DVR / PVR (Digital Video Recorder/Personal Video Recorder) News

ADB to Show Innovative Technology Designed for Mass-Deployment at IBC2008
Sep 9, 2008 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX: ADBN) has announced that it will focus on a number of revenue enhancing features and solutions specifically designed to support digital television operators at IBC2008 (Hall 4, Stand B48).
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Vidiom, Osmosys, Cable TV, DOCSIS, DVB-MHP, DVR, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Terrestrial

TiVo Chooses Wipro's DVB-T Middleware to Build HD DVRs
Sep 9, 2008 – Wipro Technologies (NYSE:WIT) has announced that TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO) has adopted Wipro's DVB-T and Common Interface (CI) software stacks for its solutions targeting Australian and European markets
News categories: Wipro, TiVo, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Europe, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

AT&T U-verse Introduces Total Home DVR, Taking 'When You Want, Where You Want' TV Viewing to Whole New Level
Sep 9, 2008 – AT&T (NYSE: T) has announced the launch of AT&T U-verse Total Home DVR, giving U-verse TV customers the freedom to play back Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) recorded programs on any connected TV in the home.
News categories: U-verse, Jeff Weber, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Smart Home, USA

NDS and TNS Join Forces to Develop Set-top Box Audience Measurement Solution
Sep 9, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) and TNS Media Research (LSE:TNS) have announced a global partnership to create and market an end-to-end STB audience measurement solution for digital TV operators.
News categories: NDS Group, TNS Media Research, Content Distribution, DVR, IBCShow, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box

HUMAX development deal with DIRECTV® for HD DVRs
Sep 3, 2008 – HUMAX (Kosdaq:028080) has announced that the company has been selected as an official supplier of high-definition (HD) digital video recorder (DVR) set top boxes (STB) to DIRECTV (Nasdaq:DTV).
News categories: HUMAX, DIRECTV, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Entone Unveils Europe's First Multi-Stream IP Video Gateway at IBC 2008
Sep 3, 2008 – Entone will unveil its multi-stream Janus™ IP Video Gateway at the IBC show. Derived from Entone's Hydra IP Video Gateway, Janus supports simultaneous decoding of multiple video streams, both in high-definition (HD) and standard definition (SD).
News categories: Entone, DVR, Gateway, IBCShow, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Terrestrial

DIRECTV and TiVo to Launch New HD DIRECTV DVR with TiVo Service
Sep 3, 2008 – DIRECTV (Nasdaq: DTV) and TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) have announced that they have extended their current agreement, which includes the development, marketing and distribution of a new HD DIRECTV DVR featuring the TiVo® service.
News categories: TiVo Inc, DIRECTV, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

7 Out of 10 People who Own a DVR Say They Can't Live Without It According to NDS Survey
Sep 3, 2008 – More than 70% of DVR owners say that they cannot live without their DVR, according to a survey commissioned by NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS). Consumers in the UK, US, Italy and Australia were questioned using a mix of phone, street and online interviews.
News categories: NDS Group, Consumer Analysis Group, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Italy, Market Research, Middleware, UK, USA

GTA TeleGuam Announces Guam Digital Television
Sep 2, 2008 – GTA TeleGuam has announced the launch of Guam Digital Television, or GUdTV. GUdTV is an Internet Protocol (IP)-based TV service delivering the latest entertainment.
News categories: GTA TeleGuam, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Micronesia, USA