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SENSIO launches 2D content in 1080p60/50 broadcast feature
Sep 3, 2009 – SENSIO (TSX: SIO) presents a premiere at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) of the new functionality offered by SENSIO® 3D technology: live broadcasting of 2D content in 1080p60/50.
News categories: SENSIO, Content Distribution, IBCShow

T-VIPS DVB-T2 Gateway Simplifies Migration to DVB-T2
Sep 2, 2009 – T-VIPS has announced the IBC launch of the T-VIPS DVB-T2 Gateway. The DVB-T2 Gateway is the only hardware solution required to convert a DVB-T headend for full DVB-T2 compliance.
News categories: T-VIPS, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Terrestrial

Entone & Edgeware Partner To Offer Integrated IPTV Solution
Sep 2, 2009 – Entone and Edgeware have announced that Entone's market leading IP video gateways and media hubs are fully integrated with Edgeware's widely-deployed video-on-demand (VOD) servers.
News categories: Entone, Edgeware, Content Distribution, Gateway, IBCShow, IPTV, Set Top Box

TV 2 Selects Cisco to Launch HD Digital TV Across Norway
Sep 2, 2009 – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced that TV 2 Norway has selected a Cisco® MPEG encoding and Internet Protocol (IP) video system platform for its new high-definition digital terrestrial television (HD-DTT) play-out facility in Bergen, Norway.
News categories: Cisco Systems, TV 2 Norway, Content Distribution, IBCShow, Norway, Terrestrial

Pace profiles Pay TV innovation at IBC 2009
Sep 2, 2009 – At IBC, Pace will demonstrate how its technology is making it possible for pay TV operators to deliver protected content and services and create an enhanced, yet easily accessible interactive consumer TV experience that puts the viewer in control.
News categories: Pace plc, Content Distribution, DVR, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Smart Home

NDS Launches EPG Framework to Give Pay-TV Operators Control of the User Experience
Sep 2, 2009 – NDS has announced NDS EPG Framework™, an end-to-end infrastructure developed to enable broadcasters to design, deploy and manage their own Electronic Programme Guides (EPG) cost-effectively.
News categories: NDS Group, Content Distribution, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box

Fraunhofer Browser-Based IPTV Technologies Link Internet, TV, and Mobile Phone
Sep 1, 2009 – At the 2009 IFA, Fraunhofer FOKUS will present its IPTV Ecosystem. This technology allows seamless integration of Web-based media functions with IPTV and telecommunication environments. The result: cross-platform use for Web, TV, and mobile phones.
News categories: Fraunhofer FOKUS, Content Distribution, IFABerlin, IPTV, Middleware

Entone Amulet And Hydra Integrated With Conklin-Intracom fs|cdn IPTV
Aug 31, 2009 – Entone and Conklin-Intracom have announced the interoperability of Entone's Hydra IP Video Gateway and Amulet IPTV Receiver with Conklin-Intracom's fs|cdn® IPTV solution. One successfully deployed customer is Delhi Telephone in Delhi, NY.
News categories: Entone, Conklin-Intracom, Delhi Telephone, Broadband, Content Distribution, Fibre, Gateway, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Sri Lanka allocates money for DVB-T transition
Aug 28, 2009 – Plans are being made by Sri Lanka's Mass Media and Information Ministry to introduce DTT in the country next year. Money has been allocated to both the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corp. (SLRC) and Independent Television Network (ITN) in the 2010 budget.
News categories: Mass Media and Information Ministry, Rupavahini, Independent Television Network, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Sri Lanka, Terrestrial