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

Irdeto Acquires French Company, IDway SAS
Jul 6, 2007 – Irdeto, a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers (JSE: NPN), has announced that it has acquired IDway SAS, a leading software company providing open software solutions for digital TV consumer devices based in Paris, France.
News categories: Digital TV, DVB-MHP, France, MandA, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Ocean Blue to Develop Software for Toshiba 'Donau' SoCs
Jul 6, 2007 – Ocean Blue Software is to release its advanced TV software suite on Toshiba’s ‘Donau’ series of processors. The Linux-based software will allow for fast development of consumer electronics products such as STBs, iDTVs, PVRs, and hard disk/DVD recorders. More …
News categories: Digital TV, DVR, MHEG-5, Middleware, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

European Commission endorses subsidies for digital equipment in Italy
Jun 30, 2007 – The European Commission has decided that subsidies for equipment for the reception of digital television granted by Italy in 2007 are in compliance with EC Treaty state aid rules. More …
News categories: Digital TV, DVB-MHP, Italy, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

HDTV Market to Cross 50 Million Units by 2008, According to New Report
Jun 28, 2007 – A new report titled "HDTV: A Global Strategic Business Report", has been released by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. The report primarily focuses on HDTV capable sets (displays only) and integrated HDTV sets (displays & tuners).
News categories: Global Industry Analysts, Asia, Canada, Digital TV, France, Germany, Italy, Latin America, Market Research, Smart TV, Spain, UK, USA

Toshiba's next-generation digital TV SoC drives down complexity, component count and cost
Jun 28, 2007 – Toshiba has launched the next generation of digital TV system-on-chip (SoC) products with a new device that features industry-leading levels of integration to further simplify and speed the implementation of STB, DTR and IDTV designs.
News categories: Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

EU To Encourage DVB-H Standard For Mobile TV
Jun 26, 2007 – The European Commission is supporting a standard based on Nokia Corp. (NOK) technology for mobile television broadcasting in Europe, according to a draft document obtained by Dow Jones Newswires. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Europe, Mobile, Smart TV

Telecommunications Authority Promulgates the Receiver Specification for Digital Terrestrial Television
Jun 25, 2007 – The Telecommunications Authority has published a two-tier technical specification for DTT receivers so that consumer electronics manufacturers are able to produce and supply compliant DTT set-top boxes and integrated TV sets for the Hong Kong market.
News categories: Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

ASEAN to define guidelines for adoption of digital TV by 2008
Jun 21, 2007 – ASEAN countries are looking to set up a list of criteria to encourage the adoption of digital TV in the region by 2008.
News categories: Asia, Brunei, Cambodia, Digital TV, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Set Top Box, Singapore, Smart TV, Terrestrial, Thailand, Vietnam

Qualcomm's MediaFLO eyes top spot in 6 months
Jun 20, 2007 – MediaFLO, the mobile TV technology arm of U.S. company Qualcomm expects to overtake rivals in user numbers before the end of the year, a senior official said on Tuesday. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Smart TV, Subscribers