Streaming (Over-the-top, OTT, P2P, PC-TV, Internet TV, online video, IP Video) News

Android to accelerate convergence in consumer devices
Feb 15, 2011 – There will be an installed base of 140 million Android portable devices by the end of 2011, according to IMS Research forecasts. This provides an exciting opportunity for pay-TV operators, according to the market research firm.
News categories: IMS Research, Market Research, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24

DivX and Freescale Collaborate to Support DivX TV™ and Drive DivX HD™ Playback Adoption
Feb 15, 2011 – DivX® (NASDAQ: SNIC) has announced an expanded collaboration with Freescale Semiconductor to adopt DivX HD™ technology across multiple platforms and support DivX TV™ on its chipsets.
News categories: Freescale, DivX, Media Player, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor

SPB TV 3.0: New Mobile TV App Store for Broadcasters Launched
Feb 15, 2011 – SPB Software has announced SPB TV 3.0, an app store-like publishing platform designed especially for TV channels, offering broadcasters and content owners the opportunity to distribute content to mobile devices worldwide.
News categories: SPB Software, Apps, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mobile, MWC24

Newport Media Introduces Family of Digital Television ICs with Integrated Audio-Video Decoder Functionality
Feb 15, 2011 – Newport Media has announced customer sampling of its NMI5625 dual-mode ISDB-T/analog TV and NMI5325 single-mode ISDB-T television ICs. Both ICs feature integrated H.264/AAC audio/video (A/V) decoding.
News categories: Newport Media, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Latin America, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor

woomi Incorporates blinkx Video Content in OTT Offering
Feb 15, 2011 – blinkx (LSE AIM: BLNX) has announced a partnership with Miniweb Technologies to give audiences worldwide access to blinkx's index of over 35 million hours of online video through Miniweb's 'woomi' connected TV service.
News categories: blinkx, Miniweb, woomi, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, UK

China's Tri-networks Convergence Market Speeds Up
Feb 15, 2011 – CCID Consulting (HKSE:08235)'s latest report examines the development of China's emerging Tri-networks Convergence market. In July 2010, China's Ministry of Industry and Information released the list of pilot cities for Tri-networks Convergence.
News categories: CCID Consulting, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Streaming, Subscribers

New IEEE P2200 Draft Standard Aims To Deliver High Quality Mobile Experience (HQME) To Consumers Worldwide
Feb 14, 2011 – The HQME Steering Committee, a newly formed group of mobile and content industry leaders, has announced a proposed industry standard aimed at addressing challenges of efficiently managing and delivering data from mobile networks to mobile devices.
News categories: HQME, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mobile, MWC24, Streaming

MIPS Technologies Processor Cores to Power Mobile TV Devices from MaxRise
Feb 14, 2011 – MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ: MIPS) has announced that MaxRise Inc., a Macronix International Co., Ltd. Group Company, has licensed its MIPS32® M4K® processor core to develop mobile TV solutions.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, MaxRise, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

iVOD to Exceed EST in U.S. Online Movie Market in 2013
Feb 14, 2011 – U.S. movie Internet video on demand (iVOD) revenue will rise to exceed that of electronic sell-through (EST) for the first time ever in 2013, according to new IHS Screen Digest research.
News categories: Screen Digest, Market Research, Streaming, USA