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

Motorola and Deutsche Telekom Collaborate on IPTV
Sep 1, 2008 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and Deutsche Telekom (Frankfurt: DTE; NYSE:DT) have announced a collaboration to deliver IPTV in Germany and Deutsche Telekom will use Motorola's High Definition (HD)-ready IPTV set-tops for its 'T-Home Entertain' services.
News categories: Motorola, Deutsche Telekom, Joe Cozzolino, Christian Illek, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, IFABerlin, IPTV, Set Top Box

Tele Columbus and Kaon cooperate on HD PVR
Aug 29, 2008 – Cable operator Tele Columbus is working with set-top box manufacturer Kaon Media on the joint development of an HDTV PVR. The new product is planned to be launched in Germany in the first quarter of 2009.
News categories: KAON, Tele Columbus, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, IPTV, Set Top Box

Sigma Designs Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results
Aug 28, 2008 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has reported financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended August 2, 2008. Revenue for the second quarter increased 2% to $58.2 million, compared to $56.9 million in the previous quarter.
News categories: Sigma Designs, DVR, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

IWEDIA Middleware surfs on the success of its Comedia middleware Do-It-Yourself edition
Aug 27, 2008 – IWEDIA Middleware has confirmed the success of its Comedia middleware's Do-It-Yourself edition. By the middle of 2008, over 2.5 million Comedia units had been deployed within TV sets and set-top boxes.
News categories: IWEDIA, DVR, IFABerlin, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

WirelessHD™ Announces Publication of Wireless DTCP Content Protection Specification for High Definition Content
Aug 27, 2008 – WirelessHD™ has announced that the Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator (DTLA) has approved and published a new supplement to the Digital Transmission Content Protection (DTCP) Specification for the Use of WirelessHD.
News categories: WirelessHD, DTLA, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

TiVo Reports Results for the Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Ended July 31, 2008
Aug 27, 2008 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) has reported financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2008. TiVo-Owned subscription gross additions for the second quarter were approximately 36,000, compared to 41,000 gross additions for the year-ago period.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Australia, Canada, DVR, Mexico, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA

DISH Network® First to Offer All Standard and High Definition Programming in MPEG-4
Aug 25, 2008 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has become the first in the pay-TV industry to transmit all standard and high definition programming in the MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding Standard.
News categories: DISH Network, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Launch of redesigned versions of Zappware's interactive digital TV services for operators at IBC2008
Aug 21, 2008 – At IBC 2008, Zappware will release new versions of their VOD, EPG, PVR and Network PVR interactive services for operators. The new versions share a redesigned GUI which is video-centric and ideally suited for deployment on HD platforms.
News categories: Zappware, DVR, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box

Movistar Venezuela launches DTH
Aug 20, 2008 – Movistar (Madrid:TEF)(NYSE:TEF) launched its Movistar TVDigital satellite TV service in Venezuela in the first week of August. The service offers three set-top box models, one of which has PVR functionality.
News categories: Movistar, TVdigital, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Venezuela