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

Motorola Announces First-Quarter Financial Results
Apr 24, 2008 – Strong demand for Motorola (NYSE: MOT) High Definition and DVR devices resulted in shipments of over four million digital entertainment devices during the quarter, including a milestone three millionth IP device to-date.
News categories: Motorola, Broadband, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Set Top Box

ARCHOS Announces Global Content Relationship With Paramount Digital Entertainment
Apr 22, 2008 – ARCHOS has announced a global relationship with Paramount Digital Entertainment that brings hundreds of Paramount movies to ARCHOS Portable Media Players (PMPs), allowing consumers to watch favorite movies on the go or in the living room.
News categories: ARCHOS, Paramount, Digital TV, DVR, Media Player, Smart Home, Streaming, Tablet

Philips announces completion of sale of Set-Top Boxes and Connectivity Solutions businesses to Pace Micro Technology of the UK
Apr 21, 2008 – Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) has announced that it has completed the sale of its Set-Top Boxes (STB) and Connectivity Solutions (CS) businesses to U.K.-based technology provider Pace Micro Technology (FTSE: PIC).
News categories: Pace Micro, Royal Philips Electronics, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, MandA, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Tilgin Interim report 1 January - 31 March 2008
Apr 18, 2008 – Tilgin's net sales went down in the first quarter compared with the fourth quarter 2007, in large part explained by the company's loss of its largest customer in the IPTV segment (Belgacom) during the fourth quarter of 2007.
News categories: Tilgin, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box

Thomson: First Quarter Revenues, Near-term Priorities and Dividend Policy
Apr 16, 2008 – Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) shipped 2.2 million satellite set-top boxes in 1Q08, 0.4 million cable set-top boxes, and 2.2 million access products for telecom operators - making a total of 4.8 million access products in the quarter.
News categories: Thomson, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

Kabel Deutschland reports subscriber numbers for fiscal year 2007/2008
Apr 16, 2008 – Kabel Digital pay TV RGUs increased by 12.6% to 778 thousand at March 31, 2008 (692 thousand on March 31, 2007). The overall number of digital TV RGUs amounted to 1,675 thousand (1,206 thousand in the previous year).
News categories: KDG, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, Subscribers

Magnum Semiconductor Dual-Channel Recorders Deliver Advanced PVR Features to 3 ½ Million Set-Top Boxes
Apr 14, 2008 – At the NAB show, Magnum Semiconductor announced that more than 3½ million set-top boxes have shipped to date using Magnum's dual-channel encoder ICs.
News categories: Magnum Semiconductor, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, NABShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Magnum Semiconductor Introduces New Dual-Channel Encoder IC for Set-Top Boxes
Apr 14, 2008 – At the National Association of Broadcasters show Magnum Semiconductor Corporation has announced the DM8803 Dual Channel MPEG-2 Encoder, targeted at set-top box (STB) and personal video recorder (PVR) applications.
News categories: Magnum Semiconductor, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, NABShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Sigma Introduces Next Generation IPTV Media Processor
Apr 14, 2008 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced that it has begun sampling its new SMP8654 media processor SoC, designed for the next generation of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) set-top boxes.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, IPTV, NABShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box