Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

DTG announces launch of Freeview HD test and conformance regime
Sep 4, 2009 – The DTG, the industry association for digital TV in the UK has confirmed that the test and conformance regime for the Freeview HD and Freeview+ HD service is to launch on schedule in September 2009 with product testing commencing in October.
News categories: DTG, Freeview, Digital TV, DVB-T2, DVR, IBCShow, MHEG-5, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

ANT Galio HbbTV Platform Launched For New Standard
Sep 4, 2009 – ANT (LSE AIM: ANTP) has announced the launch of ANT Galio HbbTV Platform. The release, building on the already deployed ANT Galio Platform, is a complete go-to-market solution providing full support for Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) services.
News categories: ANT plc, HbbTV, Kaonmedia, Digital TV, HbbTV, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Accedo Broadband introduces App Store for IPTV
Sep 3, 2009 – Accedo Broadband has announced the release of the Accedo App Store for IPTV. The App Store functionality allows consumers to access their favourite IPTV applications directly in the living room with a remote control.
News categories: Accedo Broadband, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware

IWEDIA details 'Web on TV' projects
Sep 3, 2009 – IWEDIA Middleware has supplied details of its involvement in 'Web on TV' projects, such as HbbTV, which aim to provide a variety of Web services for Internet-connected TV sets.
News categories: IWEDIA, Content Protection, France, HbbTV, IFABerlin, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Irdeto and Neotion Integrate Software-Only CA and CI Plus CAM
Sep 3, 2009 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) and Neotion have announced the integration and launch of Neotion's CI Plus conditional access module (CAM) with the Irdeto Universal Client software CA solution.
News categories: Irdeto, Neotion, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Broadcom integrates S&T MHEG technology into STB and digital TV platforms
Sep 2, 2009 – Strategy & Technology (S&T) has announced that it has licensed its RedKey™ 2 MHEG solution to Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) for the delivery of an interactive home entertainment experience in emerging HD DTT markets worldwide.
News categories: Strategy & Technology, Broadcom, Digital TV, IBCShow, MHEG-5, Middleware, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

NDS Launches EPG Framework to Give Pay-TV Operators Control of the User Experience
Sep 2, 2009 – NDS has announced NDS EPG Framework™, an end-to-end infrastructure developed to enable broadcasters to design, deploy and manage their own Electronic Programme Guides (EPG) cost-effectively.
News categories: NDS Group, Content Distribution, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box

NDS and ACCESS Systems Europe to Bring Pay-TV and FTA Channels to Connected TVs
Sep 2, 2009 – NDS is teaming up with ACCESS Systems Europe to integrate the NDS InfiniteTV™ hybrid content platform with ACCESS' NetFront™ Browser to bring Pay-TV and free-to-air (FTA) channels to connected TVs without the need for a set-top box (STB).
News categories: NDS Group, ACCESS Co., Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Fraunhofer Browser-Based IPTV Technologies Link Internet, TV, and Mobile Phone
Sep 1, 2009 – At the 2009 IFA, Fraunhofer FOKUS will present its IPTV Ecosystem. This technology allows seamless integration of Web-based media functions with IPTV and telecommunication environments. The result: cross-platform use for Web, TV, and mobile phones.
News categories: Fraunhofer FOKUS, Content Distribution, IFABerlin, IPTV, Middleware