Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

TV Genius Brings Content Discovery to the Second Screen and Connected Home at IBC
Sep 7, 2011 – TV Genius has announced that it has developed partnerships with Netgem (Paris: NTG FP 7537; ETGM) and Marmalade. These new partnerships will enhance consumers' content discovery experience across different devices and into the connected home.
News categories: Netgem, TV Genius, Marmalade, Apps, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smartphone, Streaming

iWedia at the forefront of Smart TV developments with HbbTV, DLNA, CI Plus, and Android4TV products
Sep 7, 2011 – iWedia has announced that it will be presenting its latest developments at IBC. iWedia will be showcasing its turnkey software solution for hybrid set-top boxes.
News categories: iWedia, CAM, HbbTV, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smartphone, Tablet

Multi 'X' Solutions the Focus for EchoStar Europe at IBC2011
Sep 7, 2011 – EchoStar Europe (NASDAQ:SATS) has announced that at IBC2011 it will showcase an array of products that will enable pay TV operators to exploit the potential of IP connectivity and expand their business models towards new markets.
News categories: EchoStar Europe, DVR, HbbTV, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smartphone, Tablet

Viaccess showcases 'TV Solutions Tailored to Your Needs' at IBC
Sep 6, 2011 – At IBC 2011, Viaccess (Paris: FTE; NYSE: FTE), owner of Orca Interactive, will show service providers how to protect and enhance the value of content services with 'TV solutions tailored to your needs'.
News categories: Viaccess, Conditional Access, Content Protection, IBCShow, Middleware

Vidiactive and Amino partner to provide social 'sharing' multi-screen, anytime, web-video viewing
Sep 5, 2011 – Amino (LSE: AMO) is to embed Vidiactive's VideoBee service into its Freedom Media Centre - adding new social 'sharing' multi-screen, anytime, web viewing functionality to the platform.
News categories: Amino, Vidiactive, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

MStar and Channel Islands Partner to Bring Advanced TV Advertising and Applications to Set Top Boxes
Sep 2, 2011 – MStar has announced that Channel Islands advanced TV Advertising and TV Applications have been integrated onto the MStar 785X system-on-chip (SoC) series.
News categories: MStar Semi, Channel Islands, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

httv partners with Metalligence over OTT
Sep 2, 2011 – httv has announced the integration of its new STB turnkey solution named 'httvBOX', on Metalligence STB, to create an advanced and cost effective solution for OTT.
News categories: httv, Metalligence, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

ALi and Cubiware Partner to Address Growing Demand for Hybrid Set-top Boxes
Sep 2, 2011 – ALi Corporation (TPE:3041) and Cubiware have jointly announced a broad-based collaboration to provide best-of-breed yet cost efficient Hybrid Set-top Box solutions for Pay TV operators.
News categories: ALi Corp, Cubiware, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

The First Brain Computer Interface Smart TV
Sep 2, 2011 – The world's first Brain-Computer Interface Technology (BCI) Smart TV will debut at IFA. Manufactured by Haier and Powered by NeuroSky ThinkGear technology, the Haier Cloud Smart TV offers the ability for users to interact with their TV using their brains.
News categories: Haier, NeuroSky, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Middleware, Smart TV