Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

Kudelski and Netflix enter long term business relationship
Jan 13, 2015 – Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and the Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD:S) have announced that they have entered into a product relationship enabling Kudelski to pre-integrate its NAGRA anyCAST content protection and OpenTV connectware products with the Netflix service.
News categories: Kudelski, Netflix, Digital TV, Middleware, Patent, Streaming, Worldwide

Zenterio adds HbbTV support with ACCESS
Jan 8, 2015 – Zenterio has announced that its operating system Zenterio OS will be supporting HbbTV in cooperation with ACCESS. The ACCESS NetFront Browser extends core HTML5 functionality to support HbbTV.
News categories: Zenterio, ACCESS CO, Marco Frattolin, Dr. Neale Foster, Digital TV, HbbTV

Broadcom DOCSIS 3.x silicon to support RDK for broadband devices
Jan 7, 2015 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced that its DOCSIS 3.0 and DOCSIS 3.1 ICs support a new open source software stack developed with Comcast. The software will serve as the foundation for a version of the RDK for broadband devices.
News categories: Broadcom, Comcast, Jay Kirchoff, Sree Kotay, CES2025, CPE, DOCSIS, RDK, Semiconductor, USA

STMicroelectronics begins Ultra-HDp60 STB chip shipments
Jan 7, 2015 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has begun delivering to lead customers its latest Ultra-HDp60 quad-core system-on-chip ICs (STiH314/318 and STiH414/418), part of its Cannes/ Monaco family. Several OEMs have already selected the SoCs for next-generation Ultra-HD products.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Philippe Notton, Android TV, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, RDK, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Morega demos media mobility on Intel Ultra HD gateway at CES2015
Jan 6, 2015 – Morega Systems has announced that it will demonstrate a headed gateway solution at CES that combines Intel's Baker Lake reference design for Ultra HD, HEVC and DOCSIS 3.1 with Morega's placeshifting software.
News categories: Morega Systems, Intel Corp, ViXS, Buddy Snow, CES2025, Digital TV, Gateway, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor, Worldwide

MediaTek collaborates with Google on Ultra HD Android TV
Jan 6, 2015 – MediaTek has announced a collaboration with Google on the world's first Ultra HD TV platform solution for Android TV - made possible through Google's Android TV software integration on MediaTek's MT5595 System-on-Chip hardware.
News categories: MediaTek, Android TV, Apps, CES2025, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Worldwide

MediaTek SoC designed into Sony's first Android TV
Jan 6, 2015 – MediaTek has announced that the company’s smart TV System on Chip (SoC) will be used in the first Sony Android TV incorporating Sony's unique picture-quality algorithm, and enable Android 5.0 Lollipop software to run seamlessly.
News categories: MediaTek, Sony Visual Products, Ching-Jiang Hsieh, Masashi Imamura, Android TV, CES2025, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Worldwide

Matchstick launches Flint open source streaming platform
Jan 5, 2015 – Matchstick has announced Flint, an open software and open hardware video-streaming platform created with Mozilla’s Firefox OS inside. In addition, the company has announced hardware partnerships with both Phillips/AOC and TCL to distribute Flint enabled products.
News categories: Matchstick, AOC, TCL Multimedia, Jack Chang, Sean Shih, Rita Chao, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming, Worldwide

Firefox OS powers Panasonic's 2015 Life+Screen Smart TVs
Jan 5, 2015 – Panasonic has announced that it has collaborated with Mozilla to create an interactive User Interface powered by Firefox OS, which will be available on Panasonic's Life+Screen Smart TVs. Panasonic's 2015 line includes the CX850, CX800, CX650, and CX600 series.
News categories: Mozilla, Panasonic, Andreas Gal, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV