Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

SeaChange powers TTNET IPTV in Turkey
May 9, 2011 – SeaChange (NASDAQ: SEAC) has announced details of its role in TTNET’s nationwide IPTV service, Tivibu Ev (Tivibu Home), part of its multi-screen video service that is currently available in 30 cities across Turkey.
News categories: SeaChange, TTNET, Yvette Kanouff, Tahsin Yılmaz, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Turkey

South Africa to have satellite VOD service
May 9, 2011 – Southtel is to launch a satellite delivered video-on-demand service in South Africa this September. The service, called VOD:TV, has been developed in collaboration with Logiways, and will use set-top boxes from TechnoTrend Görler.
News categories: Logiways, Southtel, TechnoTrend, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, South Africa

Rovi to support Eutelsat KabelKiosk cable Video on Demand Services
May 5, 2011 – Eutelsat (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Rovi Corp. (NASDAQ: ROVI) are combining their skills for the launch of a VoD service on KabelKiosk, the platform of TV channels and services provided by Eutelsat Germany for cable operators in continental Europe.
News categories: KabelKiosk, Rovi Corp, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Content Distribution, HbbTV, Middleware

NDS MediaHighway Enables New HbbTV Service from Alcatel-Lucent for Tele Columbus
May 5, 2011 – NDS and Tele Columbus have announced their cooperation for the launch of a new HbbTV service. The new service will be developed and hosted by Alcatel-Lucent, running on NDS MediaHighway® set-top-box software.
News categories: NDS Group, Tele Columbus, Alcatel-Lucent, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

GMI Selects ANT for German HbbTV Market
May 5, 2011 – ANT (LSE AIM: ANTP) has announced that Good Mind Industries (GMI) has selected the ANT Galio HbbTV Platform for its new range of set-top boxes (STBs). The product line is to be targeted at the HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) retail market.
News categories: ANT plc, GMI, COMAG, Digital TV, Germany, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

ACCESS HbbTV/BBC iPlayer/DLNA Solution Helps HDI Dune Push the Connected TV Innovation Envelope
May 4, 2011 – ACCESS CO. has announced that HDI Dune, the Blu-ray player and set-top box manufacturer, has selected ACCESS' market-leading HbbTV, BBC iPlayer, DLNA and widgets software solutions, to power its connected TV devices.
News categories: ACCESS CO., HDI Dune, Blu-ray, Digital TV, HbbTV, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

ACCESS' Integrated HbbTV/BBC iPlayer/DLNA Solution Helps CreNova Technology Power the Future of Hybrid TV
May 3, 2011 – ACCESS CO. has announced that CreNova Technology has selected ACCESS' HbbTV, BBC iPlayer and DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) software solutions to power its hybrid set-top boxes.
News categories: ACCESS CO., CreNova, Digital TV, HbbTV, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Cablecom Mexico to move to DVB-C with Irdeto
May 3, 2011 – According to NexTV Latam, Cablecom will deploy Irdeto conditional access (CA) and middleware as it rolls out DVB-C in Mexico, adding another operator to the growing list of contracts that Irdeto has in Latin America.
News categories: Irdeto, Cablecom, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Latin America, Mexico, Middleware

Digital TV Labs announces HbbTV compliance test suite and services
May 3, 2011 – Digital TV Labs has announced at ANGA 2011 the launch of an HbbTV test suite, designed to provide core conformance and interoperability testing for manufacturers until a full HbbTV compliance regime is in place.
News categories: Digital TV Labs, ANGA COM, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box