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

DivX, Inc. Certifies STMicroelectronics' STi710x Family
May 22, 2007 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced that the company has concluded a license agreement with STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) and has completed DivX Certification of ST's STi710x family of chips to enable DivX on set-top box devices worldwide.
News categories: Digital TV, Media Player, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Spain - May digital TV monthly update released
May 9, 2007 – Digital terrestrial TV receiver sales in Spain have passed the 4.4 million unit mark, with 310,757 sold during the month of March.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

Siano and Vishay Launch Smallest UHF Antenna for Mobile TV Applications
May 8, 2007 – Siano Mobile Silicon and Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE: VSH) have unveiled the world’s smallest UHF antenna chip for mobile digital TV applications. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Smart TV

Zoran Corporation Reports First Quarter 2007 Results
Apr 26, 2007 – Zoran (Nasdaq GS: ZRAN) has reported results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2007. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Samsung Designs-In Genesis Microchip's Video Controller
Apr 25, 2007 – Genesis® Microchip Inc. (Nasdaq:GNSS) has announced that Samsung Electronics has selected Genesis’s Torino video controller solution, the FLI30336, to power the video processing in its new Digital TV/Monitor. More …
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

SKYWORTH launches China's IGRS-standardized high-definition TV
Apr 24, 2007 – SKYWORTH has launched a 32-inch high-definition TV in accordance with China's national 3C convergence standard known as intelligent grouping and resource sharing (IGRS), an IGRS Working Group official has said.
News categories: IGRS, Skyworth, China, Digital TV, Smart Home, Smart TV

New Access Browser to Support AcTVila TV Portal Service
Apr 21, 2007 – ACCESS CO., LTD. today announced that it has developed a new digital TV (DTV) browser that supports AcTVila, the broadband digital TV portal service offered by TV Portal Service Corporation (TVPS). More …
News categories: Digital TV, Japan, Middleware, Smart TV

PacketVideo and QUALCOMM Show MediaFLO Device at NAB
Apr 18, 2007 – PacketVideo worked jointly with QUALCOMM to develop a PacketVideo-powered, proof-of-concept demonstration of live streaming TV using MediaFLO(TM) mobile TV technology on a third-party application processor. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, NABShow, Smart TV

Nagravision Announces Support for MediaFLO OpenCA Initiative
Apr 18, 2007 – Nagravision has announced its support of the OpenCA initiative of the FLO Forum. Nagravision is working with the other forum members to define a standard security solution based on well-known and proven design principals used in broadcasting. More …
News categories: Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile, NABShow, Smart TV