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

Pay-TV Set-top Box Shipments on Target for 40% Growth
Jul 23, 2008 – Global shipments of Pay-TV Set Top Boxes (STBs) are on track to grow by nearly 40% by 2012 according to a new Industry Update Report from Futuresource Consulting.
News categories: Futuresource Consulting, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Ocean Blue develops hot-plug USB software to turn TVs and set-top boxes into PVRs
Jul 23, 2008 – Ocean Blue has developed a hot-plug USB software extension for set-top boxes and integrated Digital TVs that allows consumers to activate PVR functionality on low-cost base models by simply plugging in a USB memory stick or USB hard drive.
News categories: Ocean Blue Software, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

The World of Web TV - Coming Soon To 186 Million TV Screens Near You
Jul 22, 2008 – Web video, and TV services like YouTube and the BBC iPlayer are no longer confined to PC users according to Strategy Analytics. By the end of 2008, 186 million connected TV devices will be able to access some form of Internet content.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVR, Gaming, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Leading Scandinavian Telecoms Operator Telenor selects Thomson's IPTV Systems
Jul 22, 2008 – Telenor (Oslo: TEL) has selected an end-to-end IPTV solution from Thomson (Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) for deployment of IPTV services in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
News categories: Thomson, Telenor, Content Distribution, Denmark, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Norway, Set Top Box, Sweden

MTG financial results for the second quarter and six months ended 30 June 2008
Jul 22, 2008 – MTG (OMX: MTGA, MTGB) has announced its financial results for the second quarter. The number of subscribers with ViasatPlus Personal Video Recorders increased from 82,000 at the end of the first quarter to 95,000 at the end of the second.
News categories: Modern Times Group, Denmark, Digital TV, DVR, Finland, Norway, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden, Ukraine

Foxtel launches Australia's first Pay-TV High Definition service using Pace PVRs
Jul 22, 2008 – Pace plc (LSE:PIC) has been selected as the launch partner for FOXTELs high definition (HD) service in Australia. Pace will be supplying cable and satellite HD PVRs (TD-C850NF and TDS850NF) for Australia's leading subscription television provider.
News categories: Pace plc, FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box

TiVo Provides YouTube Videos Directly to the Television
Jul 17, 2008 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has announced the availability of YouTube videos on the TV via a TiVo® DVR. Broadband-connected subscribers with TiVo Series3™ and TiVo HD DVRs can now access millions of user generated videos hosted on YouTube.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Digital TV, DVR, Media Player, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Freeview to Drive Digital Take-up in Australia
Jul 17, 2008 – Australia's free-to-air commercial television networks together with the nation's public broadcasters have formally announced the establishment of Freeview to help drive take-up of the free-to-air digital television platform in Australia.
News categories: Australian Broadcasting Corp, SBS, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Sky Italia chooses Pace for HD PVR and next generation SD PVR
Jul 16, 2008 – Sky Italia has chosen Pace (LSE:PIC) as its launch partner of high definition personal video recorders (HD PVRs) for the launch of its HD PVR service.
News categories: Pace plc, Sky Italia, Digital TV, DVB-S2, DVR, Italy, Satellite