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Spain - July DTT monthly update released
Jul 9, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, DTT equipment sales in May were 884,076 units. The cumulative number of DTT tuners sold since the beginning of the transition process in Spain is now over 19 million units.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

Spain - June DTT monthly update released
Jun 16, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, April's sales of DTT equipment in Spain were 615,000 units, bringing the cumulative sales figure close to 18.2 million. 49% of the DTT receivers sold in April were either LCD or flat-screen TV sets.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

PC TV Tuner Market Faces Myriad of New Challenges
Jun 9, 2009 – Demand for PC-TV Tuners has fallen off from 2008's level due to the worldwide economic recession, reports In-Stat. One hopeful development is that Microsoft's Windows 7 and new Media Center will include better connectivity for PC-TV tuners.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Siano Brings Mobile TV to NVIDIA's New Tegra Platform
Jun 4, 2009 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced that its multi-standard mobile TV receiver chip, the SMS1150, has been selected by NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) to power its new Tegra netbook reference design.
News categories: Siano Mobile, NVIDIA, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Mirics and Shanghai HDIC Announce Strategic Partnership
Jun 2, 2009 – Mirics Semiconductor and Shanghai High Definition Digital Technology Industrial Company (HDIC) have announced a strategic partnership to enable high-definition digital TV reception on portable devices using China's DTTB standard.
News categories: Mirics, HDIC, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Acer Selects Broadcom for HD Media Playback on Select Aspire One Models
Jun 2, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that the Broadcom® Crystal HD solution has been selected by Acer (Taipei: 2353) to provide high quality, high definition (HD) media playback on a new line of affordable mid-range notebook computers.
News categories: Broadcom, Acer, Digital TV, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Streaming

Broadcom Enables HD Media Playback in HP Mini 110 Netbook
Jun 2, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that the Broadcom® Crystal HD solution has been selected for the HP (NYSE:HPQ) Mini 110. The HP Mini 110 is a mobile companion when users are away from their PCs or want to leave their full-size laptops at home.
News categories: Broadcom, HP, Digital TV, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Streaming

Adobe and Broadcom Bring HD Flash Video to Atom-based Netbooks
Jun 2, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) and Adobe Systems (Nasdaq: ADBE) have announced a collaboration to enable hardware accelerated playback of high definition (HD) Adobe® Flash® based video content on platforms powered by Intel® Atom™ processors.
News categories: Broadcom, Adobe Systems, Media Player, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Streaming

AMD Launches New Chip For Worldwide HDTV-on-the-PC Reception
Jun 2, 2009 – AMD (NYSE: AMD) has launched the ATI Theater™ HD 750 PC TV chip offering HDTV viewing capabilities on desktop and notebook PCs around the world using analog, and digital, and free-to-air broadcast signals.
News categories: AMD, Cable TV, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial