Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

Gemstar-TV Guide Expands European Patent Licensing Through Agreement with Humax, a Leading Provider of Retail Set-Top Boxes
Mar 24, 2008 – Gemstar-TV Guide (NASDAQ: GMST) has signed an agreement with Humax which includes a patent license allowing Humax to incorporate interactive program guides (IPGs) in retail digital set-top boxes that are distributed throughout Europe.
News categories: Gemstar-TV Guide, Humax, Europe, Licensing, Middleware, Patent, Set Top Box

Amino unveils world's first integration of the G-cluster streaming games service in HD at IPTV World Forum
Mar 20, 2008 – Amino (London: AMO) launched an integration of the AmiNET130 Set-Top Box (STB) with the first G-cluster HD games on demand application at this year's IPTV World Forum.
News categories: Amino, Digital TV, DVR, Gaming, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming, Video Exchange

IWEDIA Middleware to showcase a 'PVR Ready' edition of its Comedia middleware at CCBN '08
Mar 20, 2008 – IWEDIA Middleware has announced that it will be showcasing a 'PVR Ready' edition of its Comedia middleware at CCBN '08 in Beijing.
News categories: IWEDIA, CCBN, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box

IWEDIA Middleware to showcase dedicated editions of its Comedia middleware for high definition devices at CCBN '08, featuring distinctive native user interfaces
Mar 20, 2008 – IWEDIA Middleware has announced that it will be showcasing dedicated editions of its Comedia middleware specifically targeted at high definition (HD) devices, at CCBN '08 in Beijing.
News categories: IWEDIA, CCBN, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

IPTV and switched digital video equipment market to reach $9.8B in 2011
Mar 19, 2008 – The combined IPTV and switched digital video (SDV) market is forecast to grow in healthy double-digits annually to reach $9.8 billion worldwide, according to Infonetics Research's latest quarterly report.
News categories: Infonetics, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Subscribers

WEGENER Receives $1.6 million order from Conklin-Intracom for IPTV Equipment
Mar 18, 2008 – Wegener (Nasdaq: WGNR) has announced receipt of an order totaling over $1.6 million from Conklin-Intracom for SMD 515 IPTV set top boxes to support the IPTV offerings of multiple telco operators.
News categories: Wegener, Conklin-Intracom, Conditional Access, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

UK company first with truly mobile TV
Mar 18, 2008 – Bristol-based Ocean Blue Software is to release its Azure TV software, running on STMicroelectronics' Nomadik platform, with hybrid support for DVB-H, DVB-T and DVB-SH.
News categories: Ocean Blue, STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

TiVo Gives Consumers an Easy Way to Download Internet Video Automatically to Their Television Sets
Mar 18, 2008 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has announced TiVo® subscribers can now watch video content from the Web directly on their television sets through an updated version of TiVo's Desktop Plus PC software.
News categories: TiVo, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK

Telecom Italia Rejects Microsoft IPTV
Mar 13, 2008 – After years of working with the technology development team at Telecom Italia SpA (NYSE: TI), Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT)'s IPTV team has found its Mediaroom platform left on the shelf at the Italian incumbent, according to industry sources.
News categories: Telecom Italia, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, Middleware, Set Top Box