Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

Rovi Launches Media Discovery and Connectivity Solution for the Car
Nov 10, 2009 – Rovi (NASDAQ: ROVI) has introduced its Automotive Solution, a digital media platform that can help manufacturers build car infotainment systems with the ability to recognize and share digital media with devices on a home network.
News categories: Rovi Corp, Automotive, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart Home

Minerva Powers IPTV Deployment by Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago
Nov 10, 2009 – Telecommunications Services of Trinidad & Tobago (TSTT) has launched its Blink Entertainment IPTV service. The service offers high-definition (HD) programming, Video-on-Demand (VoD) and personal video recorder (PVR) options.
News categories: Minerva Networks, Blink Entertainment, TSTT, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Trinidad and Tobago

Espial Switches On IPTV Services for Sogetel
Nov 10, 2009 – Espial (TSX:ESP) has announced that Sogetel is preparing to deliver IP-based television and video on-demand services in Quebec, Canada using Evo TV Service Platform and Espial MediaBase.
News categories: Espial, Sogetel, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware

BH Telecom Selects Envivio IPTV Headend for New IPTV Service
Nov 10, 2009 – BH Telecom has begun the rollout of its 'Moja TV' IPTV service using a headend from Envivio. Built by Smart Com, the deployment enables BH Telecom to offer a full suite of live and on-demand channels in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
News categories: Envivio, Smart Com, BH Telecom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Content Distribution, IPTV, Middleware

Farmers Telephone selects Motorola for IPTV Deployment
Nov 9, 2009 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has announced that it will provide Farmers Telephone with its VIP1200 Series of IP set-tops and Microsoft's Mediaroom video services platform, as well as systems integration professional services support.
News categories: Motorola, Farmers Telephone, Kevin Wirick, Brad Erwin, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Fórum SBTVD defines two interactivity profiles
Nov 9, 2009 – The Fórum do Sistema Brasileiro de TV Digital Terreste (Fórum SBTVD) has decided to create two interactivity profiles for the Japanese-Brazilian digital TV standard.
News categories: Fórum SBTVD, Brazil, Middleware, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

IPTV operator Telefónica del Sur grows with Latens
Nov 4, 2009 – Latens has announced that Telefónica del Sur (Telsur) has over 25,000 IPTV subscribers. Latens software only Conditional Access (CAS) is integrated with Telsur's IPTV partners including Minerva for middleware and set top boxes from Amino.
News categories: Latens, Telsur, Chile, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Subscribers

OpenTV Launches Beta Tester Program for New SDK
Nov 4, 2009 – OpenTV (NASDAQ:OPTV) has announced the launch of a beta testing program for its new Software Development Kit, the OpenTV SDK Development Suite C2.2. The new SDK will be released to the public at no cost in March 2010.
News categories: OpenTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Minerva and Sigma Designs Announce IPTV Set-Top Box Collaboration
Nov 4, 2009 – Minerva Networks has unveiled enhancements to its client software to reduce the effort required to deploy set-top boxes based on Sigma Designs (NASDAQ:SIGM) ICs. Wistron (Taipei:6285) will be first-to-market with a set-top box featuring the solution.
News categories: Minerva Networks, Sigma Designs, Wistron, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box