside a CAM, to run on a CI+ enabled TV.
News categories: Ocean Blue, CI+ Forum, ANGA COM, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV