Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

ADB delivers HD DVR to Télégenève-naxoo, Switzerland
Dec 17, 2008 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SIX:ADBN) has announced that it has delivered the ADB-5810CX high definition cable set-top box with digital video recorder to Télégenève for the launch of its new HDTV service in Geneva and Valais regions.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Télégenève, Osmosys, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Switzerland

Zodiac Interactive Announces EBIF Players for Tru2way™ and PowerTV
Dec 16, 2008 – Zodiac Interactive has announced the release of an ETV/EBIF™ (Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format) player for PowerTV and the tru2way™.
News categories: Zodiac Interactive, Ensequence, Cable TV, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

DLNA Enhances Home Network Experience with New Ways To Find, Share and Enjoy Content
Dec 16, 2008 – Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) has introduced additional connectivity options, protected setup support, content synchronization and menu sharing that enhance the entertainment possibilities for home network users.
News categories: Digital Living Network Alliance, Middleware, Smart Home

Tata Sky Achieves 3 Million Connections in India on End-to-End NDS Platform
Dec 16, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has acknowledged that Tata Sky has achieved another major milestone in reaching 3 million subscribers within a period of just 27 months. The latest 1 million subscribers were gained in just seven months.
News categories: NDS Group, Tata Sky, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, India, Middleware, Satellite, Subscribers

Wipro Delivers Middleware for In-Car TV Tuner to Hirschmann Car Communication
Dec 15, 2008 – Wipro Technologies (NYSE:WIT) has announced that it has delivered its ISDB-T stack to Hirschmann Car Communication. The stack is to be used for developing In-Car TV solutions for Hirschmann's Tier-1 car customers targeting the Japanese market.
News categories: Wipro, Hirschmann Car Communication, Automotive, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Middleware, Terrestrial

BBC, ITV and BT to bring broadband to the TV
Dec 11, 2008 – The BBC, ITV and BT are joining together to work as partners to promote a common industry approach and consumer offer to deliver on-demand TV over broadband.
News categories: BBC, ITV, BT, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, UK

Zappware inks partnership with Polish cable operator Toya
Dec 10, 2008 – Zappware has been selected by Toya, Poland's fifth largest cable operator in terms of subscriber numbers, to deliver a range of Video-On-Demand (VOD) services from Zappware's 'iView for Operators' product.
News categories: Zappware, Toya, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Middleware, Poland, Set Top Box

Global and China Digital STB (Set-top Box) Market Report, 2008
Dec 4, 2008 – In 2007, 140 million STBs were sold worldwide, the overall sales percentage of satellite STBs was 46%, and IP STB gained the highest sales growth with a figure of 4.53 million, increased by 77% comparing 2006.
News categories: Research In China, Research and Markets, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

OpenTV Expands Offering for HOT in Israel
Dec 3, 2008 – OpenTV (NASDAQ:OPTV) has announced that HOT in Israel has launched OpenTV Core2 to power the operator's new high definition television services.
News categories: OpenTV, HOT, Cable TV, Digital TV, Israel, Middleware, Set Top Box