Placeshifting News

Horizon Semiconductors Delivers Revolutionary Single Chip Native 1080/60p High Definition Transcoder for Next-Generation Set-Top Boxes, Media Players, iVDRs and Location-Free TV
Oct 15, 2007 – Horizon Semiconductors has announced the immediate availability of the industry's first single chip multi-standard native 1080/60p Transcoder for the triple-play/quad-play Cable, Satellite and IPTV Set-Top Box, Digital Video Recorder and Home Media Center, Blu-Ray/HD-DVD player and recorder, iVDRs, place shifting boxes and location-free TV markets.
News categories: Horizon Semiconductors, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, IPTV, Optical Disc Recorder, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Sling Media Announces Two Additions to the Slingbox Family
Sep 27, 2007 – Sling Media has announced the availability of two new Slingbox products in the UK market - the Slingbox(TM) PRO and the Slingbox SOLO.
News categories: Sling Media, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK

EchoStar Announces Agreement to Acquire Sling Media, Inc.
Sep 24, 2007 – EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) has announced that it has agreed to acquire Sling Media, Inc., a privately-held digital lifestyle products company.
News categories: EchoStar, Sling Media, Digital TV, MandA, Placeshifting, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Sling Media goes Dutch with UPC
Sep 13, 2007 – European cable operator UPC has announced a trial to introduce Sling Media's 'place-shifting' device, the Slingbox, to The Netherlands.
News categories: Sling Media, UPC Netherlands, Cable TV, Digital TV, Netherlands, Placeshifting, Set Top Box

Pace & Inxstor showcase place-shifting technology for operators
Sep 7, 2007 – Pace Micro (LSE:PIC) and Inxstor, developers of a unique embedded secure place-shifting system, are demonstrating at IBC2007 how content stored on a personal video recorder (PVR) in the home can be accessed using 'place-shifting' technology over the internet.
News categories: Pace Micro Technology, Inxstor, Broadband, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, IBCShow, Media Player, Middleware, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Software, Streaming, UK

Competition in Mobile Video Could Threaten Mobile Operators
Sep 5, 2007 – Just like the late 1990s when 3G was deployed, billions are being spent to deploy systems capable of delivering video to mobile devices. However, In-Stat reports that "mobile" doesn't necessarily mean the same thing as "cellular." New technologies and business models are now under development that may threaten mobile operators' ability to profit from video content, the high-tech market research firm says.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Placeshifting

Place-shifting TV technology gets funding
Aug 17, 2007 – Inxstor, a company planning to demonstrate placeshifting technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2008, has received a 600,000GBP investment from Braveheart Investment Group plc. and the Scottish Co-investment Fund.
News categories: INXSTOR, CES2025, Digital TV, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, UK, Venture Capital

Qpixel QL202B Main Profile H.264 Codec IC
May 11, 2007 – Qpixel Technology has announced the availability of the Qpixel QL202B, the third member of its low-power Main Profile (MP) H.264 codec family.
News categories: Camcorder, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Amino and Orb Networks Announce Partnership at 2007 CES to Bring All Digital Media onto the TV Screen
Jan 11, 2007 – Amino and Orb Networks announced a partnership during CES that will give consumers the freedom to enjoy all of the personal digital media on their PCs directly on their living room TV screens.
News categories: Orb Networks, Amino Communications, CES2025, Digital TV, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, Streaming