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BBC Trust approves Project Canvas
Jun 25, 2010 – The BBC Trust has approved the BBC's involvement in Project Canvas, subject to a number of conditions. Completed elements of the Canvas core technical specification are to be published within 20 working days from the final approval.
News categories: BBC, Content Distribution, Middleware, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, UK

Sears Chooses Sonic Solutions to Deliver Movie Downloads
Jun 22, 2010 – Sonic Solutions® (Nasdaq: SNIC) has entered into an agreement with Sears (Nasdaq: SHLD) to provide consumers easy access to Hollywood entertainment on a range of internet-connected devices including TVs, Blu-ray Disc players, and mobile phones.
News categories: Sonic Solutions, Sears, Kmart, Blu-ray, Content Distribution, Media Player, Mobile, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Optimus Clix Achieves 100% Time-Shift TV Services Increase in 5 Months With Espial MediaBase
Jun 22, 2010 – Espial (TSX:ESP) has announced that Optimus Clix (Lisbon:SNC) has doubled the usage of its Time-Shift TV Services in Portugal in the first 5 months of 2010. Espial MediaBase powers the on-demand TV service to Optimus Clix TV customers.
News categories: Espial, Clix, Content Distribution, IPTV, Portugal

NDS Selected by Comcast as Professional Services Partner and Prime Integrator for tru2way Implementations
Jun 21, 2010 – NDS has announced that it has been chosen by Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) to be the Prime Integrator of the company's tru2way software integration project that utilizes the CableLabs tru2way Reference Implementation (RI).
News categories: NDS Group, Comcast, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation Selects Net Insight for HD DTT
Jun 17, 2010 – Net Insight has announced that Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), public broadcaster for the Republic of Cyprus, will use Net Insight's Nimbra platform when it launches the island nation's first high definition services.
News categories: CyBC, Net Insight, Content Distribution, Cyprus, Terrestrial

OIPF Interoperability event demonstrates end-to-end IPTV delivery
Jun 16, 2010 – The Open IPTV Forum has announced the successful completion of its second Interoperability Event. The event culminated in compelling demonstrations of end-to-end IPTV delivery across interoperable equipment and services from OIPF members.
News categories: Open IPTV Forum, Content Distribution, Gateway, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Open Hybrid TV on show at KOBA 2010 Show
Jun 16, 2010 – Korea's Open Hybrid TV (OHTV) system has been shown for the first time at KOBA 2010 in Seoul. OHTV, which is similar in concept to HbbTV, is being developed by Samsung and LG in conjunction with three local broadcasters - KBS, SBS, and MBC.
News categories: Content Distribution, HbbTV, Korea, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Seans Media Builds India's First H.264-Based Cable Service
Jun 16, 2010 – Envivio has announced that Seans Media has used an Envivio video head-end to launch India's first digital cable service featuring high-efficiency H.264 video encoding.
News categories: Envivio, Aerolex, BroadcastAsia, Cable TV, Content Distribution, India

Boxee to Team with Sonic Solutions on Premium Content Streaming
Jun 15, 2010 – Sonic Solutions® (Nasdaq: SNIC) has announced that Boxee will license RoxioNow™ to power premium entertainment storefronts through its Web-to-TV desktop application, as well as upcoming set-top boxes, TVs, and mobile devices running Boxee.
News categories: Sonic Solutions, Boxee, Content Distribution, Media Player, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA