DVB-MHP (Multimedia Home Platform) News

Spain - December DTT monthly update released
Dec 14, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, 957,000 DTT receivers were sold in October, giving a cumulative total for Spain of 23.4 million units. Based on reporting from TNS Sofres, penetration of DTT in Spanish households was 74.7% in November.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVB-MHP, DVD, DVR, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

ADB launches Mediaset Premium capable HD DTT STB in Italy
Oct 1, 2009 – ADB (SIX:ADBN) has announced the launch of its first high definition interactive digital terrestrial (DTT) set-top box for the Italian retail market that will also allow Italian football fans to watch Serie A in high definition.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Mediaset Premium, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, Italy, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Italy - July 2009 DTT decoder market
Sep 14, 2009 – The DGTVi publishes, in collaboration with GfK, a regular research report covering the development of the digital terrestrial market in Italy. The latest report is for the month of July 2009 with historical data back to February 2004.
News categories: DGTVi, GfK, DVB-MHP, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Alticast to Showcase Its Latest Digital and Interactive TV Solutions at IBC 2009
Sep 11, 2009 – Alticast has announced that it will reveal its latest technology for interactive TV during IBC. Alticast will unveil the world's first single middleware, dual interactive commercialised hybrid receiver, powered by Alticast's Alticaptor middleware.
News categories: Alticast, Cable TV, DVB-MHP, DVR, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

Ocean Blue's CI+ 'Turbo' software passes the test
Aug 27, 2009 – Ocean Blue Software's CI+ has been enhanced with extra features. The latest version of the CI+ specification details optional features which Ocean Blue Software has already incorporated into their Sunrise CI+ product.
News categories: Ocean Blue, CI Plus, Content Protection, DVB-MHP, DVR, IBCShow, Smart TV

ADB launches Tivù Sat i-CAN MHP box for Italy
Aug 26, 2009 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SIX:ADBN) has announced the launch of an interactive digital satellite set-top box, the i-CAN1110SH, designed for the Italian Tivù Sat offering. The box is to be distributed in Italy by ADB's partner ZAP.
News categories: Tivù, Advanced Digital Broadcast, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, Italy, Satellite, Set Top Box

Multimedia Polska grows to 100,000 digital TV subscribers
Jun 22, 2009 – Latens has announced that Multimedia Polska's hybrid DVB-C and IPTV service - secured by Latens software-only Conditional Access - has reached 100,000 subscribers.
News categories: Latens, Multimedia Polska, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, IPTV, Middleware, Poland, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Leading-edge Digital Technologies at BroadcastAsia 2009
Jun 11, 2009 – BroadcastAsia returns to the Singapore Expo on 16 19 June 2009. MediaCorp, Skycom Satellite Systems and Zentek Technology Singapore will demonstrate an open standard, end-to-end MHP-based interactive television system.
News categories: BroadcastAsia, Skycom, Zentek, MediaCorp, BroadcastAsia, DVB-MHP, DVB-T2, Set Top Box

Italy - April 2009 DTT decoder market
Jun 10, 2009 – The DGTVi publishes, in collaboration with GfK, a regular research report covering the development of the digital terrestrial market in Italy. The latest report is for the month of April 2009 with historical data back to February 2004.
News categories: DGTVi, GfK, DVB-MHP, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial