Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

IWEDIA at the heart of innovation providing connected services for TV sets
Jan 7, 2009 – IWEDIA Middleware has announced its active involvement in advanced R&D projects aimed at providing a variety of connected services for TV sets.
News categories: IWEDIA, France, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming

Sezmi Announces First Public Demonstration of Complete Personal Television System
Jan 7, 2009 – Sezmi Corporation has announced that it is broadcasting live in Las Vegas for the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show. This marks the first time that Sezmi has publicly demonstrated the full capabilities of its breakthrough personal TV system.
News categories: Sezmi, Broadband, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, Terrestrial, USA

CompleteTV Completes Acquisition of CIMA Technologies IPR and Assets
Jan 5, 2009 – CompleteTV, a UK company developing innovative set top technology for new generation Over-the-Top IPTV services, has announced the acquisition of the IPR and assets of CIMA Technologies (Hong Kong).
News categories: CompleteTV, China, Hong Kong, MandA, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

Samsung and Yahoo!® Bring the Best of the Web to Television
Jan 5, 2009 – Samsung (Seoul: 005930) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) have announced a new Internet-based service to Samsung televisions available in the spring of 2009. Select models in Samsung's 2009 flat-panel HDTV line-up will be powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine.
News categories: Yahoo!, Samsung, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming

iPanel Receives $37M Investment
Jan 4, 2009 – Orchid Asia Group Management has invested USD 30 mln in iPanel. Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary (000917.SZ) has also invested RMB 50 mln (approx USD 7.35 mln) through its subsidiary Shenzhen Fortune Venture Capital.
News categories: iPanel, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Venture Capital

Renesas Technology Releases HD Video Middleware for SH-Mobile Application Processor
Dec 24, 2008 – Renesas Technology has announced the HD Video Middleware, which will facilitate the development of applications for the SH-Mobile application processor supporting recording and playback of video in the 1280 x 720 High Definition (HD) resolution.
News categories: Renesas, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor

Micronas and Oregan Networks Partner to Bring Internet TV, Movies, Pictures, and Games to the TV
Dec 22, 2008 – Micronas (SIX: MASN) has announced that it is partnering with Oregan Networks™ to offer a complete solution for next-generation internet-connected televisions. The solution is based on Micronas' Pegasus IDTV platform.
News categories: Micronas, Oregan Networks, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Cisco on Motorola's heels in IP set-top-box market
Dec 22, 2008 – The Internet protocol television (IPTV) and switched digital video (SDV) equipment market increased 6% sequentially in 3Q08 to $1.4 billion, reports market research firm Infonetics Research.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Subscribers

China to Issue Standards for Digital TV Sets
Dec 22, 2008 – China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has stated that new manufacturing standards will be released next year designed to accelerate the custom manufacturing of high-definition televisions.
News categories: SARFT, Cable TV, China, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Regulation, Smart TV, Terrestrial