Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Wyplay Selected by Vodafone Spain to Provide Its 'Internet TV' Box
Oct 19, 2010 – WYPLAY has been selected by Vodafone Spain (LSE: VOD, NASDAQ: VOD) to provide its turnkey next generation Hybrid IPTV Box. Vodafone Spain launched its 'Vodafone Internet TV' at the SIMO Network Fair in Madrid.
News categories: WYPLAY, Vodafone, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Spain, Streaming, Terrestrial

Inview Technology Partners with Novatek to Launch NEELiX Digital TV Platform
Oct 19, 2010 – Inview Technology has signed a licence agreement with flat panel display chipmaker Novatek to launch its lightweight Neelix platform across millions of products worldwide.
News categories: Inview, Novatek, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial

Sisvel to Create Patent Pool for DVB-C2
Oct 19, 2010 – Sisvel has announced that patent owners have asked Sisvel to act as the facilitator for the creation of a DVB-C2 joint patent licensing program. Accordingly, Sisvel issues a call for patents and patent applications essential to the DVB-C2 Standard.
News categories: Sisvel, Cable TV, DVB-C2, Licensing, Patent

Argentina distributes 170,000 DTT set-top boxes
Oct 18, 2010 – At the launch of Argentina's 'Argentina Conectada' national broadband programme, the country's President officially switched-on five digital terrestrial TV transmitters - four in Buenos Aires province and another in the city of Resistencia.
News categories: Televisión Digital Abierta, Argentina, Content Distribution, Digital TV, ISDB-T, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Nagravision Selected By Taiwan's HYA For Digital Cable TV
Oct 18, 2010 – Nagravision (SIX:KUD.S) has announced that it was selected to secure the roll-out of advanced digital services for Hsin Yeong An Cable TV (HYA), the largest independent cable television operator in Taiwan with more than 200,000 subscriber households.
News categories: Nagravision, Hsin Yeong An, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Taiwan

Microtune New CMOS Silicon Tuner Family Invigorates Cable's Multi-Tuner Set-Tops
Oct 18, 2010 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) has announced three universal digital QAM cable tuners that are engineered to deliver very high RF performance, to simplify designs and to slash bill-of-materials (BOM) cost for the worldwide cable set-top box market.
News categories: Microtune, Cable TV, CableTecExpo, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

FCC Takes Action To Unleash Video Innovation And Consumer Choice
Oct 14, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission has issued a Third Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration (Third R&O) to promote innovation and consumer choice in the video device marketplace.
News categories: Federal Communications Commission, Cable TV, CAM, Digital TV, Regulation, Set Top Box, USA

Sweden's Boxer to launch HD DTT on November 1st
Oct 14, 2010 – On November 1 Boxer will begin digital terrestrial HDTV broadcasting in Sweden. Initial coverage will extend to over half of Sweden's households with a phased roll-out planned to eventually cover virtually the entire country.
News categories: Boxer, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Sweden, Terrestrial

NDS and DOXTV Deliver Push VOD and DVR Services to Sichuan Cable in China
Oct 12, 2010 – NDS and DOXTV have announced that they are partnering to launch push video-on-demand (VOD) services and HD digital video recorder technology (DVR) at Sichuan Cable.
News categories: NDS Group, DOXTV, Sichuan Cable, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box