Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

MaxLinear Announces Three Set-Top Box Design Wins for Brazil and Argentina Digital TV Markets
Aug 4, 2010 – MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced that three leading set-top box (STB) manufacturers have started shipping the MxL135RF silicon tuner in STBs targeted at Brazil and Argentina.
News categories: MaxLinear, Skyworth, Argentina, Brazil, Digital TV, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

MHEG Community Welcomes RTÉ's Selection Of MHEG For Irish DTT
Aug 4, 2010 – IMPALA, the International MHEG Promotion Alliance, has welcomed the news that Ireland's public broadcaster RTÉ has selected MHEG as the interactive middleware for the rollout of its national DTT service.
News categories: IMPALA, RTÉ, Ireland, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Tru2way® Home Networking Event Demonstrates DVR Content Sharing Between STBs and DLNA Devices
Aug 3, 2010 – A CableLabs® interop has demonstrated sharing of premium DVR content among multiple tru2way® set-top boxes and DLNA Certified® devices, such as connected TVs, game consoles, PCs and mobile devices, over a home network in a secure manner.
News categories: CableLabs, Cable TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

STMicroelectronics Enables Dish TV Digital Set-Top Boxes in India
Aug 2, 2010 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) and India's Dish TV have announced that Dish TV's latest digital set-top boxes are powered by ST's highly integrated System-on-Chip (SoC) STB decoder ICs.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Dish TV, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Wananchi and Cisco Sign Multiyear Contract to Take Triple Play to Next Level
Aug 2, 2010 – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced that the Wananchi Group, Africa's pioneering provider of triple-play and VSAT services, has signed a contract for the purchase of Cisco® network technology solutions and services in East Africa.
News categories: Cisco Systems, Wananchi, Burundi, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Set Top Box, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Sky Deutschland Selects Broadcom Chipsets for HD Set-Top Box and Sky+ DVR
Aug 2, 2010 – Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM) has announced that Sky Deutschland (XETRA: SKYD.DE) has selected Broadcom's satellite set-top box SoCs to enable multi-channel high definition (HD) and digital video recorder (DVR) functionality for subscribers.
News categories: Broadcom, Sky Deutschland, Austria, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Ireland to build €70 million digital TV network including new satellite service
Jul 29, 2010 – Ireland's Communications Minister has announced plans for the transition from analogue to digital television in the country. RTÉ will build the replacement digital service, available on both a terrestrial network and a satellite network.
News categories: RTÉ, Digital TV, Ireland, Satellite, Terrestrial

Technicolor ships 6.0 million Access Products in 2Q10
Jul 29, 2010 – Technicolor (Paris: FR0010918292; NYSE: TCH) has reported its first half 2010 results. The pressure on Digital Home Products volumes eased in the quarter on a sequential basis, although volumes decreased compared to the same period of last year.
News categories: Technicolor, Cable TV, DVR, Gateway, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

BSkyB adds another 429,000 HD customers in 2Q10
Jul 29, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced results for the twelve months ended 30 June 2010. BSkyB added 429,000 net HD customers in the quarter, bringing twelve month cumulative growth to 1.6 million.
News categories: BSkyB, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, UK