Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

SmarDTV to purchase assets from French technology company Iwedia
Dec 2, 2010 – SmarDTV (SIX: KUD.S) has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase certain assets from French technology company Iwedia including the transfer of all staff (approximately 20) from Iwedia to SmarDTV.
News categories: SmarDTV, CAM, Digital TV, France, MandA, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Samsung Reaches Smart TV Milestone with 1 Millionth TV App Downloaded Globally
Dec 2, 2010 – Samsung has announced the 1 millionth TV application downloaded globally from Samsung Apps, the world's first HDTV-based application store. The company's 200th TV application is now live via the platform.
News categories: Samsung, CES2025, Market Research, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming

Ocean Blue Software launches Sunrise USB Video Recorder Software
Dec 1, 2010 – Ocean Blue Software has announced the launch of its Sunrise USB Video Recorder Software, which allows consumers to simply record TV programmes onto USB connected media.
News categories: Ocean Blue Software, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Virgin Media Launches the UK's First Next-Generation Entertainment Platform
Dec 1, 2010 – Virgin Media (NASDAQ, LSE: VMED) has unveiled details of Virgin Media TV powered by TiVo® (NASDAQ: TIVO). The user interface will combine the live TV schedule with catch-up TV, on-demand programming and applications, alongside a personal video recorder.
News categories: Virgin Media, TiVo Inc, Cable TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, UK

TCL to Adopt DiiVA Across Smart TV Product Lineup
Dec 1, 2010 – The Digital Interactive Interface for Video & Audio™ (DiiVA™) consortium has announced that TCL has decided to broadly deploy DiiVA technology across its 2011 smart TV product lineup for the Chinese TV market and beyond.
News categories: DiiVA, TCL Corp, CES2025, China, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart Home, Smart TV

ACCESS and Vestel Power ASTRA's New HbbTV Service for Germany's DTH Households
Nov 30, 2010 – ACCESS CO. and Vestel have announced that they have incorporated ACCESS' NetFront™ Browser DTV Profile HbbTV Edition in the new Vestel HbbTV set-top box. The device will enable consumers to receive SES ASTRA's HbbTV-enabled services.
News categories: ACCESS CO., Vestel, SES ASTRA, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Germany, HbbTV, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Rovi G-Guide and Connected Platform Integrated in Buffalo's New Digital TV Tuner
Nov 29, 2010 – Rovi Corporation has announced that the company's G-Guide Electronic Program Guide (EPG) and media networking solution, Connected Platform, have been incorporated in Buffalo's new DTV-X900 multi-functional digital TV tuner.
News categories: Rovi Corp, Buffalo, ISDB-T, Japan, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Terrestrial

SoftAtHome and Lantiq Bring Innovative and High Performance Home Gateways to Service Providers
Nov 23, 2010 – SoftAtHome and Lantiq have announced that they are collaborating to deliver a ChipSet Support Package (CSSP) that enables SoftAtHome Operating Platform (SOP) to rapidly be deployed on the latest generation of Lantiq SoCs.
News categories: SoftAtHome, Lantiq, Gateway, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Mirics and ArcSoft enable free HDTV in Latin America
Nov 22, 2010 – Mirics has announced a solution with ArcSoft that will enable viewers in Latin America to watch broadcast high definition television (HDTV) on their PCs.
News categories: Mirics, ArcSoft, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, ISDB-T, Middleware, Peripherals / Accessories, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Terrestrial