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

Ofcom awards spectrum licence to Qualcomm UK Spectrum Ltd
May 16, 2008 – Ofcom has announced the outcome of its fifth auction of radio spectrum. This auction was for spectrum in the 1452-1492 MHz band. A licence to use the spectrum has been awarded to a subsidiary of Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) - Qualcomm UK Spectrum Ltd.
News categories: Ofcom, Qualcomm, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation, Smart TV, UK

Panasonic to Showcase tru2way™ Leadership at Cable Show 2008
May 16, 2008 – Panasonic is showcasing its tru2way-based cable product line-up in its booth (#3005) at the Cable Show 2008.
News categories: Panasonic, Cable TV, Content Protection, DOCSIS, DVD, DVR, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Microtune at The Cable Show: Silicon Tuners Drive Next-Generation All-Digital Entertainment and Telecommunications Services
May 15, 2008 – At The Cable Show, Microtune®, Inc. (NASDAQ:TUNE) will showcase state-of-the-art broadband TV tuners that are fueling cable television's evolution to next-generation all-digital entertainment and telecommunications.
News categories: Microtune, Cable TV, DOCSIS, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Sigma Designs to Showcase DOCSIS 3.0 Multi Channel and tru2way™ Set-Top Box at NCTA Cable Show 2008
May 15, 2008 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM), leveraging Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) cable TV technology and VividLogic's tru2way™ software, has announced demonstrations of its DOCSIS 3.0 multi channel and tru2way™ set-top box at the NCTA Cable Show 2008.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Texas Instruments, VividLogic, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Spain - May DTT monthly update released
May 14, 2008 – According to Impulsa-TDT, in March, 427,000 DTT receivers (209,000 IDTVs) were sold, with cumulative receiver sales over the past 12 months of around 5.2 million units.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

Qualcomm Demonstrates MediaFLO and International ISDB-T Mobile TV Standards on Multi-mode Handset
May 12, 2008 – Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) has announced that it has successfully demonstrated the capability to support the MediaFLO™ and International ISDB-T mobile TV standards on a multi-mode handset.
News categories: Qualcomm, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Mobile, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Italy - March 2008 DTT decoder market report update
May 7, 2008 – The DGTVi publishes, in collaboration with GfK, a regular research report covering the development of the digital terrestrial market in Italy. The latest report is for the month of March 2008 with historical data back to February 2004.
News categories: DGTVi, GfK, Digital TV, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Fujitsu to demonstrate new and exciting multimedia devices
May 7, 2008 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) is set to exhibit its latest multimedia devices at ANGA Cable in Cologne, 27-29 May 2008.
News categories: Fujitsu Microelectronics, ANGA COM, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

UK - Freesat launches today
May 6, 2008 – Freesat, the new, free, digital satellite television service has launched. Freesat is a joint venture between the BBC and ITV.
News categories: Freesat, BBC, ITV, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK