Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

Netgem's Next Generation Platform Improves IPTV Picture
Sep 11, 2009 – Netgem (Paris:NTG) has launched NetgemTV, the company's next generation software platform that features a highly visual and intuitive user interface, combined with media center functionality.
News categories: Netgem, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Bluestreak Unveils 3D Flash® User Experiences for STBs and Mobiles
Sep 11, 2009 – Bluestreak Technology has unveiled support for new 3D Flash user experiences that offer consumers visually dynamic ways to search for and discover multimedia content and web services on their television set-top boxes and mobile devices.
News categories: Bluestreak, IBCShow, Middleware, Mobile, Set Top Box

APRICO, Axel Springer and TVBLOB OTT CE device lets consumers build custom TV channels
Sep 11, 2009 – APRICO Solutions has announced a deal with TVBLOB that will result in the world's first over-the-top (OTT) CE device enabling consumers to create custom TV channels based around their favorite television programs.
News categories: APRICO, TVBLOB, Axel Springer, IBCShow, Italy, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

Trusted Opinion Announces Social Networking TV at IBC2009
Sep 11, 2009 – Trusted Opinion has announced the availability of its Social Networking TV product for IPTV middleware providers. IPTV subscribers can now connect to their friends on all leading social networks (including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and more).
News categories: Trusted Opinion, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Social TV

PrimeTel announces IPTV error correction module for its Twister Triple-Play Platform
Sep 11, 2009 – PrimeTel's R&D division has announced the availability of an IPTV Error Correction module for its Twister triple-play platform. The module is capable of dynamically and transparently correcting missing and erroneous multicast IPTV packets.
News categories: PrimeTel, Content Distribution, Cyprus, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware

Samsung and Sigma Launch Second Generation Support for Microsoft® Mediaroom™
Sep 10, 2009 – Samsung (Seoul: 005930) and Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM) have announced that Samsung will be delivering the SMT-E7200 line of set-top boxes, based around Sigma's SMP8654 media processor, and supporting Microsoft's Mediaroom client.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Samsung, Ken Lowe, Hee-Won Park, Steve Koepp, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Zoran Announces NDS Certification for Pay-TV Products
Sep 10, 2009 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) has announced that NDS has certified its SupraTV® 265, SupraXD® 170 and SupraXD® 180 Processors for the secure delivery of digital content to pay-tv set-top boxes using NDS VideoGuard® conditional access (CA).
News categories: Zoran, NDS Group, Conditional Access, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Cable & Wireless Partners with Move Networks to Offer IPTV Services Globally
Sep 10, 2009 – CWI, Cable & Wireless' international telecoms business, has announced that it has signed a partnership with Move Networks paving the way for a roll-out of IP-based TV services across CWI's global operations.
News categories: Move Networks, CWI, Afghanistan, Algeria, Caribbean, Channel Islands, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Macau, Middleware, Monaco, Oceania, Panama, Seychelles

Nagravision Brings Widget Services to Pay TV Operators
Sep 10, 2009 – Nagravision (SIX:KUD) will debut its new widget publishing platform, at IBC 2009. Internet-enabled set-top boxes or set-top-less TVs can run TV-centric widgets on the TV screen that are controlled by the customer's standard remote.
News categories: Nagravision, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV