Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

Increased Competition Pushes US Cable Operators to Continue Investing
Jan 2, 2008 – The increasing competitiveness of the US pay-TV market continues to drive cable TV operators in the United States to invest in their networks and roll out new services, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Alticast and Samsung Launch HD-DVR OCAP set-top box with Time Warner Cable
Dec 18, 2007 – Alticast and Samsung Electronics have announced that Samsung's next generation HD-DVR OCAP set-top box, equipped with the Alticast OCAP middleware, will be launched in January of 2008.
News categories: Alticast, Samsung Electronics, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

IPTV equipment sales up 23% in 3Q07
Dec 17, 2007 – After a 32% jump in sales in the second quarter, worldwide IPTV equipment sales hit $682.5 million in the third quarter of 2007, up 23% sequentially, according to Infonetics Research's quarterly 'IPTV Equipment, Services, Subscribers, and Capex' report.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Flash® video and user generated content on TV becomes a reality with Oregan™ Media Browser
Dec 17, 2007 – Oregan Networks has released a technology feature that makes it possible for consumers to access and control Adobe® Flash® streaming video directly on TV, thus broadening entertainment and communications options for the mass market audience of TV viewers.
News categories: Oregan Networks, Digital TV, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

OpenTV and Sky Italia Extend Partnership
Dec 13, 2007 – OpenTV Corp. (Nasdaq: OPTV) has announced that Sky Italia has entered into a multi-year renewal of its middleware license agreement with OpenTV.
News categories: OpenTV, SKY Italia, Digital TV, DVR, Italy, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

Place Shifting to be Free and Embedded, Dedicated Hardware Models to Fail
Dec 13, 2007 – Despite the push of hardware providers such as Sling and Monsoon Media, place shifting is destined to become an embedded functionality of home devices such as PCs and set-top boxes, leaving hardware player companies such as Sling scrambling for survival.
News categories: The Diffusion Group, Digital TV, Market Research, Middleware, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, Streaming

Oregan™ Launches Moka™ - A Hybrid Digital TV Foundation Platform, Delivering Convergence of Internet and Digital Broadcast Standards
Dec 12, 2007 – Oregan Networks has announced the availability of a customisable white label device foundation solution and a system integration toolkit for creation of multiroom media gateways with web and broadcast connectivity.
News categories: Oregan Networks, STMicroelectronics, CES2025, Digital TV, Gateway, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

ACMA calls for comments on the development of digital television codes and standards
Dec 12, 2007 – The Australian Communications and Media Authority is seeking the views of interested parties on how ACMA and the industry should approach the development of codes and standards for digital television.
News categories: ACMA, Discussion Paper, Australia, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Terrestrial

Macrovision Agrees to Acquire Gemstar-TV Guide
Dec 7, 2007 – Macrovision Corporation (NASDAQ: MVSN) and Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMST) have announced a definitive agreement for Macrovision to acquire Gemstar-TV Guide in a cash and stock transaction.
News categories: Macrovision, Gemstar-TV Guide, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, MandA, Middleware, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial